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From YouTube: April 6, 2023 Special Finance Committee Meeting
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April 6, 2023 Special Finance Committee Meeting
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If
I
may
just
the
direct
answer,
yes,
it's
running
and
I
had
it,
it's
not
going
to
be
a
straight
line,
as
was
been
calculated,
but
take
into
consideration
what
you're
seeing
is.
Potentially
two
more
interest
rates
increase
coming
down
the
pike
that,
coupled
with
better
you
know
more
enhanced
cash
management
cash
flows,
which
we
implemented
this
year.
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C
In
addition
to
what
I
described
it's
backfilling
overtime,
when
people
are
going
on
vacations
and
we're
trying
to
you
know,
get
a
payroll
out
or
get
vendor
payments
out
so
right
now
we
were
cognizant
of
of
reducing
cost
where
we,
you
know,
non-fixed
costs
such
as
employees,
salaries
and
fringes
so
where
we
could
adjust.
We
did-
and
this
was
an
example
of
such
an
adjustment
downward.
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Ms
chairman
that
currently
we
have
a
a
bid,
a
solicitation
of
the
sale
of
41
Heath
Ave.
That's
the
minimum
price
for
said
solicitation.
The
bid
price
to
purchase
a
piece
of
property
that
that
Revenue
recognition
could
have
gone
into
that
I.
Think
there's
also
a
miscellaneous
category.
It
just
I
place
that
sales
price
in
that
category.
So
that's
the
sale
of
a
property
that
we
currently
have
out
on
the
streets.
C
There
probably
will
be
some
we're,
not
sure
the
extent
the
initial
report
did
have
you
know
any
building
of
that
nature.
That
age
probably
has
some
some
things
that
would
be
considered
environmental.
You
know
environmental
problems,
but
I'm
not
going
to
speculate
on
the
the
what
I'll
call
it
21A
problem,
sir.
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Chairman,
yes,
we
will
thank
you,
sir
now
Mr
chairman.
If
I
may,
yes,
it's
a
requirement
that
those
proceeds
have
to
be
utilized
for
Capital
purpose,
if
I
just
may
so
in
this
budget,
you
will
see
in
in
multiple
areas,
Capital
Acquisitions,
both
in
the
fire
department
and
the
police.
So
we
are
conceptually
using
those
funds
as
a
revenue
source
for
the
purchase
of
those
Capital.
You
know
purchases
and
you
know
those
two
departments.
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Thank
you
on
the
expenditure
side,
it's
a
it's
a
small
one.
The
advertising
line
item
five,
two:
zero
zero,
seven
The
Five-Year
average
is
eighteen
hundred
fiscal
year.
23
annualized
is
a
thousand,
but
this
is
The.
Proposal
is
to
double
it
from
two
to
four
thousand.
So
just
wondering
again,
I
know
it's
we're
only
talking
four
thousand
dollars,
but
why.
C
Is
that
Mr
chairman,
we,
you
will
see
bidding
and
with
bidding,
comes
advertising
a
not
that
we
didn't
do
enough
bidding,
but
certain
things
are
coming
up
right
now
for
renewals
in
terms
of
contracts.
In
the
last
week,
I've
seen
the
purchasing
department
put
out
seven
or
eight
bids
that
Trend
will
continue
to
try
to
yield
the
lowest
responsible
price
for
goods
and
services
in
in
the
city
of
Cranston.
In
in
that's
a
the
person
and
a
half
purchasing
department
really
getting
aggressive
with
bidding.
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on
the
revenue
side
for
group
1117
line,
item
42196
legal
fees,
The
Proposal
is
a
reduction
of
20
000
at
180
000.,
the
just
something
that
struck
me
in
the
the
current
fiscal
year.
23
it's
running
very
low,
like
36
hundred
dollars
low.
Why
is,
is
there
are
those
typically
paid
in
the
fourth
quarter
and
that's
why
that
line
item
is
so
low.
As
of
right
now,
Mr.
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Stolen
the
revenue
side
on
tax
sale,
redemptions
The
Proposal,
is
at
seven
thousand
dollars.
Sorry,
it's
a
line
item
five
42197
The
Proposal
is
seven
thousand
dollars.
A
five-year
average
is
twelve
thousand
and
the
fiscal
year
23
annualized
is
at
fourteen
thousand,
so
I'm
just
wondering
if
that's
somewhere,
where
we
could
potentially
see
again
just
a
couple
thousand
dollars,
but
is
that
somewhere
where
we
could
possibly
see
more
than
seven
thousand
and
increase
Revenue.
