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April 4, 2023
Special City Council Meeting
Special Finance Committee Meeting
A
A
A
All
right
this
evening
we
do
have
a
resolution
on
the
adoption
of
city
council
rules
for
the
2023-2024
term,
sponsored
by
myself.
This
is
being
sought
to
continue
this
to
April,
13th
and
I'm,
asking
for
a
motion
to
continue,
because
the
attorney
Angel
is
not
present
this
evening.
This
would
be
most
effective
for
that
night.
If
I
could
have
a
motion.
A
Right
and
I
would
like
to
state
that
public
comment
is
now
closed.
The
public
hearing
from
the
2023-2024
budget.
We
will
have
the
finance
committee
Department
budget
hearings
beginning
this
evening
at
6,
15
and
those
departments
will
be
boards
and
commission
city,
council,
city
clerk,
probate
fire
department
and
fire
alarm:
Police
Department,
Animal,
Control,
Harbor,
Master
and
Municipal
Court
on
Thursday
April
6th
at
6
PM,
the
Departments
to
be
heard
will
be
finance
department,
which
includes
accounts
and
control
assessment
contract
and
purchase
Treasury
and
tax
collection
and
revenues.
A
Information
Technology
Community,
Development,
Building,
Inspections,
Senior,
Services,
Cranston,
Community,
Action,
Program,
and
canvassing
on
Monday
April
10th
at
6
PM.
We
will
hear
the
Departments
of
public
libraries,
Economic
Development,
executive,
Law,
Department
insurance
claims
and
risk
management
and
personnel
on
Tuesday
April
11th
at
6
PM.
We
will
hear
the
Departments
of
Public
Works,
which
includes
Highway
Maintenance,
Building,
Maintenance
engineering,
Fleet,
Maintenance,
Bureau
of
traffic
safety,
refuse
care
of
trees,
sewer
Enterprise
fund
planning
and
capital
budget
Parks
and
Recreation,
bringing
us
to
Monday
April
17th
at
6
PM.
A
We
will
hear
from
the
school
department
and
the
school
health
insurance
on
Tuesday
April
18th
at
6
PM.
We
will
hear
amendments
Thursday,
April,
27th,
we'll
have
a
special
city
council
meeting
at
6
pm
on
the
adoption
of
the
budget
and
then
on
May
9th
at
6
PM.
There
will
be
a
special
city
council
session
if
needed,
to
consider
possible
mayoral,
vetoes
and
final
adoption
at
each
of
the
finance
committee
meetings.
A
public
comment
will
be
heard
at
at
the
at
those
meetings
as
well
and
I
had
to
make
a
motion
to
adjourn.
I
C
Thank
you
so
welcome
everyone.
This
is
the
first
meeting
finance
committee
meeting
of
our
budget
session
moments
ago.
Council
president
Mourinho
read
into
the
record
for
the
the
previous
meeting.
What
our
budget
schedule
will
be
that
is
available
online
on
the
Cranston
City
website.
So
any
members
of
the
public
I
welcome
you
to
go
there
to
find
a
full
schedule.
C
Tonight
we
have
before
us
boards
in
commission,
City,
Council
city,
council,
Clerk
probate
fire
department
and
fire
alarm,
Police
Department,
Animal,
Control,
Harbor,
Master
and
Municipal
Court
appreciate
and
thank
all
members
of
the
administration
for
being
here
this
evening,
members
of
the
council,
our
city
budget
order,
as
well
as
members
of
the
fire
and
police
department.
Thank
you
Chief
and
colonel.
C
We.
We
are
going
to
start
with
boards
and
commission
this
evening,
members
of
the
Council
of
the
committee
who
everyone
that's
on
the
council,
whether
you're
an
official
member
of
the
finance
committee
or
not,
you
will
have
the
opportunity
to
ask
questions
I.
Ask
that
you.
We
allow
everyone
to
speak
at
least
once
who
wishes
to
before.
Coming
back
to
someone
else.
Should
there
be
questions
from
all
members
and
with
that
director,
zadellas
or
director
Moretti,
if
you'd
like
to
start
with
boards
and
commission.
D
Mr,
chairman
with
your
Indulgence
I,
just
want
to
discuss
my
approach
to
budgeting.
If
I
may
Mr,
chairman
Madam
president
counselors
the
mayor's
FY
24
budget
presentation,
which
all
budget
which
is
before
you
is
what
I
have
internally
named
an
austerity
budget
and
if
I
can
just
go
into
why
I
referenced
this
document
as
an
austerity
budget
from
the
Inception.
D
D
D
Approximately
two
weeks
ago,
we
had
learned
of
the
effects
of
changes
that
were
being
made
to
the
pilot
program,
which
was
another
reduction
of
974
thousand
dollars
that
we
were
made
aware
of
approximately
two
weeks
ago.
So,
besides
the
known
1.3
million
dollars
in
distressed
communities
with
this
budget
document,
we've
absorbed
another
reduction
of
974
000
in
state
aid
in
the
form
of
pilot.
D
Additionally,
I
was
asked
on
the
administration
directed
me
to
start
what
I'll
refer
to
as
weaning
off
Opera
funds
as
a
source
of
Revenue
supporting
Municipal
service.
So
this
budget,
as
that's
before
you
this
evening,
also
incorporates
a
reduction
in
the
use
of
Opera
and
then
finally,
one
of
the
things
that
we
did
both
you
know
from
the
Departments.
D
We've
got
revenue
estimates,
but
we
employed
a
dual
system
in
Finance
on
two
different
methodologies
of
projecting
the
revenues,
predominantly
the
larger
categories,
two
totally
distinct
ways:
it
can
be
done
in
terms
of
trending,
but
you
know
basing
it
towards
last
year's
by
month,
not
just
a
straight
line.
So
what
we
did
is
in
addition
to
suggestions
of
Revenue
changes.
You
know
Finance
looked
at
it
independently.
Two
different
ways
and
before
you
is
a
collective
process
with
three
people
projecting
revenues.
D
D
D
D
How
things
can
change
in
I?
Just
it's?
It's
not
anything
that
I'm
raising
a
red
flag
but
a
yellow
flag,
and
it's
just
the
luck
of
the
Lithuanian
as
soon
as
we
get
the
budget
out.
What
happens
is
you
know?
There's
a
pouring
oil
production
decrease
which
inevitably
will
have
affect
this
budget.
So
these
are
the
best
estimates,
with
the
best
information
that
we
had
at
the
time
and
I
just
wanted
to
just
describe
the
parameters
for
which
it
was
developed
under.
D
So
with
that
Miss
chairman
are
we
gonna
just
go
into
boards
and
commission,
sir
okay
and
I
apologize
I,
just
find
it
more
comfortable
working
with
which
you
were
referred
to
as
a
small
budget.
So
the
mayor's
budget
before
you
in
terms
of
group
code,
1900,
miscellaneous
boards
and
commissions,
is
pretty
much
a
you
know,
predominantly
a
level
funded
budget
for
FY
23,
the
budget
that
was
recommended
or
the
adopted
budget
for
all
the
respective
line
items
totaled
39
602.
C
The
director,
the
only
question
I
have
is
the
Patuxent
River
Authority
on
the
expenditures
on
the
expenditure
side.
They
currently
budgeted
at
five
thousand
dollars.
They
have
spent
seven
thousand
I
know
it's
only
a
matter
of
two
thousand
dollars,
but
that
hundred
and
forty
percent
sticks
out
on
the
on
the
expenditure
side
any
any
idea.
Why.
D
G
J
C
K
L
I
may
add,
probably
across
the
board,
there's
going
to
be
surprises.
There's
going
to
be
things
that
come
up
that
we
don't
anticipate
today.
