I.     NEW BUSINESS

A.  CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

Mr. Brown stated he asked Mr. Paul Eisenhardt from Eisenhardt Group to make a presentation on Design, Build, and Operate regarding Wastewater.

Mr. Eisenhardt Presentation:  Management Partnerships For Wastewater Services. 

Some of the topic to discuss: 

Background:  City of East Providence/Eisenhardt Group

Today’s Driving Forces in Utility Management

Why Consider Service Partnerships with the Private Sector?

Partnership Alternative for Investment of WWTP $’s

Partnership Development, Issues, and Benefits

Open Discussion

II.    PUBLIC HEARINGS

III.   CONTINUED BUSINESS

A.  ORDINANCES – FINAL PASSAGE

1.   The following is an ordinance appropriating $142,041,391 for the support of the City Government for the Fiscal year ending October 31, 2008. (Advertised Providence Journal – September 18, 2007, October 19, 2007)

                              AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $142,041,391 FOR

                            THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE

                                       FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2008

           THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.  The receipts for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2008 have been established to amount to $142,041,391 made up as follows:

SECTION II.  To defray the expenses of the City of East Providence for the fiscal year commencing November 1, 2007 and ending October 31, 2008, the sum of money, or so much thereof as are authorized by law indicated in the accompanying schedule, are hereby appropriated for the objects and purposes, and in the amounts expressed therein, provided that payments thereunder shall be subject to the provisions of the City Charter of the City of East Providence and also subject to the provisions of said City Charter relative to the manner and form of expenditures of money set forth in said Charter from the City Treasury.

SECTION III.  All monies appropriated are to be expended by the various departments in the manner and form approved by the Director of Finance.

SECTION IV.  The payment to the School Fund of the following estimated receipts, included in the appropriation of $73,194,231 for the support of the public schools for the City of East Providence fiscal year 2007-2008, shall be increased or decreased to conform with the actual amounts received from such sources during the fiscal year 2007-2008 except the City appropriation of property tax.

SECTION V.  The purpose of this ordinance is to adopt the Budget for the fiscal year 2007-2008 which begins November 1, 2007 and ends October 31, 2008 as prepared and submitted by the City Manager, and to implement the recommendations as set forth in the City Manager's Budget Message by the approval of said recommendations as contained herein, or by other ordinances or resolutions of the City Council; all in accordance with the provisions of said Article.

SECTION VI.  This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and all ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Mayor Ramos stated he have three categories, miscellaneous, outside services and other.  What is other on page 90?

James McDonald, Finance Director stated you will see other in the Water, Wastewater and the Library Budgets and the purpose is the Negotiations account every other place that is found in miscellaneous, it puts funds aside for raises and health care.  The reason is it can’t be put into the miscellaneous because its separate enterprise funds and the Library get state grants and the Library budget can’t be less than the previous year or we will lose the grants.

Mayor Ramos stated so the $1 million is not a true number.

Mr. McDonald stated it’s a true number for the general fund, except for the Library and the water and wastewater fund.

Mayor Ramos stated why call it other.

Mr. McDonald stated we could call it something else.

Mayor Ramos stated on page 92 it shows $60,000.00 in one year and $60,000.00 other

James McDonald stated what you see with that number is like with negotiations, once we give out the raises and once we get the increase in the health care coverage the money is taken out of that account and ale gated to the account it belongs to, like the regular salaries and the blue cross account. 

Mayor Ramos stated page 43 outside services 2006-2007 they requested $34,000 they used $24+ that left a $9,279.90 balance.  What happens to that balance?

Mr. McDonald stated on page 43 outside services 2006-2007 there was a budget of $34,000 they spent $20,032 up thru June 30.

Mayor Ramos stated you gave me a report from 11/01/06 to 10/1/2007.

Mr. McDonald stated that was the special report you asked for so that’s not in the budget book so no else has that.

Mayor Ramos stated so there a balance of $9,279.90 requesting $25,500.00 so there did that $9,279.90 go.

Mr. McDonald stated that any unexpended funds that were not spent at the end of the year are transfer to the fund balance or what we call the surplus account that is carried forward from one year to the next.  Last year they asked for $34,000, but in the current year they’re requesting $25,500.00 as opposed to the $34,000.