C
Miss
chairman,
if,
if
you'd
like,
we
can
go
back
and
double
check
how
we
did
that
projection
and
report
back
you
it's
just
yes,
if
we
could
just
diary
that
one
or
which
the
the
phrase
put
a
pin
in
it.
Yes,
I'd
be
more
than
happy
to
look
at
that.
Revenue
estimate,
with
a
with
a
fresh
set
of
eyes
and
report
back
I
appreciate
that,
thank
you
and
and
Mr
chairman
I'm.
Sorry,
what
line
item
was
that.
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A
Director
one
question:
I
have
is
online
item:
it's
four
one:
five,
zero,
nine
four
one:
five:
zero,
nine
distressed
communities,
I
know
that
you
know
that's
being
what
cut
in
half
and
I
know.
That's
that's
through
the
state,
but
that's
being
reduced
entirely.
Will
the
will
the
tax
increase
in
this
budget
and
the
potential
reevaluation
have
any
impact
on
the
on
the
formula
at
the
state
level
that
could
bring
us
back
into
the
the
distress
community.
C
The
revenue
loss
that
that
has
been
sustained
generally
and
I-
you
can't
just
equate
it
to
one
factor-
was
the
value
of
the
City
properties
in
the
city
of
grandson.
Going
up
I'm
going
to
I
personally
am
going
to
project
that
again,
the
value
of
the
city
of
Cranston
will
increase
and
we've
seen
double-digit
property
values,
increase,
cranston's,
very
marketable
property.
So
I
think
you
know
the
the
full
value
we'll
see
in
appreciation
in
Cranston
prices.
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A
You
I
appreciate
the
the
answer,
the
other
one
on
four
nine
one,
three,
five
coping
19
stimulus,
you
know
that's
being
reduced
significantly
I
know.
Last
year
there
was
a
significant
one-time
transfer
that
was
made
I,
think
that
was
seven
thousand
this
year.
It's
about
four
point:
what
4.7
million
will
that
will
that
the
use
of
that
create
a
structural
deficit
and
if,
once
the
city
does
not
have
the
rescue
plan
act
funds
at
its
disposal?
How
will
we
make
up
for
those
that
that
Revenue.
C
As
I
said,
the
the
mayor
and
the
administration
gave
me
Specific
Instructions
minimized
the
tax
increase
as
I'm
developing
budgets,
while
I'm
simultaneously
and
I
was
specific
in
the
the
phrase
I
used
weaning
off
this
realizing,
it
goes
away.
The
covet
fund,
the
Apple
funds,
have
to
be
completely
expended
by
December
of
26
obligated
in
24
December
24
spent
in
26.
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C
The
administrations
already
have
as
the
entire
Finance
team
working
and
really
the
entire
city,
because
this
is
a
collective
effort,
not
just
Finance
but
finance
and
the
numerous
departments
trying
to
maintain
services
in
a
efficient
and
cost-effective
manner.
So
your
term
structural
imbalance
going
to
zero
without
any
alternative.
You
know
Revenue,
Source
or
reduction
is
the
challenge,
but
that's
a
challenge
which
we're
striving
for
that's
the
direction
I
got
from
the
administration,
as
we
immediately
start
thinking
about
the
development
of
the
fiscal
25
budget
and
Beyond
it.
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C
There
could
be
a
a
chance
that
internally,
depending
on
how
much
work
load
is
absorbed
by
the
Assessor's
Office
transfers
within
their
line
items
just
to
meet
overtime
needs,
which
we
did
this
year.
So
that's
one
thing
and
in
managing
a
department
that
you
look
at
year
to
year,
you
know:
do
your
job
within
the
appropriation
that
you
are
given
by
the
mayor
and
this
body.
I
E
Sure
it's
a
recurrent
theme
if
you
haven't
caught
on
yet
evening
for
this
department.
There
is
a
category
here
for
Professional
Services,
but
with
the
being
I.T
that
could
you
know
Encompass
a
bunch
of
things,
and
so
my
question
is:
can
you
tell
me
what
is
to
your
knowledge?
I
know
it's
not
your
department,
but
if
you
have
any
information
as
to
what
that
encompasses
thanks.
C
Madam,
council
president,
that's
the
third
party
service
provider
Apex,
where
they
provide
a
system
person
in
lieu
of
us
hiring
an
individual,
that's
a
contract.