As
the
Director
said,
it's
a
snapshot
of
where
we
were
with
the
best
knowledge
as
of
approximately
a
week
ago
and
as
to
what
happens
between
now
and
the
end
of
the
year,
which
could
could
make
the
numbers
more
perhaps
well,
I,
don't
use
the
word
accurate
because
projecting
differently,
but
they
will
be
surprised
if
they
reassure
you.
L
E
Thank
you,
chair
I'm,
just
wondering
do
we
know
if
the
diversity
Commission
has
plans
to
spend
their
money
from
last
year?
If
I
know
what
was
I
think
they
didn't
spend
the
money
from
the
year
before
and
last
year
there
was
a
discussion
about
giving
more.
We
didn't,
but
we
we
funded
it
flat
and
then
now,
let's
say
my
money
money.
Is
there
again
I'm
just
wondering
if
who
what
was
what's
happening
with
that?
You
know.
D
In
in,
as
I
said
as
Powers
as
part
of
year,
in
closing,
we
will
contact
to
find
out.
Are
there
any
expenses
or
what
the
money
was
appropriated
for
for
FY
23?
We
will
ensure
that
if
there
are
exp
you
know
expenses
for
the
current
fiscal
year.
We
will
recognize
them
in
23,
but
for
this
budget
we
carried
it
Forward
at
ten
thousand
dollars.
Yes,.
E
J
You
yeah
I,
think
that
might
be
a
just
to
to
counsel
through
the
tr2
council
woman
rinzulli,
given
the
fact
that
we
don't
have
a
personal
director,
and
that
is
a
chair.
That's
probably
the
reason
why,
in
addition
to
that,
not
to
derail
from
this
subject
matter,
but
on
the
fun,
because
we're
talking
about
funding
I
think
the
commission
has
really
been
able
to
meet
and
it's
most
likely
from
what
I'm
being
told
is
through
Quorum
issues.
C
K
C
D
J
Given
the
fact
that
we
haven't
sorry
fully
use
that
full
amount,
is
it
because
our
stenographer
is
kindly
giving
us
some
sort
of
a
discount
or
I'm
just
curious?
It's
to
exactly
what
is
it
I
know
that
in
the
past
it
was
11
and
I
went
and
it
was
really
high
up
by
18.
Is
it
because
we
assumed
that
it
was
going
to
be
used
more
than
than
budgeted
and
that's?
Why
we're
breaking
it
down
to
14.
D
There
was
a
chairman
to
the
to
the
counselor
actual
expenditures.
Although
there
was
a
the
services
were
encumbent
for
the
entire
year
for
the
full
amount
actual
in
in
expenditures
we're
only
7
800
through
February.
So
that
trend
is,
you
know,
an
observation
that
we're
saying
is
gone
is
going
to
continue
so
you're.
Not
we
don't.
We
did
not
believe,
or
we
do
not
have
the
belief
that
you'll
spend
the
full
amount
relative
to
the
the
court
orders.
D
J
J
D
J
I
don't
know
if
I
had
anything
to
do
because
of
the
also
the
video
streaming
given
the
fact
that
that
also
went
was
high
at
one
point
through
Zoom
I'm.
Sorry
through
because
of
coveted
it's
executive
order
and
everything
else,
and
then,
if
anything
was
well
if
it
was
relevant
to
each
other,
if
there
was
any
correlation,
I
guess,
I
should.
C
A
D
Okay,
again
Madam
president,
once
again,
if
you
look
at
actuals
through
or
expenses
paid
to
date,
it
was
roughly
27.75
through
February,
which
was
the
precip.
You
know
what
precipitate
us
to
look
at
that
line
item
and
reduce
it
down
to
Seven
Grand
from
the
budgetary
line
item
of
of
ten
thousand
from
the
FY
23
level.
A
Right
and
just
what
I
was
going
to
mention
in
terms
of
my
assumption
was
that
previously
in
in
2022
and
2021
and
even
2020
was
significantly
higher,
but
some
of
those
prior
costs
and
those
prior
budgets,
the
cost
incurred,
I'm
assuming
and
I
don't
know,
was
because
of
the
initial
setup
that
we
had
to
enlist
in
former
council
president
councilman
pablovakis,
maybe
through
the
chair.
If
he
can
just
confirm
my
understanding.
I
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Yeah,
the
the
big
number
there
is
a
year,
I
believe
that
we
had
to
do
the
cameras
in
here,
but
some
of
the
other
years
we
do
see
some
higher
costs,
and
it's
it's
not
due
to
our
video
streamer.
It's
because
we
had
to
buy
things
like
that.
Laptop
and
some
equipment
had
broken
in
here
like
a
power
supply
and
some
other
things.
I
A
D
M
D
Although
I'm
not
going
to
go
line
item
by
line
item,
the
biggest
reduction
is
on
object
and
excuse
me
when
I
take
out
my
ruler,
because
after
a
little
over
three
weeks,
these
numbers
are
all
starting
to
look
like
five
I'm.
Sorry,
sir
yeah
five,
two
two
five,
eight,
the
biggest
reduction,
is
in
the
the
the
real
estate
tax,
which
corresponds
with
the
the
applicable
Revenue
where,
with
the
higher
interest
rates,
although
they
are
processing,
a
lot
and
revenues
are
trending
up.
D
C
G
D
D
D
We're
talking
speaking
to
the
revenue
side
of
instrument
of
recording,
yes,
so
annualizing,
it's
two
seven
and
we're
we're
estimating
that's
not
going
to
continue
into
next
year
and
if
you
go
start
with
the
the
revenue
side,
we're
predicting
a
million
five,
we
think
similar
to
real
estate.
This
is
going
to
decrease
it's
not
going
to
Trend
that
way.
For
another
year,
sir.
G
Probate
because
I
know
that
the
probate
fees
are
in
the
city,
clerk's
budget
and
I
was
just
curious.
If,
in
the
revenue
section
of
the
clerk,
is
the
inventory
tax
included
in
her
Revenue
for
the
probate
is
that
under
the
probate
court
fees,
because
there's
a
one
percent
inventory
tax
that
gets
passed
on
to
the
state
of
Rhode
Island
up
to
fifteen
hundred
dollars
and
I
just
wanted
to
know?
If
it
was
it's
a
pass-through,
but
I
wanted
to
know
if
it
was
recorded
in
the
probate
court
fees.
D
That
one,
the
two
past
rupees
that
I'm
aware
of
are
in
the
instrument
of
recording
and
the
the
real
estate.
So
on
the
revenue
side,
it's
five
two
one,
two
four
in
five,
two
one,
four
five,
the
specific
one
and
I
have
to
apologize.
I
cannot
answer
that
right
now
and
I
will
get
back,
but
I
believe
it's
in
four
two
one,
two
four
it's
one
of
the
subsets
but
I
am
not
sure
so
I'd
rather
get
back
to
you.
With
that
specific
answer.
E
D
In
terms
of
the
overtime
I'm
going
to
make
the
Assumption
that
it's
coverage,
one
of
the
things
that
in
they
were,
they
were
shorter,
individual
one
of
the
things
is
they
cover
multiple
meetings
right,
so
that's
one
of
the
Thrive
is
on
overtime.
Generally,
we
in
terms
of
the
appropriation
side
of
it.
D
We
recognize
that
there
will
be
a
redeployment,
but
we
wanted
to
ensure
that
if
I
can
just
get
to
the
the
prop
page
counselor
the
there
was
ample
ample
appropriation
to
both
recognize
their
Trend
and
potentially
continue
providing
an
appropriation
where
they
could
have
access
to
overtime
as
they
were.
You
know
servicing
the
counter,
as
well
as
servicing
meetings.