Mayor Ramos stated page 52 Information Technology requested $25,000 spent $23,000 so they were close on that, but now they’re asking for $50,000.00.  There might be a new program.

Mr. McDonald stated IT is a department that we want to grow.

Mayor Ramos stated page 56 City Clerk department outside service $6,000.00 she had a balance $1,007.48 and she’s asking for $6,000.00. 

Mr. McDonald stated that is a balance as of 10/1/2007 so she might have spent that.  If there is anything left it goes into the surplus it doesn’t mean she could carry it over next year and have $7,000.00 or $8,000.00.

Mayor Ramos stated I know that look at page 71 requested $115,000.00 outside services.  There is a balance of $4,512.50.  I know she’s not keeping that so there’s a lot of money going into the general fund.

Mr. McDonald stated the last department is the planning and historically she spends all her money by the end of the year.  I know a lot is for consultants for the water front development.

Mayor Ramos stated well $4,512.50 left and she’s asking for another $100,000.00.  I’m going to make some suggestions but I’ll let other people speak.

Councilman Cusack stated the department heads have to make an estimate each year so at the end if there’s a balance left over and it goes to the general fund. 

Mr. McDonald stated some departments, like the planning department as an agreement or a work in process than they can spend it by close of year.

Councilman Cusack stated so if there’s a balance left over is a good thing.

Mr. McDonald stated I’m a conservative so yes.  We combine all the departments so the one that are over budget would be offset by ones that are under budget.  In total we aim for the overall City be under budget somewhere in the range of 99% or 100%, opposed to 101% but the only number that get rolled over is the one number which is excessive revenue and unexpended expenditures. 

Mayor Ramos stated I’m just saying that sometimes the outside services are getting over inflated.  Here’s one $40,000.00 balance $11,144.45 and asking for $45,000.00.  

Mr. McDonald stated I’m sorry what department?

Mayor Ramos stated Canvassing department.

Mr. McDonald stated will need more next year because outside services are where they pay all their poll workers and there will be move elections between the local and national primary.

Mayor Ramos stated it sounds good, but there’s a lot in this outside services.  This is taxpayer’s money if we’re going to inflate this and put it in another fund.  Then we have to tell the taxpayers we have to raise their taxes.  I’m making some cuts.

Councilman Cusack asked Mr. Mayor what percentage is this, what percentage of play is it 1%.

Mayor Ramos stated I didn’t figure it that way.  I can add it up

Councilman Cusack stated Mr. McDonald said he usually comes in about 98% - 99% is that right.

Mr. McDonald stated 99% - 100% for every line item the highway department if there is not a lot of snow we’ll be over the animal control was way over.

Mayor Ramos stated we do an estimate put we get really technical when it comes to sending tax bills.

Councilman Cusack asked Mr. Brown what do you think about outside services and the department heads to estimate over.

Mr. Brown stated we encourage the department heads to be as accurate as possible.  Two schools of thought, one is if someone doesn’t spend money you drill down and spend.  The second is my point of view, keep the funding of level year to year and take advantage of the savings.  The general fund is not something sinister the growth Jim carries forward each year is consistent or slightly decreasing.  I’d opt for stability rather than a short term savings.

Councilman DiTraglia asked Mr. McDonald what the estimated tax increase would be for the City of East Providence.

Mr. McDonald stated it’s based on 3.5%.

Councilman DiTraglia stated that’s based on the budget we have in front of us.

Mr. McDonald stated yes sir.  If you cut $100,000.00 that probably 2/10 of 1% which would be 3.48% as opposed to 3.5%.

Councilman DiTraglia stated go back to page 9 two department an increase of $65,670.00.

Mr. McDonald stated remember the senior was transfer from the recreation salary plus benefits.

Councilman DiTraglia stated notice the City Council saved money page 10 City Clerk and the IT department $16,722.00.

Mr. McDonald stated the City Clerk department alone is $16,722.00 we also talked about the IT department was funded differently the director’s salary is pay 2/3 by the City and 1/3 by the School.  In previous years we put her net salary, one system in 2007 and another in 2008.

