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CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
RHODE ISLAND
JOURNAL OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
January 3, 2018
6:30 P.M.
Council Chambers, City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914
6:30 P.M. Council May Call An Executive Session, Room 101
7:30 P.M. Open Session
I. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The City Council of the City of East Providence may meet in Executive Session pursuant to RI General Laws § 42-46-5 (a)(2).
A. Sewer Charge Abatements
1. 1240 Pawtucket Ave. LLC
2. Curtis Betts
3. Adam Coelho
4. Noah Escaler
5. Steven Giarrusso
6. Thomas Stringfellow
7. Guilhermina Silva
8. Charlene Vargas
B. Potential Litigation – Presentation by law firm regarding opioid crisis issues with cities and towns
II. OPEN SESSION
III. CALL TO ORDER
IV. SALUTE TO THE FLAG
V. TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Cancellation/Abatements
| Year | Amount |
| 2016 | $319.19 |
| 2017 | $703.30 |
| | |
| Total | $1,022.49 |
B. Council Journals
1. Council Journal Regular Meeting December 19, 2017
A motion to approve the Consent Calendar is made by Councilman Botelho, seconded by Assistant Mayor Britto and on a roll call vote the motion passes unanimously 4-0 with Councilwoman Sousa absent.
VI. PUBLIC COMMENT
A. Jason Desrosiers, 80 Village Green North (02915) – Boards and Commissions
B. Samantha Burnett, 304 Wilson Avenue (02916) – Boards and Commissions/OMA
VII. COUNCIL MEMBERS
A. Review of Multi-year Capital Plan (by Mayor Briden)
Mayor Briden calls Director of Planning, Diane Feather to the podium. He notes he wanted to put this on as well as the following item to help the council in making important decisions in allocating resources and the major issue right now is the high school. When they make a decision in regard to one issue they need to make sure they understand how that factors into the capital plan and the 5 year plan and capital needs and use of resources. They need to understand and that they don't want to find out 2 or 3 years from now they don't have the ability to fix another need because of a need they completed in the first year. They need to understand how one decision fits in with the others. He asks Director Feather to take them through the 5 year plan.
Director Feather notes she can present but cannot speak for department heads or for or against items they put in the capital plan or items they may have found funding for that may not show up in next year’s budget. She also cannot ensure that all these entries will get in the next round via the planning department who sends a request out to all city departments to send in their capital improvements. The planning department prioritizes and plans out for 5 years.
Mayor Briden states the concern is that going forward they understand that what they intend to spend on certain items over time and this needs to be factored in.
Councilman Botelho states regarding getting a head start on this i.e. the funding for roads, the process in terms of how planning gets items from department heads and contributes to the capital plan, does the council have any role or get polled? It seems the elected body is removed from the process. Obviously people felt that it was a priority that our roads get done and this budget did not reflect those priorities. He is just wondering where their connection is to that process.
Director Feather states it is not just planning, it's a team project and all departments have to submit items that they feel should be in the capital budget and the priority is set by planning. Planning just takes the information and puts it in a spreadsheet the city council absolutely has the final authority to look at it. The council received it in August for their review.
Councilman Botelho states that once presented in the form it was in as soon as they went to make changes they got resistance and it's fine to say that but once it's out of the box they get resistance. He would like the council to be upfront in the process.
City Manager Chapman states that its process vs ordinance and they have always followed the ordinance.
Councilman Botelho states that if they can get a head start on it and be part of the process with the department heads and what they think they need and what they as the council are hearing the people want.
City Manager Chapman states that if they can have a workshop early on when the process begins in May or June he thinks that would help.
Mayor Briden states that he thinks what is important is if the City Manager and Mr. Luba could meet and make sure the 5 year budget plan and 5 year capital plan are in sync, the high school for example, really will impact other matters such as roads. The council doesn’t want to be surprised 3 years from now that they don't have those funds, so if they ear mark synch funds and redefine it as is for the high school and then how much of the synch fund also to be devoted to the high school, if it is say $35 million plus $15 million that does impact the city as a whole and what they are going to be able to spend money on like roads a year or two from now.