B
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman,
you
all
know:
I
just
joined
the
city
in
March
the
opportunity
to
budget
requests,
nor
was
I
really
involved
in
the
preparation
of
the
budget.
I
did
have
a
brief
meeting
with
director
zidalis
back
on
March
7th,
where
I
addressed
some
questions
and
some
concerns
I
had
and
we
reviewed
them,
but
I
don't
see
those
reflected
here
in
this
budget.
So
I
just
wondered.
If
I
could
please
address
those
again
for
the
record
for
council's
consideration.
B
Thank
you
very
much,
starting
with
the
expenditures.
I
had
the
same
question
regarding
51101
for
overtime.
It's
my
understanding
that
this
line
item
is
to
pay
the
assistance
study
clerk
for
overtime
for
attendance
at
meetings,
which
I
understand
is
probably
over
budget
at
this
time
from
you
know
the
previous
year,
but
I
do
think.
Maybe
there's
a
potential
for
some
reduction
there,
since
with
me
being
on
board
once
we
kind
of
get
everything
you
know
flowing,
those
meetings
will
be
split
between
the
assistant,
City,
Clerk
and
myself.
B
B
B
L
B
Moving
on
to
item
52004
departmental
expenses
in
the
budget
detail,
it
says
that
this
line
item
five
thousand
dollar
level
funded,
but
the
previous
year
it
was
six
thousand
and
it's
being
cut
to
five
thousand
I
know
like
I
know.
A
thousand
dollars
doesn't
seem
like
a
lot
of
money,
but
when
you're
talking
about
office
supplies
and
continuing
Rising
costs,
if
it's
going
to
be
level
funded,
it
should
be
level
funded
at
the
six
thousand.
L
I
could
just
I
could
just
comment.
Is
that
across
the
board
you're
going
to
find
various
reductions
in
some
of
the
smaller
costs,
we're
asking
people
to
tighten
their
belts?
As
the
Director
said,
Dallas
mentioned
the
mayor
submitting
a
very
austere
budget
and
we
have
to
look
at
ways
of
doing
things
differently,
even
in
the
small
ways.
So
that's
indicative
of
what
you're
going
to
find.
In
fact,
I
think
you
just
saw
it
in
the
City
Council
budget
I
think
you
saw
that
you'll
be
seeing
in
every
single
Department
going
forward.
B
L
B
Moving
on
line
item
52251
dog
licenses
last
year,
this
was
budgeted
for
well.
The
current
fiscal
year
is
budgeted
for
600.
The
dog
tags
have
been
ordered
in
the
invoices
in
we
did
go
over
budget
at
735
dollars,
so
I
think
a
minor
adjustment
to
about
800.
In
case
there
is
us,
you
know,
another
minimal
increase
this
year
would
be
a
more
appropriate
amount.
D
If
I
just
may
on
those
I'm
gonna
have
to
make
an
assumption
that
these
accounts,
unlike
the
other
known
fees,
are
linked
in
our
work
papers,
so
I'm
going
to
make
an
assumption
if
it's
one
to
one
it's
an
error
on
iPod
and
not
linked.
So
a
change
on
One
automatically
makes
a
change
on
another
line.
Item
aka
the
revenue
follows
the
the
the
expense
so
I
can
check
on
that.
One.
B
Thank
you
very
much
when
I
met
with
director,
sadellis
I
did
ask
for
some
minor
additions
to
the
budget.
Approximately
three
hundred
dollars
for
Jews
for
professional
associations,
the
city
clerk,
the
assistant
city
clerk,
is
a
member
of
the
Rhode
Island
Clerk's
Association
I
am
a
member
of
the
Rhode
Island
New
England
and
international
Municipal
clerks
associations.
That's
for
my
professional
development
and
I
need
to
maintain
my
status
in
those
to
maintain
my
CMC
and
work
towards
my
MMC.
That
was
about
three
hundred
dollars.
J
J
B
Might
I
think
that
might
have
been
the
Rhode
Island
clerks
Association?
She
was
a
member
of
the
Rhode
Island
folks
Association.
That
might
be
what
you're
referring
to
the
Rhode
Island
league
is
a
little
bit
different
right.
That's
usually
the
administration,
the
town
managers
Mayors.
Those
type
of
things
are
usually
members
of
that.
B
B
B
So
I
had
asked
for
fifteen
thousand
dollars
for
a
business
licensing
software
program-
that
is
a
quote
I
received
from
one
company,
so
I
would
expect
that
it
would
be
no
more
than
15
000,
and
this
would
allow
us
to
have
a
program
to
input,
track,
run
reports
and
everything
for
all
the
licenses
issued
by
the
city.
I
think
this
would
be
a
great
first
step
in
heading
towards
the
right
direction
to
get
some
Automation
in
the
office.
B
It
would
be
particularly
helpful
for
the
public,
the
Safety
Services
Commission
and
the
council
when
licenses
were
to
come
up
for
Renewal
and
they
wanted
history
right
now.
That's
all
done
manually,
it's
very
labor
intensive
and,
and
it
does
at
times
you
know,
result
in
human
error.
So
I
had
asked
for
that.
So
I
hope
that
will
be
considered.
B
D
B
Likewise,
on
that
matter,
the
same
thing
happens
with
the
probate
filing
fees.
Three
dollars
per
instrument
goes
to
the
state.
One
dollar
is
to
the
city
for
historic
preservation
and
then
also
according
to
Rhode
Island
general
law,
34-13-7
10
of
recording
fees
provided
for
in
this
section
shall
be
utilized
by
each
Studio
town
for
the
purpose
of
document
preservation
and
technological
upgrades.
So
I
just
want
to
be
sure
that
you
know
10
of
those
fees
are
also
being
set
aside
for
those
purposes.
A
Thank
you
thank
you,
Tracy
to
for
speaking
up
on
the
issues
in
your
department
that
are
important.
I
will,
along
those
lines,
say
that
I
I
I
would
like
to
see
the
fifteen
thousand
dollars
implemented.
If,
if
somehow,
we
could
do
that
with
the
technology
so
that
we
can
start
to
get
to
a
place
where
we
need
to
be,
and
that
would
also
free
up
time
for
the
clerks,
probably
with
that
type
of
system,
and
it
would
free
up
space.
D
Through
the
chair
to
the
council
president,
there
are
two
parts
to
that:
yes,
we
are
I
am
one
who
Embraces
technology.
The
one
issue
is
this
is
one
that
we
would
logically
run
that
through
our
I.T
Department.
As
we
deal
with
the
vast
majority
of
our
software
applications
number
one
number
two.
We
will
have
to
work
with
the
clerk's
office
to
get
a
scope
of
services
or
determine
that
this
one
is
going
to
be
a
sole.
D
M
B
Through
the
chair,
that
price
was
just
a
quote
given
to
me
by
one
particular
company
who
offered
us
a
free
demo.
You
know
I
realize
and
happy
to
do
a
whole
RFP
RFQ.
Whatever
is
necessary
to
do
that.
My
that
was
only
to
indicate
that
I
know
I
can
get
it
for
15,
000
or
less.
So
if
we
went
out
to
RFP,
that
is
the
maximum
amount
I
would
expect
to
spend
I,
don't
necessarily
have
any.
B
E
E
D
D
J
J
The
did
you
just
ask
about
the
hospitalization
council
president,
okay
I'll,
just
ask
you
as
a
follow-up,
because
that
might
be
my
question
that
I
had
right
on
here
on
the
hospitalization
for
lack
of
time,
but
in
terms
of
the
salary
submitted
by
the
clerk's
office.
That's
obviously
all
inclusive,
already
of
all
the
salary
steps,
correct
increases
that
are
already
into
account.
