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CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
RHODE ISLAND
JOURNAL OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
October 25, 2016
Council Chambers, City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914
5:30 P.M. Open Session
*** Note: Councilman Britto is absent
The Mayor calls the meeting to order at 5:42PM
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
A motion to dispense with the reading of the Ordinance is made by Assistant Mayor Cunha, seconded by Councilwoman Capobianco and on a roll call vote it is unanimous 4-0 with Councilman Britto absent.
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:
| GENERAL FUND | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | |
| REVENUES | |||
| Property Taxes | 102,946,160 | 104,557,915 | |
| School State Aid | 31,094,815 | 33,058,966 | |
| City State Aid | 5,487,104 | 5,055,654 | |
| City Revenue | 6,725,252 | 6,966,884 | |
| School Grants/Other | 2,135,000 | 1,390,000 | |
| City Grants/Other | 2,215,000 | 1,448,967 | |
| Totals | 150,603,331 | 152,478,385 | |
| UTILITY FUNDS | |||
| Water Sales | 6,464,233 | 6,464,233 | |
| Other Water Revenue | 1,754,787 | 1,754,787 | |
| Sewer Use Fee | 10,787,503 | 10,787,503 | |
| Other Wastewater Revenue | 2,897,641 | 2,849,867 | |
| Total Utility Revenue | 21,904,164 | 21,856,390 | |
| TOTAL REVENUES | 172,507,495 | 174,334,775 |
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.
| SCHOOL DEPARTMENT REVENUES | | FY 2017 | |
| Appropriation of Property Taxes | 45,003,809 | ||
| State Sources/Other | 34,448,966 | ||
| Totals | | 79,452,775 |
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: Finance Director
A motion to approve the Ordinance is made by Assistant Mayor Cunha, seconded by Councilwoman Capobianco and on a roll call vote the motion is unanimous 4-0 with Councilman Britto absent.
A motion to Adjourn at 5:44PM is made by Assistant Mayor Cunha, seconded by Councilwoman Capobianco and on a roll call vote it is unanimous 4-0 with Councilman Britto absent.
Approved by Council: November 15, 2016
Attest: _________________
City Clerk