Councilman Botelho states he has to decide what people are willing to pay for. If they want schools and other things and the council explains what it is going to cost them then let them decide. There has to be a balanced approach and it sounds like what you are suggesting is all or nothing. He asks Diane if perhaps they can provide more detail. He is not dismissing the Mayor’s point of view he just want to get all the information.
Mayor Briden states that Mr. Luba’s report will crystallize this better.
B. Review of Five Year Budget Plan and City borrowing capacity (by Mayor Briden)
Mayor Briden calls Mr. Luba to the podium and notes they had a good meeting earlier this evening with the school and the fiscal advisor and they went over a number of issues and on one point of clarification, they will be asked to approve the school plan to keep it going forward. There will be a stage in the spring where the state will determine the reimbursement which in turn will determine the cost and there will be an ability on the school side to modify the plan if the reimbursement is not sufficient or affordable.
Mr. Luba states that in general how they created the 5 year plan and how the city anticipated health care costs, which is a major driver of the plan, he, Malcolm and Lucy consolidated the numbers and came out with what he believe will be the tax increases over the next 4 year. Given the fact that right now there is no additional school funding from the state so 3% is the projected tax increase based on the 1% going into capital so what could go right and what could go wrong in the 5 year forecast right could be more additional school funding. If it’s anything like in the past that could diminish the tax rate 1.5-2%. What could go wrong is a whole litany of things, health care costs could sky rocket, the city is self-insured for the budget year if claims go south it could increase substantially. For example the schools one year had a $1.4 mil increase. It is rare but it can happen and this could skew the forecast. Going forward police and fire pension fund and state funding for schools will be a big factor as well.
Mayor Briden states that with this charter amendment they have a restricted and unrestricted portion. They could also look at the analysis they undertake this winter regarding the high school and capital needs and how this would factor into the city’s plans going forward.
Mr. Luba states they can use the unrestricted funds for anything they want but he wouldn’t recommend using it for day to day operations which then they will have to rely on tax increases going forward but they have to replenish these funds once they use them.
Councilman Botelho notes this city spends both on the city and school in excess of $180 million and they are talking about .3% of the budget which sounds like something they can adjust on the fly. He understands the Mayor is fixated on what the new high school will cost and communities face these decisions every year and there could be a million things that could happen that they have to make a decision about.
Mr. Luba states they are at 3%, the school will go up $2 million a year as schools costs go up.
Councilman Botelho asks why they are even here. It's like they have no control over the process there is no way this council gets away from making those tough decisions. He would like to know where they are with revenue. Whatever they have to do to adjust budget priorities that is what they have to do.
Mr. Luba states they won't know those numbers until the spring.
Councilman Faria states people want tangible results for their tax dollars.
Mayor Briden states there is not a lot of wiggle room most of what they have is contractually locked in if they have a 3 percent increase and have a 3.5% cap. If they add to that a debt service on the bond those are things they need to think through this winter because the school department will need to know by the spring or late winter. They will have their plan and they will know what the reimbursement is and they will have an idea of what they will bond for and the council needs to think about if that plan is affordable or needs to be scaled back.
Councilman Botelho states what he is asking is that they have a plan they are going to present on January 23rd and they have gone this entire time crafting the plan then tell them in the beginning this is all they got.
Mayor Briden states not necessarily because they don't know what the reimbursement will be the bond could end up being lower.
Councilman Botelho states then why talk about it now.
Assistant Mayor Britto states he feels it is putting cart before the horse they have no actual numbers now and then they can have this conversation.
Mayor Briden states they are giving them a sense as they need to know the city’s contribution and they will then determine in the spring if they need to make changes.
C. High School Project: Determining Maximum Bond Amount for November 2018 Ballot Based on Designating Synchronization Fund and $2.3 Million Annual Contribution and without increasing Taxes above Annual 3% Projected in 5 Year Budget Plan. (by Mayor Briden)
D. Follow Up – MOA – RI Department of Transportation – East Providence State Roads (by Councilman Botelho)
Councilman Botelho asks the City Manager to explain about the meeting with DOT.