C
D
Okay,
thank
you.
Mr
chairman
probate.
Once
again,
page
12
group
number
1106,
the
FY
23
budget
was
Nineteen
thousand
339
dollars
for
FY
24.
The
men
the
mayor
is,
is
recommending
an
appropriation
of
eighteen
thousand,
eight
hundred
and
thirty
nine,
a
reduction
of
500,
which
predominantly
is
coming
out
of
the
line
item
departmental
expenses,
which
is
you
know,
consistent
with
right
right
here,
is
zero
budgets
for
departmental
expenses.
C
D
Although
the
the
the
amount
is
reduced,
the
complement
is
increased
and
it's
due
to
the
fact
that
the
current
class
is
being
paid
for
with
the
new
and
improved
safer
Grant
where,
by
the
federal
government,
unlike
freebies,
say
for
Grants
paid
for
75
percent
of
the
employee
and
their
fringes.
The
current
safer
Grant
picks
up
100
of
salaries
and
fringes
of
those
eligible
new
recruits
that
are
going
to
be
firefighters
for
the
city
of
Cranston.
C
Thank
you,
I
I
have
one
question
Chief.
Thank
you,
as
always,
for
for
being
here
over
time
is
budgeted
is,
is
level
funded
for
next
year.
The
the
average
over
the
past
five
most
recent
years
has
just
shy
of
six
million
and
I
believe
if
I
believe
it's
or
it's
at
75
of
the
so
it's
running
at
about
annualized
about
6.1
so
is
is
the
level
funding
of
5500.
Is
that
realistic,
5.5.
D
And
before
I
turn
over
to
the
chief,
if
I
just
may
answer
your
question,
you
are
correct
that
the
the
overtime
budget
is
trending
down
6.1
compared
to
actual
for
the
previous
year
6.4.
So
the
the
the
Reliance
on
overtime
is
is
going
down
that,
coupled
with
the
addition
of
the
new
recruits,
led
us
to
level
funded
with
the
assumption
that
that
Trend
going
down
will
continue.
Additionally,
what
we've
seen
in
in
Prior
years
is
as
the
the
overtime
is
decreasing.
D
We
are
still
picking
up
because
we
budget
100
in
the
salaries
is
that
relationship
between
having
at
year-end
the
salary
amount
the
reversion
to
cover
the
overtime.
So
in
terms
of
the
logic
behind
the
level
funding
of
overtime,
we
anticipate
that
the
work
that
the
chief
has
done
in
managing
man
hours
will
continue
into
FY
24.
So
if
I
turn
it
over
to
the.
N
Machine
yeah,
we
were
also
hoping
to
get
it
sooner.
Verdict
on
the
safer
Grant
we're
hoping
to
have
them
the
new
firefighters
start
last
September
that
hurt
they
didn't
get.
We
didn't
get
them
started
until
March
13th
of
this
year.
That
was
one
of
our
big
problems,
with
waiting
and
waiting
waiting
for
FEMA
to
give
us
the
grant.
C
C
D
G
L
Councilman
because
my
question
in
fact,
Mrs
idellis's
number,
actually
the
5.5
million
myself
and
I.
Aside
from
what
Mr
zydel
has
stated.
If
we
did
quick
math
as
a
sanity
check
to
this
12
or
13,
firefighters
is
about
1.3
million
dollars
when
they're
not
on
those
incremental
firefighters
being
funded
from
safer
when
they're,
not
on
we're
paying
time
and
a
half
through
minimum
Manning.
Half
time
is
about
six
hundred
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars.
So
if
you
take
off
600
000
from
The,
Six
Million
one
get
you
back
to
the
five
minute
five!
I
I
K
I
K
I
Maybe
that's
something
through
the
chair
to
to
Madam
president.
Maybe
we
can
work
with
the
grant
writer
to
try
to
secure
some
funding
for
a
bucket
truck
I
do
see
the
crew
out
on
the
weekends
even
sometimes
servicing
the
traffic
lights
when
they're
down
and
I
know
they
have
a
lot
of
workload,
and
you
can
tell
just
by
looking
at
it
that
that
truck's
been
around
a
while.
So
maybe
that's
something
we
can
look
and
do
to
try
to
help
the
department.
Thank
you.
G
G
C
A
President
Marina,
thank
you
thank
you
chief
for
coming
this
evening
and
taking
the
time
with
respect
to
this
budget.
Answering
our
questions.
Thank
you
to
everyone
in
your
department
and
to
councilman
pop
lost.
This
is
mention
of
you
know:
potential
improvements
for
for
a
bucket
truck,
definitely
open
to
that.
I
know
that
I've
had
some
discussions
with
the
grant
writer
I
know
your
facilities
are
in
need
of
repair
as
well,
and
if
there's
any
improvements
we
can
do
with
respect
to
the
buildings.
A
I
I
did
have
a
question,
but
I
think
you
probably
touched
upon
it
and
and
Maybe
not
maybe
I'm
wrong
in
terms
of
the
expenditures
with
53503
the
injured
on
duty,
the
Blue
Cross
there
I
see
that
that
is
going
to
be
significantly
reduced
as
a
projection
for
next
year.
Is
that
because
you
anticipate
some
retirements
or
is
there
some
other
reason
for
that?
Projected
decrease
just
because
the
way
it's
trending
currently,
maybe,
is
that
directions
to
Dallas,
okay,
yeah
Madam.
C
F
D
Thank
you,
Mr
Mr,
chairman
and
I
assume
that,
with
the
Council
of
papawaka's
question,
we
had
done
it,
but
the
mayor's
FY
24
budget
is
in
the
amount
of
303
thousand
dollars
a
slight
reduction
from
the
FY
23
budget
adopted
budget
of
305
000.
So
you'll
see
most
of
the
slight
modifications
in
a
couple
of
areas.
The
biggest
reduction
is
in
the
area
of
electrical
equipment,
repair
which
we're
recommend
recommending
a
reduction
of
three
thousand
dollars
between
the
two
fiscal
years.
K
C
D
The
mayor's
proposed
FY
24
budget
for
the
Cranston
Police
Department,
is
in
the
amount
of
29
000
29
million
40
463.
That's
an
increase
over
the
FY
23
appropriation
of
28
million
four
hundred
and
five
thousand
six
686
dollars
line
items
across
the
up
and
down
the
the
gamut
of
their
accounts
have
have
increased
and
decreased.
C
C
I'll,
just
one
thing
you
know
Colonel,
thank
you
for
everything
the
department
does
I
would
strongly
encourage
anyone.
That's
listening
to
this
now
or
in
the
future.
You
know
the
police
department
puts
out
an
annual
report.
That's
available
online.
That
really
does
give
a
lot
of
information
about
the
department.
The
state
of
you
know,
what's
going
on
in
the
city,
and
I
would
really
encourage
anyone
interested
to
go
to
the
Cranston
Police
website
and
check
that
out.
It
is.
It
is
a
tremendous
resource.
I
I
O
I'm
not
sure
because
we
don't
have
any
direct
oversight
with
the
contract
negotiations.
We
do
provide
input
on
some
of
the
posts,
but
it's
mostly
the
school
department
that
you
know
should
be
more
involved
in
it
and
because
they
know
where
the
bus
stops
are
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
but
that
that's
been
an
increasing
cost
over
the
years
for
the
vendor.
That
we've
been
using.
O
The
city
negotiates
it
and
I
believe
the
school
department
has
some
say
on
increasing
some
of
the
posts
decreasing
the
post,
where
the
post
should
be
so
they
have
a
big
involvement
and
we've
had
discussions,
whether
it
belongs
with
the
school
department.
For
that
reason,
and
under
their
budget,
okay.
