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From YouTube: July 18, 2022, Finance Committee Meeting
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Finance Committee Meeting
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Okay,
so
in
the
current
year,
22-23
a
salary
increase
of
approximately
2.1
million
dollars
and
if
you
look
at
one
of
my
footnotes
below
you'll,
see
that
how
we
spread
that
money
out
was
to
give
steps
one
to
eleven,
a
point,
five
percent
contractual
raise
and
those
on
the
top
step.
A
three
percent
raise.
G
I'm
then
going
to
go
to
the
next
line:
item
restructuring
of
step
differentials,
so
cranston
public
schools,
like
most
districts,
has
10
11
12
steps
that
their
employees
go
through.
So
each
of
those
step
movements
equates
to
a
a
raise
in
salary,
so
what
we
did
was-
and
they
were
approximately
six
and
a
half
percent
differential
between
steps.
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So
we
re
restructured
those
step
movements
to
get
them
to
around
6.1
percent
in
doing
that,
it
allowed
us
to
give
those
on
the
top
step
a
bigger
raise
because
without
achieving
a
contractual
raise
those
on
the
top
step,
don't
get
anything.
Those
moving
through
steps
by
default
will
get
an
increase
in
pay,
thus
a
step
increase.
So
that's
how
we
were
I'll,
say,
creative
in
trying
to
both
stay
within
budget
and
also
come
up
with
a
fair
contract.
G
One
of
the
other
things.
This
contract
is
no
different
than
the
other
ones.
We
call
it
a
ratification
bonus.
So,
like
all
the
other
groups
that
came
before
us
and
ultimately
approved
by
city
council,
we
gave
each
member
of
this
group
a
two
thousand
dollar
ratification
bonus
that
is
being
funded
through
sr3
grant
dollars,
similar
to
how
all
the
other
ratification
bonuses
were
funded
longevity.
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So
this
contract
has
longevity
built
into
it
and
has
had
longevity
built
into
it
for
the
last
20,
some
odd
years
that
I've
been
associated
with
prints
in
schools,
the
way
longevity
works
for
crates
and
teachers
is
beginning
in
year
20
they
receive
a
a
longevity
payment
and
then
from
20
to
25.
That
annual
dollar
amount
doesn't
change
once
they
get
to
25
years
of
service,
it
increases
and
then
basically
it
doesn't
change
until
you
get
to
year
30
and
then
it
increases
one
more
time.
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The
line
item
below
that
it
calls
the
it
refers
to
the
elimination
of
professional
development
stipend
so
how
we
funded
the
increase
in
the
longevity
is
in
the
prior
contract.
We
require
eight
hours
of
professional
development
to
be
achieved
by
each
minimum
of
eight
hours
by
each
teacher
under
the
old
way.
Those
hours
are
were
spent
outside
of
the
normal
day,
so
we
had
to
pay
for
those
and
within
the
the
operating
budget
on
a
go
forward
basis.
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Basically,
we
are
assigning
two
days
out
of
the
existing
school
calendar
that
are
going
to
be
referred
to
as
pd
dates.
So
basically,
what
I
was
able
to
do
was
just
shift
those
those
dollars
approximately
300
and
one
thousand
move
it
from
the
pd
area
of
the
budget
and
use
it
to
fund
the
increase
in
the
longevity,
so
I'll
say
it's
budget
neutral
and
the
last
two
items
just
medicare
tax
and
certified
pension.
So
again,
any
time
there's
an
increase
in
salary,
there's
medicaid
impact
on
medicaid
taxes
and
pension
impact
as
well.
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So
again
that
doesn't
tie
neither
neither
the
district
nor
the
union's
hands.
It's
basically
just
to
you
know.
Hopefully
things
are
better,
but
if
they're
not,
then
basically
we
we
stick
under
the
existing
contract
and
then
in
year.
Three.
Basically,
it's
a
one
point:
five
percent
increase
across
the
board
before
I
move
on
to
the
next
bargaining
group.
Are
there
any
questions
that
I
can
answer
for
you
on
this.
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I
apologize,
I
don't
have
that
figure
off
the
top
of
my
head.
I
will
tell
you
that
district
is
20.8
million
dollars,
of
which
the
ratification
bonus
has
been
incorporated
into
the
budget.
We
are
beginning
to
spend
so
three
grant
dollars,
but
to
tell
you
this
evening
how
much
is
left?
I
won't
be
able
to.
H
Okay,
excellent,
could
I
perhaps
get
that
information
from
you
and
at
a
later
date?
Okay,
thank
you
and
I
I
want
to
say
that
I
do
think
that
that's
a
great
use
of
that
money
and
the
teachers
certainly
deserve
it.
I'm
also
wondering,
since
you
mentioned
the
wage
reopener,
can
you
clarify
for
me
if
that
opening
it
can
only
increase
the
percentage
correct
that.
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I
know
that
we
had
previously
met
and
discussed
the
fiscal
impact
of
the
contract,
but
just
for
the
public
there.
On
the
fiscal
impact
note,
there's
a
roughly
six
million
dollar
figure
that
that's
there
there's
also
a
closer
to
16
million
dollar
figure.
That's
there.
Could
you
just
take
us
and
the
public
through
that
that
way,
there's
clarity
on
what
the
impact
is
in
totality.
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So
how
I'll
respond
to
that?
