May 16, 1997 - Special City Council Meeting

CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

FRIDAY,MAY 16, 1997

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CENTRAL FALLS CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 5:07 P.M.

ROLL CALL PRESENT:

COUNCILMAN NOURY

COUNCILMAN FERRI

COUNCILMAN WEBER

COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN

COUNCILMAN CANAVAN

QUORUM PRESENT.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN PRESIDED.

RETIREMENTS

BRUCE CORRIGAN, CFFD

ANTONIO ALBUQUERQUE, CFFD

DANIEL COONEY, CFFD

PRESENT WERE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PENSION AND RETIREMENT AND PERSONNEL DIRECTOR BRAD SOUTHWORTH.

MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WEBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI TO TABLE THE RETIREMENT OF DANIEL F. COONEY.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN AND BRAD SOUTHWORTH EXPLAINED THE REASON FOR THE TABLE ON THIS REQUEST.

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO O ABSENT.

RETIREMENTS OF ANTONIO ALBUQUERQUE AND BRUCE CORRIGAN.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN ASKED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT, ED MINOR TO EXPLAIN HOW THE BOARD REACHED ITS CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

ED MINOR EXPLAINED THE PROCEDURE USED BY THE BOARD TO REACH ITS DECISION RELATIVE TO GRANTING A PENSION AND ITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. HE STATED THAT FIREFIGHTER CORRIGAN HAD 4 DOCTOR'S REPORTS ALL STATING THAT HE NO LONGER COULD DO THE JOB REQUIRED TO BE A FIREFIGHTER.

FIREFIGHTER ALBUQUERQUE HAD 3 DOCTOR'S REPORTS STATING THE SAME.

DISCUSSION ENSUED.

MOTION TO APPROVE COLLECTIVELY WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WEBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

COUNCILMAN FERRI COMMENTED ON MR. CORRIGAN'S YEARS OF SERVICE AS A FIREFIGHTER TO THE CITY AND THANKED HIM PUBLICLY FOR HIS DEDICATION AND SERVICE.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED ON THE YEARS OF SERVICE BY

FIREFIGHTER ALBUQUERQUE AND THANKED HIM PUBLICLY FOR HIS DEDICATION.

CHANNEL ONE & VETERANS SCHOOL USE OF JENKS PARK

MOTION TO APPROVE COLLECTIVELY WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN FERRI AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WEBER.

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTION THANKING

MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WEBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

RESOLUTION THANKING DELANEY COUNCIL.

MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN FERRI AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NOURY.

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN WEBER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.

ALL AGREED. SO VOTED. TIME 5:25 P.M.

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ELIZABETH A. CROWLEY, CMC

ACTING CITY CLERK