I
A
A
O
Yes,
so
every
year
we
try
to
replace
eight
of
the
front
line,
Cruisers
based
on
mileage
and
wear
and
tear,
and
we've
been
doing
that
every
year
since
I've
been
the
chief
and
I
really
appreciate
that
that's
allowed
the
fleet
to
remain
one
of
the
best
fleets,
I
believe
in
the
state,
and
we
all
know
that
a
police
vehicle
is
the
number
one
piece
of
equipment
for
police
officer
so
for
their
safety
and
also
for
them
to
do
their
job
efficiently.
So
the
cost,
as
you
can
see,
went
up
slightly
like
anything
else.
O
The
cost
of
the
lighting
packages
and
the
vehicles
themselves
have
gone
up,
but
we
do
try
to
get
the
very
best
price
by
tapping
into
group
pricing
through
Massachusetts
in
Rhode
Island.
So
we've
done
pretty
well
with
that
and
we
also
have
our
own
installer
of
the
lights.
Now
that
that
does
it
in-house.
So
we've
saved
some
money
having
that
access
to
that
resource
at
the
police
department,
yeah.
O
I
C
D
Yeah
yeah,
that
was
one
that
was
the
one
with.
If
I
may,
one
of
the
issues
we're
having
in
in
the
major
was
talking
about
it.
It's
how
grants
or
specialty
details
are
captured
in
a
Counterpoint
I'm
back
to
what
I'll
refer
to,
as
as
the
single
audit,
where
they
were
talking
about
how
we
account
for
Grant
expenses
on
overtime,
AKA,
special
details
and
what
they
were
doing
is
netting
them
out.
So
what
we're
doing
is
in
this
budget?
The
revenue
now
is
going
to
be
properly
allocated.
D
D
M
K
K
I
O
Well,
I
can
tell
you
that
since
covid,
the
number
of
tickets
that
have
been
written
have
declined
significantly
and
that's
not
just
in
Cranston.
That's
every
Police
Department
in
the
state,
probably
even
further
than
that,
but
we
are
running
the
care
details.
We
make
it
very
convenient
for
the
officers
to
go
out
and
all
those
areas
that
come
in
through
constituent,
Affairs,
I
put
on
a
list
and
there's
four
or
five
core
officers
that
work
these
details,
whether
it
be
overnight
parking,
speed
enforcement,
DUI
enforcement,
but
you
know
they
get.
O
The
numbers
are
coming
up.
The
car
stops.
Are
we
stopped
almost
twenty
thousand
cars
a
month,
which
is
a
lot
a
lot
of
cars,
so
it's
up
to
the
discretion
whether
they
write
a
ticket
or
not
a
lot
of
times.
It's
left
with
some
type
of
verbal
wanting
or
a
written
warning,
and
that's
their
prerogative,
but
hopefully
those
those
details.
Like
the
Cure
detail,
the
officers
know
that
that's
high
intensity
enforcement
and
tickets
are
expected
to
be
written
on
that
detail.
So
we're
trying
to
send
a
message.
I
And
just
to
follow
up,
you
know:
I've,
had
constituents
reach
out
to
me
after
they've.
Had
interaction
with
your
department
have
been
stopped
and
you
know
you
mentioned
discretion
there,
a
lot
of
it's
education.
You
know
educating
motorists
are
where
there's
seat
belts
or
not
look
at
their
phone
or
whatever
they're
doing
wrong,
but
I've
always
received
positive
phone
calls
from
the
residents
that
have
reached
out
to
me
after
interacting
with
the
department.
So
people
please
pass
that
message
on.
Thank
you.
O
O
J
J
I
think
who
is
it
from
the
on
the
Community
Care
fingerprint
cards?
I
know
that's
obviously
staying
the
same,
but
I'm
just
curious.
Is
that
something
that
we're
we
don't
it's
not
a
revenue
sign
but
is
is.
Are
we
working
in
terms
of
getting
those
Community
cards
out
to
the
to
the
to
the
community?
I
mean
those
are
free
right,
they're,
not
paying
for
anyone
who
wants
a
child
fingerprinted
or
pictures
or
anything
like
that
which.
O
J
Just
answered
my
question:
it's
I'm
not
trying
to
take
money
away
from
that
line
line
item
at
all
I'm,
actually
in
trying
to
get
a
sense
as
to
how
we
can
eventually
Down
the
Line
work
on
promoting
that
more
or
so,
because
I
I
saw
that
a
couple.
Other
police
departments
are
doing
that
as
well
throughout
the
cities
and
towns.
The
fairs,
but
I
wasn't
sure
where
how
we're
getting
their
word
out
all
right.
My
other
question,
though,
is
the
flock
system.
J
O
J
J
Okay,
brass
and
I
was
I,
didn't
see
it
on
where
we
were
paying
for
that
on
here.
I
actually
support
the
system
for
the
record.
I
supported
it
when
it
came
for
the
pilot
and
I'll
continue
to
support
that
as
a
way
it
was
presented
to
us,
but
again,
I
just
wanted
to
double
check.
Where
were
we
paying
for
that
of
this
budget?
Okay,
thank
you.
E
O
So
when
mayor
Fong
was
here,
he
added
that
program
and
essentially
every
single
day
of
the
school
year.
We
have
two
offices
on
detail:
East
inside
of
the
city
in
the
western
side
of
the
city,
those
offices
randomly
check
all
schools
within
a
jurisdiction
not
only
for
safety
reasons,
but
also
to
interact
with
the
kids.
So
it's
a
very
effective
program.
We
got
a
lot
of
positive
comments
back
and
obviously,
with
the
situation
across
the
country
with
school
shootings
having
visible
officers,
When
we
arrive
at
schools
is
a
positive
for
us.
E
L
Just
an
observation
I
want
to
point
this
out
because
not
to
feel
like
we're
picking
on
any
one
Department
in
terms
of
what
I
mentioned
before.
If
you
look
down
here,
there's
several
line
items
that
we've
asked
the
police
department
to
dig
in
a
little
deeper,
where
we
actually
have
reductions
over
years
like
Department
expenses
in
various
areas.
L
So
I
just
again
want
to
point
that
out
that
happened
in
fire.
If
You
observe
their
budget
you're
going
to
see
it
across
the
board
happened:
the
mayor's
office,
the
city
council,
there's
no
Department!
That
I'll
say
we
left
untouched.
So
that's
why
we're
asking
people
to
do
their
part
yeah.
Thank
you.
J
C
D
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman,
the
the
fy24
is
recommendation
from
Lemire
is
in
the
amount
of
358
881
dollars,
that's
up
from
the
the
FY
23
budget
in
the
amount
of
334
100,
predominantly
they're
in
the
areas
of
of
Sal.
You
know
the
salary
schedule
and,
secondly,
the
line
items
for
pension
contribution
and.
C
D
C
J
Chief,
what
are
the
expense
I
think
I
asked
this
last
I
asked
us
every
year.
What
are
we
going
to
be
expensing?
The
dollar
amount,
that's
being
requested,
or
it's
being
added
to
this
budget
I
think
last
year
I
asked
and
it
was
on
votes
or
maintenance.
I
think
it
was
about
a
bow
or
something
along
those
lines.
What
are
we
using?
That
thousand
dollars
for
at
least
what
do
we
anticipate
I
guess
using
it
for
well.
O
We
have
to
winterize
the
boat
every
year
we
have
to
bottom
paint,
sometimes
as
small
pieces
of
equipment
that
have
to
be
maintained
and
upgraded
and
as
you
know,
that
the
boat
is
also
used
by
our
dive
team.
So
it's
shared
between
the
Harbor
Master
and
the
dive
team,
so
small
amounts
of
equipment
like
GPS
units
things
like
that
that
we've
purchased
over
the
time,
but
it's
basic
maintenance
of
the
boat,
which
is
an
older
boat.
