CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1995
FOLLOWING THE LIQUOR BOARD MEETING
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:45 PM.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS
COUNCILMAN GOES ABSENT
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
QUORUM PRESENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN PRESIDED.
LOUIS PAQUETTE JR. REPORTED BACK AT REQUEST OF CHAIR ON HIS MEETING WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
SECTION 5 LINE ITEM VETO.
THE CITY SOLICITOR INDICATED THAT IT SHOULD FALL IN 2-301 ALONG THE LINES THE COUNCIL ....MAY AMEND LINE ITEMS...
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED ON CAPITAL PORTION OF BUDGET.
2-304 PROPER SECTION.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN ASKED FOR COMMENTS ON SOLICITOR'S RECOMMENDED WORDING. HE ASKED FOR PROCEDURAL VENUE.
MAYOR WOULD HAVE TO VETO WHOLE BUDGET.
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE COMMENTED ON FINANCIAL YEAR BUDGET SUBMITTAL. PRESENTLY 45 DAYS BEFORE END OF YEAR. HE SUGGESTED THAT 30 DAYS TO APPROVAL OR REJECTION OF BUDGET. POSSIBLY 45 DAYS. (FROM INTRODUCTION OF BUDGET.) COMMENTS ON SUGGESTED CHANGES. THIRTY DAYS OK. NO OBJECTION.
3-301 SECTION 5. WORDING BY SOLICITOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL INVOLVED IN TRANSFER OF FUNDS. SIMPLE MAJORITY INSTEAD OF FOUR VOTES. COUNCIL COULD TRANSFER FUNDS WITHOUT THE MAYOR. SAME PROCEDURE IF COUNCIL DOES NOT PASS A BUDGET.
MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE. ALL AGREED. SO VOTE.
TIME 9:00 P.M.
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DANIEL J. ISSA, CITY CLERK