The
district
negotiated
with
the
teachers
union
and
the
paraprofessionals
and
the
bus
aides
and
the
technical
assistance
behavioral
techs
in
good
faith
over
several
months
during
that
process,
I
mean
we
started
off
as
being
miles
apart
and
ultimately
got
to
where
we
are
today
from
my
position.
I
think
this
is
a
fiscally
responsible
contract.
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I
think
we
structured
it
in
a
way
number
one
that
was
both
fair
to
the
district,
fair
to
the
students
fair
to
our
employees,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day.
Ultimately,
it's
it's
our
responsibility
to
make
sure
we
live
within
the
constraints
of
this
negotiations
and
the
reason-
and
so
the
example
I'm
going
to
give
you
is
in
year
two.
So
we
know
the
financial
situation
the
city
is
in
currently,
so
knowing
that
in
23
and
23
24
you'll
see
a
one
percent
increase,
it
could
have
been
more.
G
We
were
asked
to
give
more,
but
I
think
what
we
did
was
again.
We
knew
that
we
had
to
live
within
our
budget
and
also
move
this
contract
forward.
So
that's
the
reason
why
you
only
see
a
one
percent
increase
in
the
second
year
of
the
contract
in
the
third
day
of
the
contract,
we're
hoping
that
things
turn
around
and
if
they
don't,
I
think,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
a
point
and
a
half
a
1.5
increase,
I
think,
is
fair
everyone.
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Finances
knows
that
your
budget
is
separate,
and
apart
from
the
city's
budget
in
terms
of
the
money
that
is
appropriated
to
you
from
the
city,
correct,
correct,
and
these
numbers
that
you
have
provided
with
the
three-year
contract
is
something
that
you
stand
by
as
the
school
department
being
able
to
afford
financially
correct,
correct,
and
that
would-
and
that
would
also
mean,
even
if
the
school
department
was
level
funded
for
those
three
years.
You
feel
that
the
school
department
can
still
afford
these
increases
correct,
correct,
okay
and
the
other
thing.
K
The
other
item,
I
think,
is
that's
worth
addressing-
is
the
proper
use
of
the
ratification
bonus.
That
is
to
your
point,
a
purpose
for
the
esser
funds,
and
I
know
that
some
of
us,
you
know
being
involved,
know
this,
but
maybe
the
general
public
might
not.
Employee
retention,
even
within
the
school
department,
is
a
significant
concern.
Correct
has
been
yes,
it
has
been
okay.
Thank
you
very
much.
You're.
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So
everyone
on
on
stage
here,
please
shut
your
microphone
off
when
you're,
not
speaking,
thank
you
and
council
chambers.
We
have
to
press
the
button
to
talk
all
the
time,
we're
not
used
to
the
microphone
being
on
all
the
time.
So
this
is
a
little
bit
of
a
learning
curve
for
us.
Also,
okay,
council
president,
I'm
sorry
I
interrupted.
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Listen,
I
can't
wait
to
go
check
youtube
later
and
listen
to
the
music
and
see
if
you're
really
set
in
the
mood
chairman
ferry
for
the
evening.
A
real,
quick
question.
A
lot
of
my
colleagues
asked
the
questions
that
I
had
written
down.
Mr
balducci,
you
know
we
mentioned
the
esser
funds
and
you're
going
to
get
us
a
number
on.
What's
left
over
on
that,
if
you
do
have
a
lot
left
over,
could
you
use
esser
funds
in
years
two
and
three
to
help
with
this
contract?
G
No,
I
mean
we
can
use
the
funds
throughout
the
life
of
the
of
the
funding.
We've
already
submitted
a
budget,
a
application
and
so
forth,
but
I
know
we
as
a
district
are
going
to
be
given
an
opportunity
as
things
change
in
the
second
or
third
year
of
the
use
of
those
funds.
So
there's
always
a
possibility.
G
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Thank
you
chairman
ferry,
mr
balducci,
is
the
reopener
clause.
Is
that
only
subject
to
whether
or
not
the
budget
is
level
funded
by
the
city
next
year,
or
would
that
possibly
include
any
operational
efficiencies
that
you
find
where
you
can
lower
costs
in
the
administration
to
give
more
to
the
teachers,
or
is
it
strictly
based
on
what
the
city
gives
you.
G
L
Good
evening,
mr
balducci
quick
question
for
you:
the
ratification
bonus
as
well.
I
understand
that's
obviously
from
the
yes
or
funds
I've
used
explained
to
all
of
us
this
evening.
The
two
thousand
dollar
employee
bonus,
even
though
it's
grant
I'm
just
wondering
if
a
teacher
happens
to
get
hired
in
january,
will
that
teacher
also
or
educate
our
staff
receive
that
right?
If
that
two
thousand
dollar
notification
bonus
or
do
they
have
to
start
in
september,
in
order
to
be
eligible
for
that,
I'm
just
wondering
what
your
policy
is
on
that.
G
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So
they
had
to
be
yep.
Oh
I'm
sorry
mike
michael
crudel,
chief
human
resources
officer
for
christopher
public
schools,
so
the
ratification
bonus
they
had
to
be
employed
through
the
end
of
last
school
year
and
they
have
to
be
employed
in
september
well
august
when
we
start
school,
so
they
won't
anyone
that
is
hired
after
that
again
it's
it's
part
of
the
whole
negotiation
process
that
we
ratify
the
contract
with
those
employees
who
were
part
of
the
bargaining
unit.
At
that
time,.
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They
have
never.