O
He
he
doesn't
have
a
set
schedule,
because
it's
a
stipend,
so
he
doesn't,
he
doesn't
get
paid
hourly,
so
it's
kind
of
at
his
leisure.
If
you
will,
when
he
actually
goes
out
and
does
enforcement,
we
do
ask
that
when
he
goes
out
that
he
notifies
our
Dispatch
Center
and
we
have
radio
communication
with
them.
So
I
don't
have
the
set
number
hours.
I
mean
it's
periodic,
it's
not.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
boat
traffic,
and
so
it's
not
very
active
I
should
say,
but.
O
Yeah,
usually
from
May
to
September,
that's
when
he's
busiest,
usually
the
winter
time
he's
not
out
there
in
the
boat.
Actually
that
we
use
is
not
in
the
water
right
now.
Usually
we
we
put
it
in
you
know
soon
in
the
next
few
weeks
and
we
dock
it
at
the
thanks
to
Johnson
and
Wales.
They
give
us
free
docking
for
the
for
the
boat,
that's
where
it
sits
and
anytime
he
needs
to
use
the
boat.
He
has
access
to
it.
Okay,.
I
O
So
we
have
over
20
explorers,
which
is
pretty
good.
It's
probably
the
largest
number
we've
had
in
quite
some
time
and
those
explorers
are
from
primarily
Cranston
East
High
School.
It's
a
very
diverse
group
of
people,
kids
I
should
say
from
14,
I,
think,
18
or
19
years
old
and
my
hat's
off
to
the
people
that
the
Explorer
advisors
from
the
police
department
and
when
spectral
evidence
is
here,
it's
a
lot
of
work.
But
the
program
is
very
successful.
O
Not
everybody
wants
to
be
a
police
officer,
that's
in
the
Explorer
program
and
it
also
they
go
to
a
summer
camp
down
in
Narragansett
every
year.
So
it's
a
great
program
and
we
we
expanded
the
number
of
Explorer
advisors.
So
it's
a
more
diverse
group,
so
we
have
a
female
Explorer
advisors
as
well.
So
it's
a
great
program
and
we're
glad
we
can
continue
it
going
forward.
I
O
Yes,
you
know
that
that
camp,
so
the
expenses
primarily
are
Insurance.
It
goes
through
the
Boy
Scouts
of
America
and
then
uniforms.
So
now
having
a
logic
group,
we've
made
it
work
up
to
this
point,
but
unfortunately
they're
doubling
the
cost
that
has
found
out
tonight
of
the
entrance
fees
for
the
summer
camp,
which
usually
10
kids
attend.
So
it's
going
for
150
up
to
300,
so
you
know
could
could
that
light
on
him?
You
know
see
an
increase
of
1500.
I
Yeah,
we
are,
you
know,
I
help
out
with
the
Scout
Troop
that
my
son's
in
and
we
saw
a
big
increase
in
summer
camps
too,
and
just
think
everything
else.
Their
cost
is
going
up
and
they're
seeing
less
kids
overall.
So,
unfortunately,
the
pricing
has
gone
up
for
everybody.
So
I
can
understand
that.
Thank
you,
Chief
and
thank
you
chair.
O
J
But
for
those
that
are
probably
19
years
old
or
20
years
old
that
are
not
in
high
school
and
may
want
to
actually
get
a
census
to
what
the
police
department
you
know
kind
of
works
on
on
a
day-to-day
that
might
be
another
option.
So
just
in
case
you
know
Chris,
you
may
want
to
go
to
Police
Academy,
not
sure
you
have
any
interest.
C
D
Mr
chairman
the
car,
the
budget
before
you
is
submitted
by
the
mayor,
is
for
the
municipal
court
is
in
the
amount
of
360
300
634
dollars,
a
reduction
from
the
f
y
23
budget.
Any
amount
of
444
049
there's
a
reallocation
on
the
salary
side,
where
a
an
appropriation
has
been
moved
down
to
part-time
help
for
a
a
certain
position.
D
Reductions
also
flow
through
the
cringe
benefits,
including
hospitalization
and
Department.
Expenses,
have
been
recommended
for
a
reduction
of
45
000
down
from
fifty
thousand
and
then
the
last
component
of
the
reduction
again
is
the
similar
to
the
clerk's
office,
a
reduction
in
the
amount
of
payments
to
the
the
state
for
tickets
being
issued.
J
D
J
L
L
There
are
part-time
people
that
are
one
person
right
now
as
an
interpreter
Clerk,
and
that
person
should
they
leave
or
whatever
will
be
replaced
with
the
equivalent
of
a
part-time
interpreter
clerk.
So
what's
just
like
every
Department,
this
may
say
demands
and
every
Department
there's
requests
for
more
people,
more
help,
I'm
sure
this
is
probably
one
of
them,
but
it's
working
right
now
and
we're
able
to
to
make
it
work
so
that
we're
covering
that
interprets
from
what
in
fact
Elizabeth.
We
had
a
discussion
just
as
of
yesterday,
The.
J
P
L
If
I
guess
it's
kind
of
rhetorical,
sorry
I
assume
that
position
was
budgeted
in
2023,
okay,
it
was
budget
in
2023
and
obviously
we
went.
We
may
have
reacted
to
the
financial
condition
of
the
city,
and
this
was
one
of
many
positions
that
wasn't
filled
right
so
or
unfortunately,
as
you
know,
elimination
of
approximately
24
positions
so
we'd
have
the
luxury
we
felt
of
funding
everything
that
we
could.
J
And
so
she's
a
clerk,
so
she
at
the
it's
she
working
for
the
job
when
she's
or
he
or
they
are
working
in
terms
of
interpreting.
Are
they
also
the
clerk
and
interpreting?
In
other
words,
if
if,
if
I'm
sitting
down
as
the
clerk
working
for
the
judge-
and
someone
comes
in
and
needs
to
be
needs,
translation
is
a
clerk
doing
two
jobs.
At
the
same
time,.
P
We
rely
right
now
on
the
part-timer,
as
well
as
several
interns
that
come
in
through
the
universities,
as
well
as
the
Met
high
school
right
now.
So
that's
pretty
much.
How
we're
saying
afloat
is
through
those
enrichment
programs
where
the
students
do
come
in
to
learn
the
job
and
the
position
and
the
inner
workings
of
the
court.
So
that
is
how
we're
able
to
stay
afloat.
Without
those
students
we
would
have
to
shut
the
Municipal
Court
down.
J
Q
J
J
Q
For
the
for
the
amount
of
Revenue
that
we're
going
to
generate
quite
frankly
as
it
is
right
now
we're
going
to
have
to
eliminate
the
night
sessions
which
are
quite
popular,
we
don't
have
any
more
money
in
the
budget
to
pay.
My
my
deal
with
the
police
department
was
they
provide
at
no
expense
to
us
that
their
expense,
the
police
protection,
because
the
judges
during
the
day
and
we
paid
them
one
one
detail
and
I.
P
I,
don't
have
a
budget
for
overtime
and
I.
Don't
have
the
staff
to
facilitate
Nightcore
right
now,
it's
not
to
say
that
it
won't
happen,
but
the
clerk
and
I
as
of
right.
Now
we
take
comp
time
because
we
know
it's
not
in
the
budget
for
overtime
going
forward.
However,
that's
not
an
option
that
she
wants
to
utilize
anymore.
So
my
only
choice
because
I
legally
can't
run
the
court
with
one
person
is
to
eliminate
Night
board
sessions
so.
P
P
Were
too
efficient
for
that
to
happen,
we've
streamlined
everything
that
we
can
and
we
are
currently
where
we
should
be.
