City Council, December 3, 2014

 

 

A special session of the Pawtucket City Council is held Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 6:53 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. 

 

Present – President Moran, Councilors Barros, Barry, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

Absent – 0.

 

President Moran presides.

 

 

THE COUNCIL RECESSES IMMEDIATELY TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING:

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX STABILIZATION FOR PET FOOD EXPERTS, INC., 175 MAIN STREET, PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS.

 

THE COUNCIL RECONVENES AT 7:00 P.M.

 

 

Communication from Council President David P. Moran, calling a Special Session of the City Council on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 6:15 p.m., is READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IS READ AND PASSED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barros, Barry, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

636   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAX STABILIZATION FOR PET FOOD EXPERTS, INC., 175 MAIN STREET, PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS.

 

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IS READ AND PASSED, WITH AN AMENDED CONSENT AGREEMENT, ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barros, Barry, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

588   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO ENTER INTO A NEW

635   “CONSENT AGREEMENT” FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PAWTUCKET FOR THE PROPERTY AT ONE MOELLER PLACE.

 

 

 

UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IS READ AND PASSED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barros, Barry, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

588   RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO ENTER INTO A NEW

635   “RECOGNITION, ATTORNMENT AND ASSENT TO LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE” AGREEMENT WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PAWTUCKET AND RBS CITIZENS, N.A. REGARDING THE LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE ON PROPERTY LEASED BY THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PAWTUCKET FROM THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AT ONE MOELLER PLACE.

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BARRY.

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilors Barros and Rudd, the agenda is amended to include the following:

 

Communication from Joanna L’Heureux, Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Pay Plan Amendment – Police Clerk II)

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3059 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET ESTABLISHING A PAY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET FOR LOCAL 1012.  (Police Clerk II)

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilors Barros and Rudd, the following communication is READ AND ORDERED FILED, and the following ordinance is LAID ON THE TABLE and REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, on a unanimous voice vote:

 

611   Communication from Joanna L’Heureux, Finance Director, to the Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council.  (Pay Plan Amendment – Police Clerk II)

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3059 OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET ESTABLISHING A PAY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET FOR LOCAL 1012.  (Police Clerk II)

 

 

The following ordinance is read for the second time and PASSED on roll call vote, as follows:

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barros, Barry, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault, and Vitali.

 

NOES – Councilor Wildenhain.

 

330   AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARIES OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND APPOINTED OFFICERS AND REPEALING CHAPTER 2955 IN ITS ENTIRETY.

 

 

The following ordinance is read for the second time and PASSED on roll call vote, as follows:

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barros, Barry, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

330   AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARIES OF UNCLASSIFIED NON-UNION POSITIONS AND REPEALING CHAPTER 2957 IN ITS ENTIRETY.

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING CLERICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PAY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET FOR LOCAL 1012 AND REPEALING CHAPTER 2997 IN ITS ENTIRETY.  (Effective July 1, 2014)” ARE APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barros, Barry, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

Amend the following:

 

SECTION 2.  Schedule of Annual Pay Rates for full-time members of Local 1012.

 

Add the following to SECTION 2:

 

Effective July 1, 2014

40 HOURS PER WEEK

	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3
PD1	N/A	N/A	47,518.05

 

Effective July 1, 2015

40 HOURS PER WEEK

	Step 1	Step 2		Step 3
PD1	N/A		N/A	48,468.41

 

Effective July 1, 2016

40 HOURS PER WEEK

	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3
PD1	N/A	N/A	49,437.78

 

Amend the following in SECTION 2:

 

Effective July 1, 2015

35 HOURS PER WEEK

	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3
R19	30,580.25    30,850.25	31,506.82	32,163.59

 

Amend the following in SECTION 3:

 

SECTION 3.  Schedule of Annual Pay Rates assigned to established classified Local 1012 Union Positions. July 1, 2014- June 30, 2017

 

PAYROLL SPECIALIST	R49 47
PAYROLL ASSISTANT	R41 39

 

Amend the following in SECTION 4:

 

SECTION 4.  Schedule of Weekly and Hourly Pay Rates for part-time members of Local 1012 Union.

 

Effective July 1, 2014

UNION

Environmental Housing Compliance Inspector	$20.14 per hr.
Farm Attendant	$12.95 per hr.
Grants Management Assistant	$28.39 per hr.
Library Assistant I (pt)	$16.62 per hr.
Library Page	$9.45 - $10.30 per hr.
Senior Library Page (Senior)	$10.29 - $11.15 per hr.
Librarian I	$25.40 - $27.50 per hr.
Library Bookmobile Operator & Clerk	$18.32 - $19.54 per hr.
NCIC Validation Clerk	$21.22 per hr.
Pound Keeper (pt)	$11.39 per hr. hour
School Crossing Guard	$293.58 per week
Water Board Engineering Intern	$17.19 per hr.

 

Effective July 1, 2015

UNION

Environmental Housing Compliance Inspector	$20.54 per hr.
Farm Attendant	$13.21 per hr.
Grants Management Assistant	$28.96 per hr.
Library Assistant I (pt)	$16.95 per hr.
Library Page	$9.64 - $10.50 per hr.
Senior Library Page (Senior)	$10.49 - $11.37 per hr.
Librarian I	$25.91 - $28.05 per hr.
Library Bookmobile Operator & Clerk	$18.68 - $19.93 per hr.
NCIC Validation Clerk	$21.65 per hr.
Pound Keeper (pt)	$11.62 per hr. hour
School Crossing Guard	$299.45 per week
Water Board Engineering Intern	$17.54 per hr.

 

Effective July 1, 2016

UNION

Environmental Housing Compliance Inspector	$20.95 per hr.
Farm Attendant	$13.48 per hr.
Grants Management Assistant	$29.54 per hr.
Library Assistant I (pt)	$17.29 per hr.
Library Page	$9.83 - $10.71 per hr.
Senior Library Page (Senior)	$10.69 - $11.59 per hr.
Librarian I	$26.43 - $28.62 per hr.
Library Bookmobile Operator & Clerk	$19.06 - $20.33 per hr.
NCIC Validation Clerk	$22.08 per hr.
Pound Keeper (pt)	$11.85 per hr. hour
School Crossing Guard	$305.44 per week
Water Board Engineering Intern	$17.89 per hr.

 

 

 

The following ordinance is read for the first time, AS AMENDED, and PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

AYES – President Moran, Councilors Barros, Barry, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

 

NOES – 0.

 

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PAY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET FOR LOCAL 1012 AND REPEALING CHAPTER 2997 IN ITS ENTIRETY.  (Effective July 1, 2014), AS AMENDED.

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Hodge, seconded by the Entire City Council, the meeting is adjourned at 7:22 p.m., in memory of Mildred Chadwick, mother of former City Councilor James F. Chadwick, Jr.,