This
group
has
never
had
longevity,
so
we
did
introduce
longevity
within
this
contract
over
the
next
three
years
and
that's
footnoted
at
the
bottom
as
well
and
again
the
impacts
on
the
payroll
taxes,
medicare
and
pension
as
well,
and
then
in
year,
two,
it's
a
I'm
sorry
a
75
raise
and
then
the
year
three
a
75
cent
days
with
a
potential
wage
reopener
in
year,
three
as
well.
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The
two
before
you
this
evening
for
consideration,
those
being
the
agreements
with
the
cranston
teachers
alliance,
local
1704,
certified
and
paraprofessional
units
have
been
cast
in
the
same
mold.
They
both
contain
modest
wage
increases
for
these
groups
and
we
have
updated
a
great
deal
of
contractual
language
that
provides
the
district
with
greater
flexibility.
N
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Like
other
businesses,
we
must
invest,
compete
and
keep
our
excellent
staff
members,
our
culture
of
respect
and
support
for
our
students
and
our
staff,
our
excellent
high
school
programs,
our
improved
facilities
and
the
fair
wages
we
pay.
Our
staff
are
all
examples
of
what
makes
us
a
district
that
draws
families
to
cranston
and
teachers
and
paraprofessionals
to
our
schools.
N
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H
Thank
you
thank
you,
superintendent,
for
being
here
tonight
and
for
being
everywhere,
all
the
time
you're
at
all
the
school
events,
you're
always
available
to
answer
questions
either
by
email
or
phone,
and
I
sincerely
appreciate
that
my
only
question
that
I
forgot
to
ask
mr
balducci,
so
perhaps
you
could
answer
it
for
me
going
forward
in
years
two
and
three
as
well.
Do
she
confirm
that
these
raises
are
budgeted
for
not
dependent
on
an
increase
in
dollars
from
the
city?
N
L
L
I
am
a
mother
of
a
young
woman
who
just
graduated
from
cranston
east
and
a
mother
of
a
soon-to-be
sixth
grader
parkview.
So
I
do
stand
up
by
you
in
terms
of
excellence
and
I
do
support
all
of
the
educators
and
everything
that
each
and
every
one
of
you
have
actually
done,
particularly
after
postcode,
so
I'll
be
the
first
one
to
say
right
before
you
that
well
I'm
not
on
the
finance
committee.
J
J
J
J
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A
J
J
K
Thank
you.
I
have
my
whether
you
want
a
rhetorical
question
with
respect
to
the
contract,
because
as
a
member
of
the
finance
committee
and
as
a
member
of
this
council
as
a
parent
of
two
boys
in
the
cranston
public
schools,
I
will
say
my
piece
and
my
piece
this
evening
is
a
great
deal
of
gratitude
to
the
superintendent,
to
your
tight
ship
of
directors,
to
the
teachers
to
the
paraprofessionals.
The
whole
team.
If
there
is
a
department
that
does
more
with
less
it
is
this
department,
I.
K
K
Your
finance
director
has
done
an
a
plus
job
and
the
whole
team.
Again
it's
everyone
together,
making
it
work,
and
I,
when
you
had
mentioned
controversy,
I
couldn't
agree
with
you
more.
I
don't
understand
why
there
needs
to
be
controversy
with
this
contract
and
I
will
fully
support
this
contract
and
I
do
not
need
convincing,
but
thank
you.
D
Thank
you
chairman,
so
I
guess
I
will
I'll
speak
to
the
superintendent
as
well
about
my
pieces
tonight
I
am
on
the
finance
committee
in
the
city
council,
I've
reviewed
the
contract
and
I
I
agree.
I
don't
know
where
why
this
controversy
or
or
what
why
we
had
to
even
go
down
that
road.
Looking
comparatively
at
all
the
contracts
that
we've
we've
served
on
the
other
bargaining
units,
this,
like
councilwoman
mourinho,
said,
is
modest.
I
think
it's
fair
to
the
teachers.
In
fact,
I
think
the
teachers
deserve
more
in
terms
of
support.
A
D
N
D
As
for
for
kids
in
classrooms,
I
I
said
there
needs
to
be
more
I've
heard
year
after
year
that
there's
a
surplus
every
year,
and
where
does
that
surplus
go?
It
doesn't
go
to
the
classrooms?
No,
it
doesn't
go
to
the
kleenex
boxes
or
the
cleaning
of
the
classrooms.
That's
what
you
guys
come
out
of
pocket
for,
and
I
think
that's
a
travesty.
I
think
it's
a
travesty
that
parents
come
out
of
pocket
for
that
when
they're
supposed
surpluses
and
the
city
is
not
your
enemy.
D
We
are
here
together,
it's
the
teachers
and
the
city
together.
It's
we
are
not
the
ones
that
are
taking
anything
away.
We
need
to
look
everywhere
to
see
where
this
money
is
going
and
why
it's
not
going
to
kids
in
classrooms.
As
far
as
contract
concerns,
I
think
it's
perfectly
fine.
I
think
you
guys
deserve
that
ratification
bonus
more
than
anybody.
What
you
guys
have
done
through
the
pandemic.
Do
I've
seen
through
my
own
two
children
who
handled
the
pandemic
differently.
One
didn't
didn't
touch
her
at
all
the
other
one.
D
D
Q
F
Yeah
I'll
be
brief,
because
my
colleagues
have
asked
numerous
questions
and
you
know
I
agree
with
a
lot
of
the
sentiment
that
they
have
and
I've
sat
on
this
council
for
the
last
eight
years.
