CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING & WORKSHOP
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MAY 26, 1995
4:00 P.M.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CENTRAL FALLS CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 4:00 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS PRESENT
COUNCILMAN GOES ABSENT
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE PRESENT
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU PRESENT
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN PRESENT
QUORUM IS PRESENT.
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN PRESIDED.
1. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A RESTRICTED OPERATING CASH RESERVE FUND.
CLERK ISSA READ THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT OPENED THE MEETING TO A PUBLIC HEARING. THERE WERE NO COMMENTS. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN GOES | ABSENT |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED ABOUT THE REVIEW COMMISSION.
2. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT RESERVE FUND.
READ BY THE CITY CLERK AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN OPENED THE MEETING FOR PUBLIC HEARING. THERE WERE NO COMMENTS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN GOES | ABSENT |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
3. AN ORDINANCE INCREASING THE EXEMPTION FOR BLIND PERSONS AS ESTABLISHED BY R.I.G.L. 44-3-12.
READ BY THE CITY CLERK ISSA. COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN OPENED THE MEETING TO A PUBLIC HEARING. NO COMMENTS WERE MADE AND PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED.
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN GOES | ABSENT |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
4. AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO HAWKER'S AND PEDDLERS.
THE CITY CLERK READ THE ORDINANCE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN OPENED THE MEETING TO A PUBLIC HEARING.
CHIEF SASSO SPOKE IN FAVOR OF PASSAGE FOR THIS ORDINANCE AND STATED HIS REASONS.
NO OTHER COMMENTS WERE MADE AND THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN GOES | ABSENT |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSENT.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING THE TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1995/1996
CLERK READ SAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN BRIEFED THE COUNCIL ON STATE REVIEW
COMMISSION MEETING REGARDING THE BUDGET. HE RELATED THAT THE COMMISSION PASSED RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING ONE TO ALLOCATE MONEY TO SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. HE STATED THAT THE COMMISSION CONTROLS ABOUT $5-6 MILLION IN THE
CITY'S BUDGET.
COMMISSION WILL MEET AGAIN AFTER COUNCIL MEETS ON BUDGET.
MAYOR LAZIEH ASKED TO ADDRESS COUNCIL.
MAYOR LAZIEH RELATED DEPARTMENT HEADS WERE PRESENT IF ANY COUNCILMEMBERS HAD BUDGET QUESTIONS. HE INDICATED THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN INDICATED THAT HE TOLD THE MAYOR DEPARTMENT THAT DEPARTMENT HEADS DID NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TODAY.
MAYOR LAZIEH ASKED CITY SOLICITOR TO REVIEW STATUTE TO CLARIFY POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE REVIEW COMMISSION.
MAYOR LAZIEH STATED THAT HE WILL SUBMIT AN AMENDED BUDGET ON TUESDAY.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE THE AMENDED WHEN READY. HE ALSO INTRODUCED MIRIAM DAVIS FROM THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL WHO WILL BE COVERING CENTRAL FALLS.
MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE. ALL AGREED. SO VOTED. TIME: 4:23 PM
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DANIEL J. ISSA, CITY CLERK