Councilman DiTraglia asked don’t you think it better to keep the department separate.    It should be a line item for each department.

Mr. McDonald stated within any specific year we know what each department spends.       

Councilman Cusack stated footnotes are very helpful.  Example we added three people, or we moved a position.

Mr. McDonald stated we do in the financial statement maybe we could do it in the budget. 

Councilman DiTraglia stated page 11 Human Resources & Affirmative Action where did that money go.

Mr. McDonald stated right now it’s showing a negative $22,000.00 we added approximately $32,000.00 to that position so that would be a plus $10,000.00 when we revise that budget book.

Councilman DiTraglia stated Planning and the Law department average an increase of $23,668.00.

Mr. McDonald stated that’s not an average but the two of them together would be $23,668.00 and that on about a $2 million dollar budget so that’s about a 2% increase.

Councilman DiTraglia stated page 12 Public Library had an increase.

Mr. McDonald stated that’s the smallest amount of increase we could put in there based upon a $2 million dollar budget.  We’re required to not reduce funding less than last year if we do we risk losing a library grant and aid which is in the $400,000.00 or $500,000.00 range each year.        

Councilman DiTraglia stated page 13 Police, Fire, and Public Works Departments which is not bad with an increase of $2,375.56.

Mr. McDonald stated the Police are up a little under $300,000.00 on a $12 million dollar budget.  The Fire department is up $172,000.00 on a $12 million dollar budget those are increase of about 1 ½%.  The Police look higher because their contract was signed before this budget was prepared so their pay increases are in this budget.  The Public Works is up but there is six or seven department under the Public Works of $10 million budget.

Councilman DiTraglia stated the Parks and Recreation department.

Mr. McDonald stated that’s down because you have to combine with the senior services department. 

Councilman DiTraglia asked didn’t the Parks and Recreation department get $30,000.00 to buy a new vehicle.

Mr. Brown stated it was not recommended.

Councilman DiTraglia asked the funds weren’t appropriated for that department.

Mr. Brown stated no.

Mr. McDonald stated between the time the department submitted their original budget requests and the time this budget went to press, there were probably reductions of $1.5 million dollars that truck was just one of those that didn’t make it.

Councilman DiTraglia stated page 52 IT department, the amount of money that was given on a raise.  Where did that money come from?

Mr. McDonald stated I’m not sure I can answer that.  Money is appropriated its part of the $100 and ex amount of millions dollars their recommending.   We are accounting for salary differently from last year.  If you reduce the new number by $30,000.00 which comes from the school department making the increase about $4,500.00 and that increase is twofold she getting the same raise everyone else is getting but she’s also going thru steps in the system. 

Councilman DiTraglia stated so I can say that department increased $265,000.00.

Mr. McDonald stated that department’s increase should be reduced by $30,000.00 - $40,000.00 also she’s looking for outside services.

Councilman DiTraglia stated page 61 wages increases are these people union.

Mr. McDonald stated 4 or 5 people in two unions some are going thru steps.

Councilman DiTraglia stated that a $13,117.00 increase in that department.  Page 63 Treasurer $2,789.00 increase at 3% I’m not figuring the same does this include blue cross and all the figures at the bottom. 

Mr. McDonald stated no.

Councilman DiTraglia stated that department was $1, 800.33, page 65 computer information specialist is $2,018.00 at 3% I’m figuring $1,549.00, purchasing agent $2,576.00 I figure $2,000.00, canvassing authority page 85 they didn’t do too bad $890.35 down to where it should be.  Page 88 department of public welfare at one time the pay was $33,758.00 nothings budgeted in for this year.

Mr. McDonald stated that was the other half of the Affirmative Action office salary the change you made with makes that go back to the $33,000.00 range.  Library director got a raise that fits in but the Assistant Director got $2,094.00 increase.

Councilman Cusack stated with respect to two grand, one grand, it only makes sense with  respect to the base of which its compared to another works its up 1%, 2% if steps are involved than they more than the 3%.

Councilman DiTraglia stated there’s other $60,000.00 what is that.

Mr. McDonald stated that is the Blue Cross and Salaries of all the twenty seven people of the Library.

