I.                   CALL TO ORDER

II.                SALUTE TO THE FLAG

III.             PUBLIC HEARING

A.    ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE APPROPRIATING $174,334,775 FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2017

SECTION I.  The general fund receipts for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2017 have been established to amount to $174,334,775 made up as follows:

SECTION II.  To defray the expenses of the City of East Providence for the fiscal year commencing November 1, 2016 and ending October 31, 2017, 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 $79,452,775 for the support of the public schools for the City of East Providence fiscal year 2016-2017, shall be increased or decreased to conform to the actual amounts received from such sources during the fiscal year 2016-2017 except the appropriation of property tax.

SECTION V.  The purpose of this ordinance is to adopt the Budget for the fiscal year 2016-2017 which begins November 1, 2016 and ends October 31, 2017 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 Council of the City of East Providence; 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shall take effect upon its passage and all ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

Requested by:  Director of Finance

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IV.             ADJOURNMENT

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