The City Manager explains that they met with DOT yesterday and based on that conversation they should have a couple of agreements based on their TIF program which was presented to the city. They should have this in the next 3 weeks and should have something to report back by first meeting in February. They will have 2 agreements, federal funds totaling $1.3 million and states funds totaling $1.6 million and the reimbursement on the federal would take place by end of December 2019 and the state would be reimbursed by 2025. The city is hopefully getting this amended and moved up to 2022. Hopefully, construction would be starting in the spring and based on this they told us it was ok to get a consultant to address Pawtucket Avenue and Warren Avenue and include sidewalks.
E. New Senior and Disability Line City Hall Help Line (by Councilman Faria)
Councilman Faria states that he was thrilled to be able to activate the line. During his campaign he had support throughout the ward that this was something that was needed. The direct phone line is 431-7911 and the helpline is going to be dedicated to serving our elderly and disabled. It is going to be a direct line which rings to the receptionist who will be instrumental in working with them and transferring them to the department they need. If the receptionist has stepped out it will ring to the City Manager’s assistant and if she has stepped out it will ring to the City Clerk’s Office. It is a helpline however any emergency or medical issues should go to 911 it is not a substitute for 911and people are instructed to please still call 911. This is a line for priority and expedited city services.
F. Coyote Meeting (by Councilman Faria)
Councilman Faria states there is a meeting scheduled for tomorrow at the Riverside Library with the weather issue it had been rescheduled. The new date is January 11th at the Riverside Library at 6:00PM.
G. Human Resources (by Councilman Faria)
Councilman Faria states that February 9th will be the HR Director’s last day. This is a good time to discuss HR and take a second look at this department. He has done some comparisons with 7 or 8 other cities and towns. East Providence has been the leading story in the news for all the wrong reasons and this council came in and put all those fires out. There are no law suits and things are very boring and that is nice. It is quiet at city hall. He can't get into specifics but he was in attendance at all meetings and the tax payers did not fund a cent of this and the tax payers are being represented. The Trust had the ability to settle this. To move forward there is no HR director and the number 2 is out. In comparative to other towns East Providence has a staff of 5.5 where Pawtucket is governed by the Finance director and has a smaller staff and is a larger city, East Providence also doubles Cranston even.
Councilman Faria calls Director Moore to the podium to discuss HR. Director Moore speaks about how they handled HR in West Warwick.
The City Manager notes that for 30 years payroll was in Treasury. He corrects Director Moore on his assessments.
City Manager Chapman states they may be looking to put in an Acting Director. He acknowledges they will be looking at the HR Department.
Councilman Botelho states that he also spoke with the City Manager and he has indicated he is looking at possible savings and he spoke with professionals and some communities outsource and it is worth a discussion. He is not sure if it is appropriate at this point but let's see what the City Manager comes up with and they can take it under advisement at that point.
H. Townie Pride (by Councilwoman Sousa)
Councilwoman Sousa states that it is amazing throughout the community and what a wonderful turn out for the giving tree. They helped 12 children, 5 moms and 15 men at a group home with gifts, clothing, toys, toiletry and gift certificates. She also notes that the Brightridge Club did a second annual Christmas dinner for the homeless or those who didn't have someone to celebrate Christmas with, they handed out clothing and gift bags. She would like to thank all who participated in that and added that townie pride is alive and that as a community we are always doing good things in the midst of all the negative in the world.
I. Code of conduct (by Councilwoman Sousa)
Councilwoman Sousa requests to skip this item.
VIII. APPOINTMENTS
A. East Providence Housing Authority – Reappointment (by Mayor Briden)
Richard Smith, 26 Brookfield Road (02915)
A motion to approve the Appointment is made by Councilman Botelho, seconded by Assistant Mayor Britto and on a roll call vote it is unanimous.
IX. NEW BUSINESS
A. City Managers Report (by City Manager Timothy Chapman)
B. Reports of Other City Officials
1. Claims Committee Report (by City Solicitor Gregory Dias)
A motion to approve the Claims Committee Report relating to the potential litigation item which indicated the minutes were sealed and to defer all other claims to the January 16, 2018 meeting is made by Councilman Botelho, seconded by Councilwoman Sousa and on a roll call vote it is unanimous.
C. Report of School Committee Liaison
There was no School Committee Liaison Report this meeting.