I've
always
supported
the
teacher
contracts
that
have
come
in
front
of
me.
I
plan
on
doing
the
same
this
evening.
I
look
forward
to
voting
in
favor
of
it.
F
Obviously,
your
financial
house
is
in
order.
I
heard
tonight
that
you
can
afford
it
over
the
next
three
years.
So
that's
music
to
my
ears
certainly
want
to
thank
all
the
teachers
staff
up
and
down
the
chain
for
all
the
work
that
you
do.
I'm
looking
forward
to
freshman
year,
my
son's
going
to
cranston
west
next
year
and
thank
you
for
all
you
do
so
I'll
be
in
support.
Thank.
N
N
The
past
two
years,
I've
seen
more
teachers
leave
more
younger
teachers
leave
for
competitive
districts.
I
had
not
seen
that
I've
been
in
this
business
28
plus
years,
and
these
past
two
years
have
been
very
challenging.
We
are
comp.
We
tried
to
compete
with
our
neighboring
districts.
It
is
extremely
difficult.
Before
we
negotiated
this
contract,
we
were
about
20th
out
of
34
school
districts
with
our
salary.
N
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
taking
care
of
our
staff,
so
we
have
offered
again
a
modest
increase
in
salary,
as
well
as
the
ratification
bonuses
as
incentives,
but
overall
it
is
very
difficult
to
keep
new
people
to
this
career.
Unlike
anything
I've
seen
in
the
past
again
almost
30
years
in
education.
N
I
don't
have
all
the
answers
as
to
why
that
is,
but
I
do
know
that
when
people
leave-
and
we
ask
them
many
times-
they
just
find
it
too
challenging.
It
is
an
extremely
difficult
job
and
they
are
leveraging
districts
against
each
other
and
that's
very
difficult.
So
again
we
have
a
great
reputation
in
this
state
and
I'm
very
proud
of
that,
but
that
only
gets
us
so
far.
So
we
need
to
put
our
money
where
our
mouth
is.
I
Thank
you.
I
I
don't
have
any
kids
in
the
system
yet,
but
one
of
the
reasons
why
my
wife
and
I
chose
cranston
is
because
of
our
public
schools
and
we
wanted
to
be
in
a
community
that
has
a
quality,
edu
public
education
system
which
cranston
has,
and
you
don't
have
that
without
dedicated
administrators,
and
you
certainly
don't
have
that
without
dedicated
educators
and
we've
seen
that,
perhaps
more
so
than
ever
the
past
several
years.
I
You
know
I
tend
to
talk
about
housing
a
lot,
but
you
look
at
the
teacher's
contract
step.
11
is,
for
a
bachelor's
degree
teacher
about
eighty
thousand
dollars
in
the
city
of
cranston
to
come
to
afford
a
single
family
home.
You
need
a
household
income
of
eighty
thousand
dollars
so
steps
one
through
ten
in
this
city
for
teachers
at
a
bachelor's
level,
you
couldn't
even
afford
to
buy
a
home.
H
N
N
I
wish
we
had
that
problem.
To
be
honest
with
you,
it
is
very
difficult
for
us
to
get
teachers
in
certain
areas,
especially
math
world
language
and
recently
technology.
Because
again,
if
you
have
those
degrees,
you
can
get
a
very
high
paying
job
in
the
private
sector.
So
at
this
time
we
do
not
have
that.
We
we
did
consider
it
and-
and
I'm
not
trying
to
pander
to
the
crowd
here,
but
we
want
to
take
care
of
the
people
who
have
stood
with
us
for
10
15
20
30
years,
so.
N
H
Understandable
my
second
question
to
play
off,
that
is,
with
a
lack
of
of
teachers,
filling
positions
if
we
don't
have
what
is
happening
with
the
classroom
sizes
and
are
teachers
needing
to
be
compensated
over
a
cap
of
students
or
do
we
not?
I
know
when
we
don't
have
a
pool
of
substitutes
and
people
are
out
and
you
add,
your
teachers
are
getting
paid
hourly
from
the
top
step.
How
does
that
affect
your
overall
budget,
and
do
we
anticipate
that
that
might
cause
a
problem
at
some
point
in
time.
N
We
look
at
trends,
especially
in
line
items
such
as
coverage
and
overage,
which
are
two
separate
ucoa
classes
with
us.
But
yes,
that
does
happen
with
if
a
teacher
is
out
or
we've
recently
had
a
phenomenon
of
people,
resigning
mid-year,
which
is
not
that
it's
very
difficult
for
us
to
support
our
students,
so
oftentimes
teachers
pick
up
extra
classes
or
extra
students.
N
It
depends
on
the
level
how
that
works
out,
but
there
are
some
teachers
who
have
picked
up
extra
classes
and
work
the
entire
day
without
a
break
to
make
sure
our
students
have
certified
qualified
people
in
front
of
them,
because
it
is
hard
for
us
to
just
quickly
grab
someone
say
mid-year
for
a
different
subject.
So
yes,
we
we
do
budget.
For
that
we
account
for
that.
Mr
balducci.
N
We
look
at
those
line,
those
those
you
co-align
items
on
a
monthly
basis
to
make
sure
you
know
we
might
be,
for
example,
the
sub
pool.
Okay,
there
are
none
when
I
graduated
college,
I
won't
tell
you
the
year,
but
there
were.