Mayor Ramos stated the Animal Control Officer went from $37,156.00 to $48,072.00 $11,000.00 increase.

Mr. McDonald stated the Animal Control Officer position was re-advertizing the City Manager increase that level.

Mayor Ramos stated I think the Council needs to know this.  I want some accountability.  

Mr. Brown stated the simple answer is the Manager of Public Works who manages the Animal Shelter came in with a reorganizational plan that resulted in additional responsibilities and the recognition of additional responsibilities to the supervisor and suggested a pay grade that was appropriate.    Given the level of the work that had to be preformed and given the problems we had in the past I deemed it was appropriate and checked with the system to find out if that was in my authority to do and I was assured it was.

Mayor Ramos stated any director can come forward and change the job, I want to make sure that we need to know this before it comes in the budget.

Councilman Cusack stated for me to evaluate this is someone compensated in this position in other cities in Rhode Island and is there a justification for the level of the job and the type of person and the qualifications of that person.

Mr. Brown stated that was all part of the process of reviewing.  Request from the department head allows them to make those decisions, if the Council want to change that then we’ll come back the Personnel Rules and Regulations.

Mayor Ramos stated if we’re going to get into that, I’m going to hold off on that remember we set the policy and the City Manager follows it. 

Councilman Cusack stated it a case like this maybe we could come into vote on that pay grade.

Mayor Ramos stated you may be right, but maybe just to know about it.

Councilman DiTraglia stated anytime it’s going to cost the taxpayer’s money we should be aware of it. 

Mr. Brown stated the raise was not $11,000.00 you’re seeing the adjustment we made in the department with the contractual increase the position would have had.

Councilman DiTraglia stated the increase just in the wages over $300,000.00 in raises.

Mr. Brown stated you are absolutely right.  If you recall prior to the budget I had a presentation and showed you we are having our contractual raise increases and the state requirements went from 3.5% to over 15% next year and Blue Cross increase in the range of 15% -18% so I’m sensitive to the numbers and we are all sensitive to the fact that we are using taxpayer money and no one wants to spend any more money that is necessary.

Councilman DiTraglia stated I hope so; we need to keep track of what we’re spending.

Mr. Brown stated we have to because I don’t have faith in what Rhode Island State has promised us.

Councilman Cusack stated that’s the key doing the same amount of things and doing more with less.  The average of a State employee is $100,000.00 so it’s important that every person is needed, 3% is underrated for cost of living.   Restructuring and consolidating will help us.

Mayor Ramos stated reverting back to this outside service I added it up and $156,445.32 back in the general fund.

Mr. McDonald stated there was still another two months to go to end the fiscal year when we ran that for you.  Hopefully there will be something left.

Councilman Cusack stated Mr. Mayor what are you getting at. 

Mayor Ramos stated that this is overdone and now we have $156,000.00 and I think the outside services are inflated.  I notice in the budget for example you have numbers regarding to the number of employees, than you have deferred compensation $6,000.00 I don’t know who that’s for  two or three people page 105.

Mr. McDonald stated deferred compensation is paid to two groups the department heads and the people in the profession technical group.

Mayor Ramos stated so this is representing two groups.

Mr. McDonald stated the page you’re referring to does not have a department head listed in the Highway department so the three people would be in the Professional Technical group I assume it’s the Superintendent and the two Assistant Superintendents.

Mayor Ramos stated and I don’t care it’s just your telling me that and I would have to have a guesstimate of something.  That deferred compensation is a pay raise and nobody’s going to convince me that it’s not.

Mr. McDonald stated it’s a pay number; it’s not a pay raise.

Mayor Ramos stated it’s a pay raise.  Page 79, 127 two directors no raise, is there a reason for that.

Councilman Silva stated I think you meant page 131 the Director of Parks and Recreation went from $79,638.00 to $79,960.00 that’s not a 3% raise.

Mr. Brown stated that’s obviously a mistake.

Five minutes recess.

Mayor Ramos stated I’m going to request some possible savings.

Councilman Silva asked today we can take out but we can’t add.