D. Introduction to Ordinances
1. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE CHAPTER
AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 11 OF THE
REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE,
RHODE ISLAND, 1998, AS AMENDED ENTITLED "PERSONNEL”
A motion to dispense with the reading of the ordinance is made by Councilman Faria, seconded by Councilwoman Sousa and on a roll call vote it is unanimous.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. Sec. 11-46 entitled "Discipline and discharge of employees, officers or member of boards or commissions appointed by city council" of Article III entitled “Personnel Plan” of Chapter 11 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of East Providence, Rhode Island, 1998, as amended, entitled "Personnel" is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 11-46. Discipline and discharge of employees, and officers or members of boards or commissions appointed by city council.
(a) A council appointee may be disciplined up to and including discharge from employment for any of the following reasons:
(1) Failure to meet prescribed standards of work, morality and ethics to an extent that makes an employee unsuitable for any kind of employment in the city service.
(2) Theft or destruction of city property.
(3) Incompetency, inefficiency or negligence in the performance of duties.
(4) Insubordination, malfeasance or misfeasance.
(5) Conviction of a criminal offense.
(6) Disgraceful personal conduct.
(7) Unauthorized absences or abuse of leave privileges.
(8) Acceptance of any valuable consideration which was given with the expectation of influencing the employee in the performance of his duties.
(9) Falsification of records or use of official position for personal advantage.
(b) The type, nature and extent of such discipline shall be within the sole discretion of the city council, including but not limited to oral and written reprimands, suspensions with or without pay and discharge.
(c) The council, by a vote of four of its members, may impose such discipline up to and including discharge from employment upon any employee, or officer or member of a board or commission appointed by it, excepting the city manager, for any of the above reasons, provided that he or she shall first have been served with a written notice of the intention of the council to impose such discipline. This notice shall contain the reasons for the discipline and will fix a time and place not less than ten days after the service of such notice, at which time he or she shall be given an opportunity to be heard in his or her defense. The hearing shall be public at the option of the person who is the subject of the hearing, and he or she may be represented by counsel. From the time of the notice, the employee may be retained in duty status, placed on leave or suspended with or without pay and benefits, at the discretion of the majority of the council. If the employee fails to respond to the advance notice, the proposed action of the council shall be effective on the date specified with no need for further action. Otherwise, the council shall carefully consider the reply of the employee before making a final decision. The council shall promptly transmit to the employee a written notice of its decision. The decision of the council shall be final.
(d) It is the policy of the city not to rehire former employees who have been dismissed or who resigned while charges were pending under this section.
(e) The discharge of the city manager shall be in accordance with section 2-11 of the city Charter.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall take effect upon its second passage and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Given first passage and referred to at 7:30 P.M. for a hearing and consideration of final passage and adopted
Attest:
____________________________________
City Clerk of East Providence, Rhode Island
Requested by: Councilman Faria
Councilman Faria states that he ran as a reformer. Some of these boards have been inactive and are still on the books. This ordinance creates more transparency, more minutes, agendas, and it is to encourage others who wish to serve. It limits the number of appointments so that people can choose a board or commission and put their focus on that board. It’s not that they do a bad job, many do an outstanding job, it’s to have a wider base and encourage participation and to reach out beyond the regular boundaries. Attendance is a very important thing and they will have 11 meetings a year and if someone misses 3 consecutive meetings then perhaps they just don't have the time to serve on that board. They can serve on as many advisory boards as they like. It’s just administrative boards with legal authority that are limited. It is wonderful that the boards are finally on line on the city website. Appointments should always be based on merit not who you know.
Assistant Mayor Britto questions the ordinance he states that he doesn’t personally see an issue with serving on more than one board or commission.
Councilman Faria notes these are boards with administrative powers only. One that isn't just an advisory capacity wouldn’t count in this assessment. To speak to Assistant Mayor Britto’s point, he understands but when he was out there he gets a completely different response from people who express interest but feel they just didn't have a shot because they see the same names.
Councilman Botelho states that when a political appointment is coming from one political party backed by a political power group, some of these boards have a lot of power the council really needs to reform. Some boards haven't met in years.
Assistant Mayor Britto states that the appointments are done by the council not political people. Why post a resume for 10 days so they can become scrutinized?
Councilman Botelho states the purpose of the ordinance is to open it up to the people so they know these positions exist. This is only first passage so let the public vet it for two weeks. It's only about adding transparency.