I
was
an
english
teacher
and
there
were
hundreds
of
us,
so
we
subbed
for
many
years.
We
earned
a
spot,
you
got
a
job,
you
were
thrilled
now.
H
Excellent,
thank
you.
As
some
of
you
may
know,
I
I
do
have
three
children
who
are
in
cranston
public
schools,
but
I'm
also
a
track
and
cross
country
coach.
So
I
feel
like
I
have
maybe
400
other
kids.
Who
are
my
second
kid,
so
I
know
how
important
the
job
that
you
all
do
is
because
they
all
talk
to
me
about
you
and
how
important
you
are
in
their
lives.
So
I
just
wanted
to
point
out.
H
I
never
needed
anyone
to
urge
me
to
vote
for
or
against
this
contract,
because
education
to
me
is
not
a
political
topic,
you
all
deserve
them.
The
increases
you
deserve
support
in
the
classroom
and
asking
questions
does
not
take
away
from
that.
So
I
want
to
let
you
know
that
we'll
be
supporting
this
contract
tonight.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
R
State
my
name
dan
wall,
27,
sagamore
road,
I'm
the
school
committee
representative
from
ward
6.,
I'm
the
chairman
of
the
cranston
school
committee
and
I'm
also
a
member
or
was
a
member
of
the
negotiating
committee
that
negotiated
the
teacher's
contract
in
the
paraprofessionals
contract
just
off
the
script.
I
couldn't
be
more
pleased
to
hear
how
supportive
people
are
of
this
contract.
I
couldn't
be
more
pleased
I
know
a
week
ago.
R
It
was
a
lot
of
talk
and
a
lot
of
social
media
and
even
press
releases
that
make
me
doubt
if
we
would
get
to
this
moment
at
this
time
and
with
the
people
who
said
that
you
shouldn't
politicize
the
contracts
or
education,
I'm
in
full
agreement,
I'm
a
teacher
in
the
another
district.
I
know
what
it
means
when
you're
waiting
for
another
contract,
it
does
have
an
impact
on
your
life
and
your
living
wage.
R
These
contracts,
as
I
know,
is
said
with
mr
balducci
and
the
superintendent
they
were
negotiated
in
good
faith,
and
anybody
who
sat
at
a
negotiating
team
can
tell
you
it's
not
an
easy
process
and
they're
within
the
constraints
of
the
budget.
The
budget,
the
administration
and
the
council
gave
us
in
simple
terms:
we're
not
coming
here
asking
you
for
more
it's
within
our
operating
budget
and
your
questions
bear
that
out.
R
The
answer
is
simple:
these
contracts
will
not
in
any
way
shape
or
form
increase
the
current
structural
deficit
and,
furthermore,
not
voting
for
these
contracts.
I
think
you
all
know
that
now
won't
decrease
that
structural
deficit
by
one
penny
so
not
to
belabor
the
point,
and
I
can
tell-
and
I
know
a
lot
of
you
people-
you
share
my
opinion
vote
for
these
contracts.
It's
the
right
thing.
These
teachers
deserve
it.
These
teachers,
assistants,
deserve
it,
and
thank
you
for
the
time.
Thank.
A
B
S
Okay,
thank
you.
My
name
is
well.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
President,
the
chair
to
all
the
council
members,
give
me
an
opportunity
to
speak.
I'm
never
short
with
not
being
able
to
speak,
and
I
do
want
to
thank
you.
My
name
is
elizabeth
larkin.
First
and
foremost,
I
am
a
teacher.
I
have
been
teaching
41
years.
I've
taught
grades
three
through
eight
36
of
those
years
have
been
in
cranston.
S
S
Everything
was
on
the
cranston
side,
so
my
allegiance
and
my
love
for
this
city
is
very,
very
strong
and
really
truly,
I'm
so
proud
to
represent
all
of
you
and
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
out
tonight.
These
are
times
in
which
people
are
away
and
the
meetings
have
been
changed
and
the
times
have
been
changed
and
it
has
been
a
full-time
job
with
me
getting
whiplash
trying
to
get
everything
organized
before
I
start
today.
S
S
S
S
S
S
Well,
if
it
weren't
for
the
administrators
teachers,
related
service
providers,
support
staff,
custodians,
administrative
assistants,
kitchen
employees,
mechanics
and
ground
crews,
bus
aides
and
bus
drivers
and
central
administration
staff.
There
would
be
no
cranston
public
schools.
What
there
would
be
would
be
brick
and
mortar
and
glass.
We
are
human
beings
and
with
human
issues,
and
concerns.
S
S
Comes
covid
and
a
global
pandemic
not
experienced
for
a
hundred
years.
I
don't
know
about
anyone
else,
but
I've
been
through
a
lot
of
situations
in
my
life,
but
working
around
the
clock
for
two
and
a
half
years
in
partnership
with
superintendent,
nada,
massey
and
her
team
to
manage
closing
of
schools,
distance
learning
policies
and
reopening
with
a
deadly
virus
was
not
one
of
them.
S
S
S
We
worked
extremely
hard
to
stay
within
the
guidelines
of
our
budget
and
we
did
sacrifice
even
in
this
contract,
especially
after
the
intensity
of
the
working
conditions.
Over
the
past
three
years,
it
took
its
toll
mentally
physically
and
emotionally
on.
All
of
us,
many
employees
have
retired
and
many
more
have
resigned
and
are
still
doing
it
up
to
this
week.