Mr. Conley stated said if you add to any item you need that five day notice.  In two hours and one minute the City Manager’s budget becomes law becomes the budget.  You couldn’t continue this meeting because you passed the deadline under the Charter.

Councilwoman Perry asked what the total of your proposed cuts is.

Mayor Ramos stated not much at this point not present it, because the $260,000 others is something I didn’t know what it was for and I was going to have it deducted.  Rather than creating a monster just to be cutting numbers out at this time and I acknowledged what I felt about this it goes into the general fund anyways so what I’m going to do is just drop this portion of it and make the recommendation that we support the City Manager’s budget.

Councilwoman Perry stated I would just like to compliment you on the effort that you put in you and Mr. DiTraglia also.  You put a lot of time in and I think that was a good thing.

Councilman DiTraglia stated we’re talking a 3.5% increase that’s fifty cents on a thousand.

Mr. McDonald stated the residential real estate rate is currently $14.41 under this proposed budget it will go to $14.91 which is exactly fifty cents.

Councilman DiTraglia asked do you know what the amount is for the average taxpayer for the year.

Mr. McDonald stated $133.00 a year.

Councilman DiTraglia asked how much it is going to take our City to run.

Mr. Brown stated the increase is to maintain the level of services that we have provided to our citizens on a consistent basis.  We’re not talking about altering our services.  What they had before the budget they will have after the budget.  That’s actually a pretty dramatic statement for a locality to make during this time of fiscal uncertainty.   We are setting the frame work to alter the cost of delivering service.  I heard what a number of you said about information for the budget and we will try to do that in the future.

Councilman DiTraglia asked did you figure out what the revenue will be on the $133.00 per taxpayer.

Mr. McDonald stated there are 14,000 some odd taxpayers and that’s the average.

Councilman DiTraglia asked what the taxpayer will get for that.

Mr. Brown stated

Councilman Cusack stated in the Journal other communities are having trouble meeting the 5.25% we are so far ahead of them.  I’m really worried about the school budget we are going to have to pay the bill; we are going to have to monitor that.

Mr. Brown stated I told the Superintendent our concerns and we are going to start tracking early.

On motion of Councilman Cusack, seconded by Councilwoman Perry and on a roll-call vote, it is unanimously voted to approve.           

B.  INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES (If given First Passage, can be referred to the next Regular Council Meeting to be held on November 6, 2007 for a public hearing and consideration of final passage).

1.   The following is an ordinance ordering the assessment and collection of property tax on the ratable real estate, tangible personal property, and an excise tax on registered motor vehicles and trailers.

                AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF

         PROPERTY TAX ON THE RATABLE REAL ESTATE, TANGIBLE PERSONAL

                      PROPERTY AND AN EXCISE TAX ON REGISTERED MOTOR

                                                    VEHICLES AND TRAILERS.

           THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.  That the City Council of the City of East Providence hereby orders the assessment and collection of a tax on ratable real estate, tangible personal property and an excise tax on registered motor vehicles and trailers in a sum not more than Eighty-three Million Two Hundred Thousand ($83,200,000) Dollars nor less than Eighty-two Million One Hundred Thousand  ($82,100,000) Dollars. Said tax is for ordinary expenses, for the payment of interest and indebtedness, in whole or in part, of said city, and for other purposes authorized by law.

The Tax Assessor shall assess and apportion said tax on the inhabitants and ratable property of said city as of the 31st day of December, 2007 at twelve o'clock Eastern Standard Time, according to law, and shall on completion of said assessment, date and sign same and shall make out and certify to the City Treasurer of the City of East Providence, who is charged with the duties for the collection of taxes, on or before the 16th day of June, 2008 complete list of the names of the persons taxed and of the total value of all the real estate assessed against each person, and also the amount of registered motor vehicles and trailers assessed against each person, and also the total amount assessed against each person on said real estate, personal estate and registered motor vehicles and trailers, opposite the name of the person or persons assessed.  Upon receipt of the certified tax list by the City Treasurer, he shall proceed and collect said tax on the persons and estates liable thereof; said tax shall be due and payable on and between the 2nd day of June 2008 and the 1st day of July, 2008 and provided further that if said tangible personal property and real estate taxes are paid in full on or before the 1st day of July, 2008, a discount of three per centum (3%) of the total taxes on said tangible personal property and real estate shall be granted, and all taxes remaining unpaid on the 1st day of July, 2008 shall carry until collected a penalty at the rate of twelve per centum (12%) per annum from the 2nd day of June, 2008 upon said unpaid tax, however, said taxes may be paid in four installments; the first installment of twenty-five per centum (25%) on or before the 1st day of July, 2008, the second installment of twenty-five per centum (25%) on or before the 1st day of September, 2008, the third installment of twenty-five per centum (25%) on or before the 1st day of December, 2008 and the fourth installment of twenty-five per centum (25%) on or before the 2nd day of March, 2009.