What
we
are
backlogged
in
is
entering
tickets,
because,
as
I've
stressed
the
past
couple
of
years
with
these
budget
sessions,
the
automated
system
that
we
requested
be
put
into
effect
through
the
police
department
was
denied
by
Captain
kite
and
not
utilized.
So
now,
instead
of
those
tickets
being
sent
through
the
system
on
the
state's
system
overnight,
we
have
to
manually
enter
that
through
the
police
system
manually
enter
it
through.
P
Q
As
an
aside,
we've
subsequently
learned
that
it
is
quite
feasible
to
face
that
program
and
there
is
no
block
for
the
Long
Island
State
Police
as
it
was
alleged
and
was
incorrect
information.
It
was
provided
to
us
as
a
brightly
Administration
to
provided
for
the
police
department,
so
that
can
be
readily
available.
It
saves
a
lot
of
men
and
women
hours,
as
you
can
imagine
me
and
you'll
have
to
manually
load
upload.
The
tickets
takes
time,
but
they
frankly
don't
have
this
system
allow
the
police
officers
simply
uploaded
in
the
system.
P
So,
just
to
give
an
example,
with
parking
tickets
right
now,
I'm
about
a
week
behind,
there's
several
hundred
that
need
to
be
entered.
So
as
constituents
call
to
say
you
know,
I'm
looking
to
pay
my
ticket
online,
it's
not
available
we're
entering
it
as
we
go,
but
the
life
cycle
of
that
ticket
is
the
officer,
writes
it.
We
get
it
within
48
hours.
We
enter
it
into
the
police
system.
We
run
it
for
the
back.
P
J
Are
you
through
the
chair
just
one
question,
but
it's
is
in
you
know,
I'm
300
I'm
sure
manually
is
is
obviously
it's
a
lot
when
you're
also
having
to
you,
know,
work
and
do
a
lot
of
other
things
within
that
office.
Is
it
also
delaying
someone
calling
in
they
usually
have
like
14
days
to
pay
it
correct?
It's
not.
Is
it
it's
not
delaying
someone
to
then
double
Their
fines.
P
Right,
we've
been
very
laxidatious
with
the
enforcement
of
the
penalties.
If
we
see
that
the
postmark
is
close
to
that
14
days,
we're
not
trying
to
make
anybody
have
a
bad
experience
with
the
city.
So
we
do
have
the
judge's
discretion
with
that,
as
well
as
the
solicitor
to
remove
those
penalties
when
appropriate.
P
Q
C
C
P
We're
overachievers,
we
haven't
really
missed
a
revenue
Point,
yet
so
I'm
striving
to
hit
that,
but
at
95
000
increase,
while
the
police
department
is
down
for
writing
tickets
and
that
is
almost
solely
what
our
revenue
is
based
on
they're
optimistically
going
to
treatment.
That's
all
that
we
can
do
is
kind
of
process.
What
we
have
there.
D
And
if
I
just
may
continue
of
all
the
this
Revenue
estimate
was
predicated
is
aggressive
in
relative
terms,
but
as
he,
the
chief
was
inferring
to
on
the
lines
of
of
council
apopalakis's
question
in
terms
of
The
Balancing
Act
between
a
warning
and
a
ticket
is
a
judgment.
Call
in
one
of
the
conversations
we
were
having
is
was
on
the
number
of
tickets
being
issued,
not
to
be
overzealous,
but
you
know
when
it
pull
you
know
pulling
over
on
the
the
cad
Duty
and
how
they
rate
the
ticket.
D
G
Yeah
I
just
went
on
a
note,
I,
don't
know
if
it's
formula
related,
but
the
payroll
taxes
do
not
are
not
inclusive
of
the
part-time
position,
which
is
roughly
another
twenty
five
hundred
dollars
in
expenses
that
was
omitted
I'm,
just
assuming
it
was
because
it
was
dropped
down
out
of
the
top
category.
It
just
didn't
calculate
correctly.
I
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you,
judge
and
and
Elizabeth
I
appreciate
it
for
all
your
hard
work
question
on
the
back
to
the
revenue
side
of
not
being
able
to
hit
the
number
of
570
back
before
Colvin
in
2019,
it
looks
like
we
did
hit
687
000,
which
is
more
than
a
hundred
thousand
more
than
what
is
submitted
in
this
budget
here.
Is
it
strictly
the
tickets
or
that
year
in
2019?
Q
No,
if
you
look
at
the
projections
since
fiscal
year,
2017
going
forward
17
18
19.
that
was
third
quarter,
we
still
had
an
entire
quarter
and
a
half
really
to
go
at
680,
something
we
were
probably
on
on
record
for
750
800
000.
within
covet
head,
so
I
really
shut
down,
so
Liz
has
the
exact
numbers,
but
that
was
third
quarter.
We've
had
our
own
discussions
with
the
police
department,
because
those
are
quick
ranked
discussions
with
you
know
where
we
stand.
As
far
as
writing
tickets.
Q
We've
tried
to
work
with
them
quite
effectively.
Through
a
partnership,
we've
been
able
to
get
to
ride
details
up
the
two
dollars
that
they
were
short
for
their
other
details
for
construction
Etc.
So
they
get
the
same
money
now
for
our
knri
details.
They
do
in
a
cruiser.
You
know
on
a
construction
site.
So
if
those
are
equal
pay
now,
so
they
know
where
they
stand.
As
far
as.
I
Yeah
I
know
I,
know,
there's
no
ticket
quarter
and
we
can't
push
tickets.
So
we're
not
doing
that
here,
we're
just
looking
at
the
revenue
numbers,
but
certainly
back
in
2019
I
mean
the
court
was
on
a
record-setting
year
that
year
and
I
always
pivot.
Back
to
that,
and
you
know
it's-
the
municipal
courts
are
well-oiled
machine
and
you
know,
like
I,
said,
with
the
police
department.
You
know
when
I
have
constituents
set
interact
with
the
police,
I
get
a
positive
response
or
a
phone
call
and
same
thing.
I
K
A
Thank
you
to
the
chair.
Thank
you
to
judge
Smith.
Thank
you
Elizabeth
for
all
the
information
on
tonight.
Thank
you
for
making
do
with
less
I
know,
I,
don't
think
I'm
alone.
In
that
we
would
have
liked
to
have
seen
you
have
more
assistance
at
the
clerk
level
and
particularly
with
interpreting
Services.
A
You
know,
as
an
attorney
myself,
I
understand
the
need
and
importance
and
frequency
in
which
that
comes
up
so
and
I'd
like
to
see
that
improve
I
had
a
couple
of
items,
but
one
was
the
building
code.
Fines
I
noticed
that
those
are
I
believe
tracking
down.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
have
I
know
it's.
You
know
you
only
rule
on
what
comes
before
you,
but
my
question
is:
if
you
have
any
insight
or
anything
you'd
like
to
state
with
respect
to
that
observation,
that
I.
P
Have
sure,
with
regards
to
Housing
Court,
the
spirit
of
housing
court?
Is
compliance,
not
fine
amounts
so
coming
off
of
the
covid
pandemic,
as
well
as
with
the
financial
hardship
that
everyone
is
facing,
especially
Cranston
constituents
judge
Fort
presides
over
the
housing
calendar
and
he
is
extremely
lenient,
but
Vigilant
in
compliance.
P
A
lot
of
the
time
they're
going
to
be
dismissed
with
court
costs
or
with
nothing,
because
a
lot
of
the
people
coming
through
that
Court
are
the
elderly
people
who
may
not
have
the
financial
means
to
have
gotten
their
homes
to
where
they
need
to
be
in
code.