A motion to approve the ordinance for first passage is made by Councilman Faria, seconded by Councilwoman Sousa and on a roll call vote the motion passes 3-2iwth Assistant Mayor Britto and Mayor Briden voting Nay.
2. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
CHAPTER
AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE
REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE,
RHODE ISLAND, 1998, AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION”
A motion to dispense with the reading of the ordinance is made by Councilman Faria, seconded by Councilwoman Sousa and on a roll call vote it is unanimous.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. Article III entitled “Boards, Committees, Commissions” of Chapter 2 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of East Providence, Rhode Island 1998, as amended, entitled “Administration” is amended by adding thereto the following:
Sec. 2-35. Definitions and Application.
(a) The general phrase “boards and commissions”, “boards or commissions” or the words “boards” and “commissions” separately shall be construed to mean all boards, commissions, authorities, agencies and committees of the city and any group by any other title that shall function as an independent appointed body of the city. This shall include all bodies whether created by state law, home rule charter, city ordinance, council resolution or executive order.
(b) Decision making authority shall be defined as all board and commissions whose members are required by R.I.G.L. § 36-14-16 to file annual ethics disclosures.
SECTION II. Sec. 2-36 entitled “Meetings of boards, commissions, etc., to be made public” of Article III entitled “Boards, Committees, Commissions” of Chapter 2 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of East Providence, Rhode Island 1998, as amended, entitled “Administration” is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-36. Meetings of boards, commissions, etc., to be made public.
(a) All local boards, and commissions, authorities, agencies and committees whose members are appointed by the city council, whether created by state law or local ordinances, as defined in Sec. 2-35, shall hold their meetings open to the public in accordance with G.L. 1956, § 42-46-1 et seq., the Open Meetings Act, except that certain boards, commissions, authorities, agencies and committees may be exempted by act of the city council. Except that bodies may meet in executive session in accordance with R.I.G.L. § 42-46-4 and § 42-46-5.
(b) Upon the conclusion of any public hearing the members of such board, and commission, authority, agency or committee shall announce their decision publicly by individually casting their votes. at an open public hearing.
(c) All boards and commissions shall keep minutes of their meetings and shall consider for passage the minutes of each meeting at the subsequent regular meeting or for bodies that do not maintain a set meeting schedule, at the next meeting called. If a body defers passage of the minutes from their previous meeting, a stated reason must be filed with the city clerk. All meeting minutes shall be signed as submitted by the taker of the minutes upon submission to the body for approval and shall be attested by the clerk or secretary of the body or in the absence of a clerk or secretary, by the presiding officer, upon passage.
(d) All boards and commissions shall make their minutes available to the public in print either in the city clerk’s office or in an associated administrative department. In addition to the physical minutes, all local boards and commissions shall make the minutes of their meetings available through the Rhode Island Secretary of State’s website no less than fourteen (14) days after passage. If minutes have not been passed within 35 days, draft minutes must be filed until the minutes are approved.
SECTION III. Article III entitled “Boards, Committees, Commissions” of Chapter 2 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of East Providence, Rhode Island 1998, as amended, entitled “Administration” is amended by adding thereto the following:
Sec. 2-37. Appointment of Members to Boards and Commissions
(a) Members of boards and commissions shall be appointed based on merit. All vacancies or upcoming appointments or reappointments to city boards and commissions shall be posted for a minimum of ten (10) business days within city hall and on the city website prior to an appointment being made. The posting shall include the name of the board, the appointing authority for the open seat, the powers and duties of the board, the length of term, the requirements for service and the desired qualities of a prospective appointee. Only city residents may be eligible to serve on boards and commissions unless otherwise provided for in the charter, enabling statute or ordinance.
(b) The public shall have the right to view any applications for appointments to boards and commissions. The city shall redact any candidate's personal demographic or financial information other than their name.
(c) No appointing or recommending authority shall appoint, recommend or vote on a household member or family member for membership to a board or commission. Household member and family member shall be defined as in Regulation 36-14-5004 of the Rhode Island Code of Ethics.