Each installment of taxes if paid on or before the last day of each installment period successively in order shall be free from any charge of interest.

If the first installment or any succeeding installment of taxes is not paid by the last date of the respective unpaid balance period or periods as they occur, then the whole tax or remaining unpaid balance of the taxes as the case may be shall immediately become due and payable and carry until collected a penalty at the rate of twelve per centum, (12%) per annum.

The City Treasurer shall, by advertisement in the public newspaper having circulation in the City of East Providence, notify all persons assessed to pay their respective taxes at his office on and between the said 2nd day of June, and the 1st day of July, 2008 both days inclusive; said City Treasurer setting forth the hours during which his office shall remain open to receive said taxes.

SECTION II.  That any of said taxes not paid on or before the 2nd day of March, 2009 shall forthwith be collected by levy upon the sale of real estate upon which it is assessed and by that or other due process of law in case of assessment upon personal property.

SECTION III.  This ordinance shall take effect upon its second passage and all ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

On motion of Councilwoman Perry, seconded by Councilman Silva, and on a roll call vote, it is unanimously voted to dispense with the reading of the ordinance.

On motion of Councilman Silva, seconded by Councilwoman Perry and on a roll-call vote, it is unanimously voted to approve.           

2.   The following is an ordinance authorizing the Director of Finance to borrow funds in anticipation of taxes.

                             AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF

                     FINANCE TO BORROW FUNDS IN ANTICIPATION OF TAXES.

           THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.  The Director of Finance is authorized to borrow during the fiscal year ending October 31, 2008 such sums of money in anticipation of the property taxes of the year as may be permitted by law for the purpose of meeting the current liabilities and expenses of the City and that the Director of Finance is authorized to issue the note or notes of the City therefore and to refund such note or notes and any tax anticipation notes of a prior year to the extent permitted by law.

           SECTION II.  This ordinance shall take effect upon its second passage and all ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.  (Requested by:  Director of Finance)

On motion of Councilwoman Perry, seconded by Councilman Silva, and on a roll call vote, it is unanimously voted to dispense with the reading of the ordinance.

On motion of Councilman Cusack, seconded by Councilwoman Perry and on a roll-call vote, it is unanimously voted to approve.           

2.   The following is an ordinance authorizing the Director of Finance to borrow funds in anticipation of revenue.

                             AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF

                  FINANCE TO BORROW FUNDS IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE.

           THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION I.  The Director of Finance is authorized to borrow during the fiscal year ending October 31, 2008 such sums of money in anticipation of the sewer use fee revenue of the year as may be permitted by law for the purpose of meeting the current liabilities and expenses of the City and that the Director of Finance is authorized to issue the note or notes of the City therefore and to refund such note or notes and any revenue anticipation notes of a prior year to the extent permitted by law.

           SECTION II.  This ordinance shall take effect upon its second passage and all ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.  (Requested by:  Director of Finance)

On motion of Councilwoman Perry, seconded by Councilman Cusack, and on a roll call vote, it is unanimously voted to dispense with the reading of the ordinance.

On motion of Councilwoman Perry, seconded by Councilman Silva and on a roll-call vote, it is unanimously voted to approve.           

X.    ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Councilwoman Perry, seconded by Councilman Silva, it is voted to adjourn.

Mayor Ramos adjourns the meeting at 10:15 p.m.

Attest:

_________________________________

Virginia B. Nunes

City Clerk

 Approved:    November 20, 2007