We
have
with
a
third
party
agency
that
Pro
provides
extensive
support,
both
in
terms
of
our
hardware
and
in
user
support
throughout
the
city.
E
A
C
When
you
say
standard,
are
you
referring
to
state
of
the
art
in
Australia
at
the
shop?
One
thing:
if
I
can
just
editorialize
a
lot
of
attention
has
been
paid
to
I.T
in
the
last.
You
know
since
I've
been
here,
but
even
before
and
I'm
gonna
have
to
say
this
department
has
on
it
on
limited
resources,
both
in
personnel,
but
personnel
has
been
all
have
been
augmented
with
contracted
services
have
done
yeoman's
work
relative,
you
know
their
latest
Focus
has
been
on
cyber
security
and
updates.
D
C
In
as
I
try
to
relay
your
fear,
this
department
in
the
director
is
is
working
diligently
this
year
on.
Cyber
security
on
multi-fronts
in
in
none
of
us
are
impenetrable,
but
they
are,
they
are
very
diligent
in
their
activities
in
terms
of
mitigating
you
know,
cyber
security
risks,
which
has
been
a
task
they've,
been
doing
for
quite
some
time.
C
Chairman
I
think
there
is
across
the
board
between
that
and
other
first,
if
I
can
take
a
step
back
in
terms
of
operations,
whether
it
be
you
on
your
phone
without
look
this
department.
Is
these
the
Hub
of
all
computer
costs?
You
know
with
the
exception
of
police
and
fire,
so
whether
it
be
the
assesses
valuation
system,
Finance
system,
the
basic
Office
Products
in
all
of
those
have
have
maintenance
increases
in
a
year.
C
A
They're,
through
your
conversations
with
the
miss
gungio,
it
is
right,
Miss
cardio,
basically,
are
there
any
you
know
regarding
equipment
or
computer
maintenance
system
upgrades
technology
upgrades
other.
Is
there
anything
specific
that
you
know
that
they're
they're
seeking
to
upgrade
or
any
projects
you
they
plan
on
undertaking,
or
is
that
just
kind
of
a
a
safe
lack
of
a
better
word
safety
net
there
and
further
in
case
they
need
it
through.
C
The
chair
she
has
a
very
comprehensive
person,
is
we
did
a
server
upgrade
this
fiscal
year,
just
in
the
last
month,
which
was
the
last
one
that
she
required
on
a
hardware
side,
the
rest
of
her
expenditures.
Her
focus
is
predominantly
new.
Expenses.
Expenditures
are
predominantly
in
the
area
of
cyber
security
and
I
should
say,
planned
expenditures
increase
cyber
security.
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F
I
can't
find
that
so
that
I
can't
find
it
under
Board
of
canvassers
and
I.
Don't
see
it
under
I.T
and
I
know
that
when
the
clerk
had
spoke
to
needing
some
kind
of
software,
we
said
everything
would
go
under
I.T,
so
I,
just
I'm,
curious
and
perhaps
director
Lima,
when
it's
his
turn
can
chime
in.
But
that
is
something
that
cyber
security,
just
pinged,
that
in
my
head,
that
was
supposed
to
be
somewhere
in.
C
F
That
stuff
comes
in,
would
that
go
to
the
department
that
it's
for
or
does
it
go
under
cyber
security
and
I.T?
Similarly,
and
so
when
the
clerk
needed
software,
and
we
said
that
we
go
under
I.T
because
it
just
if
it
goes
under
it
kind
of
maybe
gets
lumped
in,
and
then
we
can't
ask
questions
about
it
really.
J
K
So
I'm
losing
a
little
bit
of
thunder
in
my
speech
later
but
through
the
through
the
chair,
councilman
Zuli
I.
So
those
funds
are
actually
received
in
the
previous
fiscal
year.
It
was
last
spring
and
they
were
expanded
by
the
I.T
Department,
because
the
the
nature
of
the
election
security
funds
was
to
actually
because
we're
on
the
same
network
as
the
rest
of
the
rest
of
the
city.
The
justification
from
the
Secretary
of
State's
office
was
we.
We
need
to
secure
the
entire
network.
K
You
know,
implemented
they've
already
already
been
enacted
into
the
the
city's
operations,
and
through
that
program
the
city
was
able
to
establish
a
new
cyber
security
training
program
that
also
the
employees
have
to
participate
in
and
that
we
get
regular
training
emails
and
we
also
have
to
take
certain
classes,
a
portion
of
the
paid
for
that.