This
is
with
a
superintendent
that
appreciates
them,
tries
to
support
them
and
who
I
have
access
to
in
order
to
bring
their
concerns
and
fears.
30.
A
A
L
S
Truth
then
comes
july
7th,
when
I
am
sent
the
press
release
from
maya
hopkins
sickening
despicable
and
a
punch
in
the
gut
truth.
That
bell
will
never
be
unrung.
That
genie
is
out
of
the
bottle:
maya
hopkins,
the
education
mayor,
his
administration
and
his
political
supporters
denigrated
all
of
us
in
the
public
eye,
defamed
our
good
characters
and
that
character
of
cranston
public
schools
in
the
public
eye
truth.
S
He
encouraged
this
committee
to
send
our
contracts
back.
They
would
not
have
said
that
if
they
didn't
know
that
it
might
happen
truth,
he
was
interviewed
on
the
news
now
he
says
he
approves.
The
mayor
does
not
get
to
approve
our
contracts.
The
school
committee
and
the
city
council
get
to
approve
our
contract
truth.
He
stated
that
he
only
had
one
concern
about
the
reopener
in
year.
Two
did
I
receive
a
call:
did
we
receive
a
call?
S
S
No
one
can
state
that
they
support
the
schools
and
send
out
a
press
release
like
that.
No
one
truth:
if
you
hear
that
I
don't
believe
it.
I
don't
truth.
On
june
15th
we
signed
a
tentative
agreement
worked
tirelessly
for
long
days
and
through
the
weekend
to
get
ready
for
two
ratification
meetings
on
june
20th
truth
next
day
school
committee
has
their
meeting
on
tuesday
june
21st.
S
All
three
legs
of
our
stool
was
in
support:
the
cranston
public
schools,
the
cranston
teachers
alliance
and
the
cranston
school
committee,
but
there's
something
else
in
these
contracts.
If
not
passed,
there
is
lots
of
important
language,
important
language
for
working
conditions
and
teaching
and
learning
improvements
for
over
11
000
students
developed
by
us.
S
After
assessing
as
educators,
what
did
or
did
not
work
during
covid
in
order
to
support
the
fragile
fill
in
the
learning
gaps
and
yet
still
continue
to
challenge
it
has
been
challenging
and
stressful,
and
I,
as
the
union
president
who
have
been
called
an
emotional
woman,
I
am
not.
I
am
a
passionate
leader
and
I
do
not
want
my
members
attacked.
S
S
S
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
for
allowing
me
to
speak
in
this
order.
Just
want
to
pass
along
a
brief
statement
not
going
to
get
involved
in
tit-for-tat.
I
think
the
most
important
thing
is
to
bring
to
your
attention
that
over
the
past
week,
or
so
that
the
mayor
has
had
some
very
insightful
and
constructive
discussions
with
the
superintendent
and
they
we
have
witnesses
the
superintendent,
I
think,
might
be
able
to
testify
to
that.
C
A
T
T
But
but
mr
chairman,
members
of
the
board,
I
I
I'm
speaking
to
you
as
a
former
councilman
as
a
former
mayor
and
certainly
as
a
member
of
the
cranston
school
committee.
Also
as
a
former
teacher
and
a
founding
member
of
the
cta
I
just
like
to
emphasize
to
each
and
every
one
of
you
that
press
releases,
twitter
and
facebook
postings
without
prior
and
proper
due
diligence
does
not
resolve
issues
of
importance
to
the
people
of
cranston.
T
Apparently,
once
the
mayor
communicated
and
mr
murdy
said,
with
the
school
administration
and
the
chairman
of
the
school
committee,
his
concerns
were
clarified
and
we
are
extremely
happy
tonight
that
the
mayor
now
supports
the
teacher
and
the
paraprofessional
contracts,
but
they
are
fair
contracts.
There
are
equitable
contracts
and,
most
importantly,
they
are
affordable
contracts
over
the
next
three
years
within
the
school
budget.
T
Again
I
emphasize
to
you
to
each
of
you
that
the
contract
before
you
was
negotiated
fairly
and
affordably
for
the
duration
of
those
contracts.
Mr
chairman
and
members
of
the
board,
I
realized
that
this
is
the
silly
season
it's
the
election
season.
I've
been
through
since
1979.,
so
I
urge
all
of
us
all
of
us
to
act
responsibly,
especially
when
posting
on
twitter
or
facebook
etc,
and.
T
T
T
B
A
A
A
U
U
U
She
was
a
teacher
from
the
times
of
methuselah
and
I
can
tell
you
one
thing
that
I
know
you
cannot
pull
the
wool
over
a
teacher's
eyes.
That
is
why
this
room
is
still
packed
here
tonight.
After
we've
seen
him
go
from,
does
not
support
it
to
could
support
it
to
possibly
supporting
it,
but
not
certain
things
to
certain
wage
reopeners.
So
why
not
wage
reopeners
time,
I'm
not
finished?
U
A
U
A
P
We
fight
with
the
kids
to
please
put
your
cell
phone
down
when
people
are
speaking.
I
have
sat
up
there
and
watched
people
on
their
computers
tapping
away
going
into
other
areas.
I
have
watched
people
on
their
cell
phones,
I'm
not
going
to
point
it
out,
but
as
a
teacher,
do
we
fight
with
people
on
cell
phones.