(d) No person shall serve on more than one (1) board or commission with decision making authority. Anyone presently serving on more than one (1) board or commission with decision making authority may continue to serve their term but are not eligible for re-appointment if such re-appointment shall cause them to be in violation of this section. The limit of service on more than one (1) board and commission shall not extend to boards and commissions in which the person’s service was at the appointment of another board or commission to which they are to serve as a liaising, ex-officio or ad-hoc member. There shall be no limit to service on advisory boards or commissions.
Sec. 2-38 Listing of Boards and Commissions
(a) The city website shall list each board and commission of the city and include the following information:
(1) A summary of the board or commission’s functions.
(2) A link to the enabling legislation that created the body.
(3) A link to the board or commission’s agendas and minutes on the Secretary of State’s website.
(4) A list of all members, each member’s contact email address, the appointing authority of each member and the expiration date of their term.
Sec. 2-39. Removal of Board or Commission Members
(a) Members of any Board or Commission may only be removed for cause. City Council appointees shall require four-fifths vote to remove, executive mayoral appointments require a mayoral communication requesting removal by the City Council which shall state the cause for removal and shall require a four-fifths City Council vote.
(b) Causes for removal are as follows:
(1) Failure to meet prescribed standards of morality and ethics to an extent that makes an appointee unsuitable for any kind of service on a city board or commission, including, but not limited to malfeasance and misfeasance.
(2) Theft, misuse or destruction of city property.
(3) Incompetency, inefficiency or negligence in the performance of duties.
(4) Conviction of a criminal offense, not including criminal history prior to appointment.
(5) Disgraceful personal conduct.
(6) Unauthorized and excessive absences.
(7) Acceptance of any valuable consideration which was given with the expectation of influencing a member of the board in the performance of his or her duties.
(8) Falsification of records or use of official position for personal advantage.
(c) Board and commission members shall first have been served with a written notice of the intention of the mayor or council to impose such discipline. This notice shall contain the reasons for the discipline and will fix a time and place not less than ten days after the service of such notice, at which time he or she shall be given an opportunity to be heard in his or her defense. The hearing shall be public at the option of the person who is the subject of the hearing, and he or she may be represented by counsel.
Sec. 2-40. Lack of attendance and Abandonment of Position
Any member of a board or commission that shall fail to attend three consecutive regular meetings or five total meetings in a calendar year shall be considered to have abandoned their seat. The presiding officer of the body shall notify the clerk and the appointing authority of the need to fill a vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. Should the appointee dispute their removal under this section, they shall be entitled to a hearing such as specified under Section 2-39, such hearing shall be limited to a matter of review of the subject’s attendance record.
Sec. 2-41. Establishment of Boards and Commissions
All boards and commissions that shall exist in perpetuity shall be established by ordinance and shall not be established via resolution or other council vote, special and select committees or commissions, setup for a specific length of time or for a specific quantifiable objective may be established by resolution, the specific length of time for a special committee by resolution shall not exceed two (2) years. The mayor may create advisory boards and commissions by written order to advise the mayor.
SECTION IV. This ordinance shall take effect upon its second passage and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Given first passage and referred to at 7:30 p.m. for a hearing and consideration of final passage and adopted
Attest:
_____________________________________________
City Clerk of the City of East Providence, Rhode Island
Requested by: Councilman Faria
Councilman Faria states that someone spoke earlier under public comment and he would like to note that a section was left out by accident by the law department, it was an honest mistake and it was posted right away and it met the open meeting requirements. Any member of the council can make amendments on first passage.
Councilwoman Sousa states that people move in and out of their wards and currently nothing states that they have to notify their council member and then no one is representing that ward. She suggests providing a document showing their address and that this be held accountable for notifying the council person and she is offering this as a friendly amendment.
Councilman Faria accepts the friendly amendment.
A motion to approve the ordinance with the friendly amendment offered by Councilwoman Sousa regarding moving and notification for first passage is made by Councilwoman Sousa, seconded by Councilman Faria and on a roll call vote the motion passes 3-2 with Assistant Mayor Britto and Mayor Briden voting Nay.
X. ADJOURNMENT
A motion to Adjourn at 10:29PM is made by Councilman Botelho, seconded by Councilman Faria and on a roll call vote it is unanimous.
Approved By Council: January 16, 2018
Attest: _______________
City Clerk