We
do
work,
particularly
with
CCAP,
to
make
sure
that
the
constituents
that
come
through
the
court
are
aware
of
the
programs
that
are
out
there
to
winterize
their
homes
to
get
their
roofs
fixed
to
get
interior
things
taken
care
of,
especially
our
elderly
communities.
P
A
A
So
we
as
a
city
deal
with
the
the
people
that
are,
you
know
complaining
that
their
Neighbor
Next
Door.
You
know
the
house
is
in
disrepair
or
there's
a
a
building
code
issue.
At
the
same
time,
you
see
these
people
on
a
day-to-day
basis
and
know
that
you
know
oftentimes
it's
trying
to
get
them
the
right
help
to
get
them
in
compliance.
A
A
Yeah
nope
I
appreciate
that
and
one
other
item
I
had
and
and
maybe
it
doesn't
need
to
be
and
I
don't
mean
to
overstep
the
chair,
but
I
saw
that
on
Judge
Coya
came
in
late
and
I,
don't
think
judge
Smith
saw
that
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
judge.
Koya
has
an
opportunity
if
he
wishes
to
be
heard
or
or
if
not,
I
just
want
to
welcome
and
give
you
that
opportunity.
That's
it
thanks.
P
C
On
the
on
the
matter
of
com
on
housing,
does
does
the
court
partner
at
all,
with
the
Community
Development
Department,
to
help
connect,
enact
residents
who
come
in?
Who
might
have
an
issue
with
with
you
know
to
that
point?
If,
if
they
could
afford
to
bring
it
into
compliance,
they
would
do
so.
They
can't
probably
can't
afford
the
the
ticket
or
the
fee
to
connect
them
with
Community
Development.
With
some
of
the
you
know,
housing,
Rehabilitation
programs
that
we
have
at
times
their
their
grants
that
could
help
pay
for
those
repairs.
P
So
that,
like
I,
said
we
there's
two
full-timers
in
the
court,
we
wear
a
lot
of
hats,
and
that
is
one
of
them,
because
the
trend
in
Housing
Court
lately
has
been
the
elderly
and
people
who
have
mental
health
issues.
So
we
have
hoarder
situations.
We
have
people
with
dilapidated
properties,
so
I
personally
have
made
it
kind
of
a
mission
to
give
people
the
resources
that
they
might
not
be
cognizant,
but
they
have
available
to
them.
P
A
lot
of
those
Partnerships
have
been
with
the
Atwood
medical
facility
in
Johnston
to
kind
of
address
those
issues
with
them
as
a
person
to
make
sure
that
they're
healthy,
because
we
have
had
a
considerable
amount
of
individuals
come
in
where
they're
disheveled
we've
had
a
couple
come
in
when
they're
inebriated.
So
we
start
with
making
sure
that
the
person
is
competent
to
be
in
court.
Then
we
kind
of
reach
out
to
the
different
Avenues
through
building
and
inspections
and
avenues
that
they
have
as
well
as
CCAP.
P
The
senior
center,
like
we
had
mentioned
previously,
just
to
make
sure
that
the
people
who
don't
have
anyone
when
they
come
before
us,
at
least
where
great
in
Cranston
Housing
as
well.
But
we
just
try
to
make
sure
that
they're,
okay
as
individuals
coming
before
us,
they're
able
to
confidently
stand
before
the
court
and
then
we
sort
of
address
what's
going
on
with
their
property
through
the
various
grants
or
programs
that
they
have
available
to
them.
E
P
E
So
they're
translators,
who
can
be
a
clerk
rather
than
clerks,
who
are
translating
okay,
so
you
feel
that
they're
filling
that
role
just
if
it
was
the
opposite
way.
I
would
think
that
maybe
this
wasn't
working
out,
but
they
are
fulfilling
the
need
for
translation.
You
don't
need
more
people
to
translate.
There's
always
someone
there
who
can
translate.
E
E
P
Yes,
but
they
have
to
be
Court
certified
in
that
case,
and
it's
a
four
hour
minimum
and
it's
two
hundred
dollars
an
hour:
it's
through
the
Rhode
Island
label
Services,
as
well
as
the
dorkus
Institute.
So
with
the
four
hour
minimum.
It's
like
eight
hundred
dollars
to
utilize
the
service,
because
we
have
to
have
them
on
call
per
session.
So
even
if
we
didn't
use
them
at
all,
we
would
still
have
to
pay
them
that
800
a
session.
E
But
for
court,
specifically,
okay
and
then
my
last
question
was:
if,
if
you
have
to
get
rid
of
Nightcore,
is
there
any
estimate
you're
able
to
give
on
to
how
that
affects
financially,
like
how
many
tickets
get
written
at
night
versus
during
the
day?
Or
is
there
no
way
to
determine
how
much
money
we
would
lose
based?
You
know
against
how
much
overtime
you
pay
sure.
P
Nightcore
is
primarily
compiled
of
trials,
so
they
are
usually
costly
and
it
is
usually
a
high
dollar
amount,
so
it
would
be,
it
would
be
a
hit
to
the
revenue
for
those
people
or
it
would
just
be
inconvenient
for
them
because
they
really
wouldn't
have
an
alternative.
If
we
don't
have
5
PMS
or
here
at
9
or
9
30
on
a
Friday,
and
that's
it
that's
when
we
offer
for
it.
P
Night
Court's
been
offered
since
2017..
They
had
sporadic
Night
Court
sessions
to
accommodate
needs,
but
it
wasn't
something
that
was
consistently
scheduled.
The
way
that
it
has
been.
We
tried
to
make
it
as
stable,
because
we
had
so
many
constituents
reach
out
that
they
work
nine
to
fives
or
they
have
children.
We
welcome
children
in
court,
we're
very
inclusive.
We
we
don't
mind
at
all.
We
try
to
get
those
people
out
first,
so
that
would
be
where
that
stands.
P
Well,
it
was
free
for
two
years,
but
I'm
not
sure
I
would
have
to
check
with
them
to
see
what
the
actual
pricing
was,
because
we
were
chosen
to
Pilot
it
and
you
were
there
for
that.
It
didn't
happen.
So
that
is
a
forty
thousand
dollar
program
that
normally
we
can
get
at
some
kind
of
a
discount
because
of
our
relationship
with
the
software
company.
P
We
test
a
lot
of
their
software
as
the
demo
court
for
them,
because
Cranston
is
in
the
world
of
Municipal
Courts,
pretty
prestigious.
You
know
we
do
what
we
have
to
do,
we're
very
by
the
book,
so
I
would
be
able
to
reach
out
to
them
and
see
if
there
was
a
new
estimate
for
that.
But
as
it
stands,
it
was
between
forty
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
start.
P
P
Sure,
so
those
are
the
distributions
that
we
owe
the
state
when
we
have
Universal
Traffic
summons,
issued
so
on
a
96
dollar
ticket
I.
Think
Cranston
is
able
to
keep
about
40
of
that.
So
the
fifty
six
dollars
that's
left
over
is
that
line
item
for
advanced
payment
to
the
state
of
Rhode
Island.
So
when
they're
writing,
less
traffic
tickets,
less
Universal,
Traffic
summonses,
we
pay
less
to
the
state
and
we
retain
more
funds,
but
the
trade-off
is
the
cost
of
the
ticket.
P
C
C
Right
before
we
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn,
thank
you
to
members
of
the
administration,
all
members
of
the
Departments
that
were
present
this
evening
to
Budget
Auto
de
Mayo
to
our
our
clerk
Department,
see
you
all
Thursday
6
p.m.
For
the
next
round
of
budget
hearings.
At
this
time,
we'll
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn
so
moved
any
discussion,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
eyes
have
it.
We
are
adjourned.