B
F
P
A
P
A
A
P
P
P
P
A
V
V
And
I
would
also
like
to
remind
everyone
in
this
room
that
we
are
here
tonight
because
of
mayor
hopkins,
the
endorsed
candidate,
that
the
teachers
union
endorsed
he's
not
up
for
re-election
now,
and
maybe
he
won't
be
in
two
years.
But
I
hope
that
everyone
remembers
what
he
did
why
he
why
we
are
all
here
tonight.
L
F
E
E
H
F
President
wants
to
speak
real
quick,
it's
logistically
coming
here
is
very
difficult
want
to
thank
mr
steve,
scott
patucci.
If
I
mess
your
name
up,
I
apologize
shannon
and
tom.
It's
not
easy
doing
this.
Well,
I
think
superintendent,
mr
crudell,
for
making
sure
we
could
use
the
auditorium
and
our
city
clerk
roselle
rose
albazzani
for
getting
all
our
information
and
everything
here.
Thank
you
rose,
give
rose
a
round
of
applause.
L
O
A
E
A
F
A
E
H
E
F
A
F
E
A
J
J
So
that's
why
I
think,
for
the
benefit
of
the
people,
we
know
how
hard
it
is.
We
just
leave.
This
auditorium
go
to
a
woman,
we
all
like
ho
his
heart
and
we
know
how
a
lot
of
children
in
our
city
do
not
a
lot
of
families
do
not
have
the
luxuries
to
go
to
private
beaches
or
to
have
a
pool
in
the
backyard
so,
and
we
know
also
for
the
past
two
years,
a
lot
of
children
stay
home
using
computers,
you
know
and
they
lost
this
social
wave
of
their
peers.
J
Is
it
why
it's
been?
I
don't
know
neglected
or
not
that's
a
question,
or
is
it
why
we
lost
the
interest
in
doing
something?
I
don't
know,
but
I
think
it's
up
to
all
of
us
to
make
sure
we
serve
those
who
are
in
need-
and
some
may
not
agree
with
us,
because
they
don't
understand
why,
in
whatever
we
do
right
now,
we
need
to
see
the
equity
lens
because
inequality
exists
and
there
is
a
reason.
Inequality
exists
and
the
only
way
we
can
bridge
the
gap
of
inequality
is
see
the
length
of
equity.
A
A
I
I
So
with
increasing
temperatures
in
the
summer,
it's
critically
important
that
we
offer
and
take
measures
to
offer
residents
places
to
cool
off
with
rising
temperatures.
There
are
many
ways
that
we
can
do
that
systematically
throughout
the
city,
but
offering
a
place
like
a
pool
or
a
splash
pad
is
certainly
probably
the
best
and
most
fun
way
to
do
it,
but
also
the
community
that
it
serves
is
one
that,
as
councilwoman
jermaine
said,
for
you
know
economic
or
transportation
reasons
or
many
others.
I
They
might
not
have
the
same
equitable
access
to
those
spaces
to
cool
off
in
the
summer.
They
probably
don't
have
a
plot
that
has
a
pool
or
the
means
to
get
to
purchase
a
pool.
Or
what
have
you
not?
So
I
think
it's
this
is.
This
is
an
equity
issue,
and
I
think
that
we
should
move
this
forward
to
the
full
council.
H
H
If
we
use
opera
funds
for
this
project,
would
we
need
to
open
it,
and
I'm
not
saying
I
have
a
problem
with
this,
but
it's
just
a
question
to
open
it
up
for
use
for
anyone.
I
know
that
a
few
years
ago,
because
there
were
some
kind
of
fights
there,
it
became
closed
to
just
be
for
cranston
residents
only,
but
when
we
use
federal
funding
to
reopen
it
does
that
change
that
at
all
based.
H
Okay,
thank
you.
So
I
think
this
will
be
a
big
project.
You
know
outside
of
this.
There
should
probably
be
some
kind
of
committee
or
board
to
help
recreation
do
this.
I
know
that
just
from
doing
my
own
research,
several
of
most
of
the
pools
built
in
this
era
from
the
wpa
money
are
now
either
closed
or
I've
been
totally
modernized.
They're
smaller,
this
pool
is
huge
without
an
aquatics
director
it'd
be
difficult
to
manage
this
properly.
H
J
F
Thank
you
councilwoman
for
bringing
this
forward.
You
know
I'm
in
full
support
of
it.
Just
had
a
legal
question.
I
don't
know
if
it
should
be
going
to
solicit
malay
or
even
to
our
budget
analyst.
If
this
resolution
passes
tonight,
it
doesn't
obligate
us
to
spend
any
money
today,
we
would
still
have
to
do
planning
and
the
administration
on
board.
You
know
go
through
the
proper
channels
to
spend
opera
money.
We're
not
voting
tonight
specifically
to
spend
it,
but
it's
the
will
of
the
council
to
fix
the
pool
is
that
from.
D
Councilman
riley,
thank
you
chairman.
I
too
would
like
to
be
added
as
a
co-sponsor.
I
think
this
is
a
necessary
use
of
the
opera
funds.
You
know
every
community
is
unique
and
different
in
its
own
way,
and
this
is
one
of
the
ways
that
ours
is
unique.
We
have
this
pool.
It's
it's
been
utilized,
maybe
underutilized
in
the
past.
D
I
think
we
could
really
not
only
bring
it
back
but
really
make
this
a
much
bigger
destination
for
our
residents
and
if
we
wanted
to
open
it
up
to
outside
outside
residents,
we
could
do
that
as
well
responsibly
and
and
make
it
more
of
an
attraction
for
people,
because
I
do
understand,
maybe
the
past
10
years,
the
traffic
to
it
hasn't
been
what
it
was
previously,
but
I
think
we
can
change
that.
It's
a
great
addition
to
our
city.
D
It's
something
that
not
mostly
no
other
cities
have,
and
I
think
we
really
should
be
putting
this
money
like
this,
to
fix
things
that
we
normally
couldn't
through
our
budget
and
it's
just
too
expensive
and
to
maintain
it.
I
think
we
can.
We
can
figure
out
a
way
to
do
that
going
forward
as
well.
I
think
it's
something
that
you
know,
city
government
isn't
just
a
business.
D
K
K
You
need
a
pool
expert
to
tell
you
what
needs
to
be
done
to
actually
repair
it
and
then
what
that
cost
is
going
to
be
the
same
thing
with
the
pump
station
relative
to
the
pool
and
then
separate,
and
apart
from
that,
you
need
an
expert
with
respect
to
the
building.
Once
we
get
that
dollar
amount,
then
I
would
love
to
see
this
rock
and
roll
happen
and,
and
I'm
sure,
I'm
not
alone.
K
W
You
through
the
chair,
yes,
just
clarification
along
the
means
of
what
councilman
mourinho
said.
Remember
we
have
to
appropriate
the
funds
by
december
31st
of
2024.
We
have
to
expend
the
funds
by
december
31st
of
2026..
So
if
the
project
is
lodged
in
the
environment,
we're
in
we'd
have
to
figure
out
a
timeline.
So
we
meet
those
requirements.
H
Had
a
hand
up
first,
I
just
wanted
to
either
make
a
con
half
comment.
Have
a
question
with
the
opera
funds.
Is
it
correct
to
my
understanding?
This
does
not
need
to
to
go
through
planning
and
the
capital
budget
process
correct,
because
it's
separate
from
that
we're
not
putting
it
in
the
capital
budget
because
we're
spending
our
funds.
O
H
Okay,
because
I
think
that
that's
just
an
important
it's
very
relevant,
because
if
we
have
to
wait
for
this
to
go
through
the
capital
budget
and
vote
on,
then
we
literally
can't
start
until
next
summer
and
then
we're
without
a
pool
for
a
longer
period.
If
this
is
going
to
keep
going
and
be
a
continual
problem.
So
if
someone
could
get
those
answers
or
councilwoman
mourinho
might
know,
that's
just
important.
K
Yeah
to
that
point,
councilman
zully
is
depends
on
the
extent
of
the
repairs
and
that's
why
the
study
that
was
done
doesn't
really
answer
the
question
as
to
what
is
the
true
extent
of
the
repairs
necessary
to
the
pool,
depending
on
what
the
extent
of
the
repairs
is
depends
on
whether
or
not
we've
got
to
go
through
that
formal
process.
My
understanding.
J
Oh,
can
I
add
to
that
so
this
the
resolution
purpose
is
got
to
start
somewhere.
So
all
those
details
gonna
come
after
how
it
costs.
I
think,
if
we
want
to
do
it
together,
we
can
have
a
committee
and
we
what
we
want
to
do,
what
we
want
to
see
and
that's
where
we
will
have
to
I'm
not
talking
about
any
price
here.
There
is
no
cause
in
this.
One
is
have
the
idea
we
we
need
to
commit.
If
we
want
to
do
it,
that's
the
only
the
first
step.
We
are
here
right
now.
Q
First,
I
want
to
thank
councilman
denise
for
putting
this
forward.
I
would
like
to
add
to
it
I'll
be
added
to
the
resolution,
but
I
also
we
need
to
have
some
type
of
a
number,
because
we
don't
know
if
we're
demolishing
the
pool
fixing
the
pool
I
mean
to
councilwoman
jessica's
point:
we
we
don't
know
where
this
is
going.
Q
We
have
to.
I
mean
we
might
get
to
the
point
where
all
the
opera
funds
are
gone
and
it
wouldn't
do
us
any
good,
because
we
didn't
put
that
amount
aside,
so
we
have
to
do
dual
diligence
in
order
to
get
this
thing
rolling.
I
might
add
that
I
visited
my
son
for
the
last
time
in
new
york
city
and
all
the
playgrounds
in
new
york
city
have
a
water
feature
every
one
of
them.
A
A
J
H
J
A
L
F
A
Q
J
F
H
Thank
you
for
mr
igo.
I
guess
here
as
a
finance
director.
I
just
have
a
question
on
one
of
these:
the
first
one
capaldi
properties,
llc,
it's
the
reason,
says,
lost
check,
slash
best
interest.
I'm
just
wondering
if
I
could
have
a
little
bit
of
explanation
on
why
we
are
waiving
the
interest
for
a
lost
check.
X
F
A
Okay:
next
we
had
three
council
communications
that
we
are
going
to
continue
or
maybe
some
may
be
removed,
but
we're
gonna
continue
those
to
the
to
the
next
meeting.
Everyone
has
agreed
to
that
and
I
don't
see
anything
else
on
the
agenda.
May
I
please
have
a
motion
to
adjourn.
Oh
I'm
sorry
rose
continue
all
three
and
if
we
don't
want
to
take
any
of
them
off
we'll
let
you
know
please
thank
you.