The
remaining
portion,
I
believe
in
Miss
congio,
could
probably
elaborate
further
but
played
for
upgrades
to
things
like
Network
switches,
the
actual
physical
hardware
and
software.
K
K
A
K
Thank
you,
director,
Lima,
thank
you.
Mr
chairman
and
members
of
the
finance
committee
I
always
like
to
use
our
our
budget
meeting
as
an
opportunity
to
showcase
the
great
work
that
our
staff
does
in
the
canvassing
Authority
office
and
what
taxpayer
funds
provided
by
the
mayor
and
the
council
were
able
to
accomplish
in
the
previous
fiscal
year
and
of
course,
what
we
tend
to
do
this
upcoming
fiscal
year.
K
In
last
year,
our
office
inspected
38
sites
around
the
city
for
ADA
compliance
Inc
at
all
of
our
polling
locations,
and
we
actually
made
upgrades
to
25
locations
around
the
city
in
partnership
with
the
school
department,
Building,
Maintenance,
Public,
Works
and
other
entities.
That
way
when
voters
went
to
the
polls
last
fall
and
we'll
go
to
the
polls
again.
Next
year
they
found
new
parking
areas.
They
found
new
signage.
They
found
potholes
repaired
at
all
of
our
polling
sites.
K
As
mentioned,
we
did
also
receive
that
fifty
thousand
dollar
grant
for
cyber
security
that
was
transferred
to
I.T
through
our
general
assembly
delegation,
particularly
representative
Jackie
baginski,
and
senator
Frank
Lombardi,
were
able
to
pass
four
laws
last
session
that
saved
the
city.
Several
thousand
dollars
in
the
conduct
of
not
only
last
year's
election,
but
in
future
elections
going
forward
and
that
just
actually
applies
Statewide.
K
K
Our
office
staff,
processed
22
226
transactions
and
updates
to
voter
records,
including
over
1600
new
voters,
canceling
1400,
voter
records
processing
over
5
000
transactions
from
the
DMV,
and
we
also
registered
to
vote
22
high
school
students
via
our
three
voter
registration
drives
held
at
Cranston
high
schools,
which
were
part
of
the
five
drives
we
held
last
year.
Our
office
staff
also
processed
hundreds
of
requests
from
elected
officials,
the
media
and
political
parties,
in
addition
to
handling
thousands
of
phone
calls
and
emails
from
the
voters
in
the
conduct
of
the
election.
K
We
looked
at
the
data
a
few
weeks
ago
of
the
2022
elections
and
compared
ours
against
Statewide
I'm,
happy
to
report
that
we
have
the
most
efficient
polling
sites
in
the
entire
state.
Five
of
the
top
10
precincts
in
the
state
of
Rhode
Island
of
the
414
polling
places
are
here
in
Cranston
in
terms
of
turnout
that
includes
Orchard,
Farm,
Scottish,
Rite
hope,
Highlands,
National,
Guard
Armory
in
Glen
Hills
of
those
top
ten
Cranston
has
the
first
second
third
and
fourth
highest
turnout,
precincts
for
in-person
voting
in
the
entire
state.
K
K
Achieving
a
near
record.
50
turnout
for
a
midterm
election,
while
our
office
staff
processed
over
ten
thousand
nomination
paper
signatures
entered
and
provided
support
for
200
candidates
hired
and
trained
and
processed
over
500
poll
workers.
12
early
voting
support
specialists
in
50
City
support
staff.
That's
what
we
did
last
year
with
the
budget
provided
to
us.
K
In
addition
to
all
of
that,
our
staff
and
canvassing
Authority
was
able
to
elevate
ourselves
I've
been
in
front
of
this
Council
before
and
talked
about
how
I
felt
that
we
had
the
best
we're
in
elections
in
the
state
of
Rhode
Island.
We
now
actually
have
a
national
profile
and
that's
thanks
in
part
to
the
filmmakers
of
the
no
time
to
fail
documentary
which
has
now
been
seen.
Tens
of
thousands
of
times
streaming
online.
K
K
So
that's
what
we
did
before
and
just
want
to
very
quickly
review
what
we
want
to
do
with
our
funding.
For
this
upcoming
year
we
have
the
presidential
preference
Primary
in
April
2024,
but
I
should
note
that
the
date
is
still
subject
to
change,
because
currently
that
overlaps
with
the
religious
holiday
in
the
Secretary
of
State's
office
is
considering
legislation
to
change
the
date.
So,
there's
a
lot
of
variables
in
that
primary
that
are
unknown
at
this
time.
In
addition,
we
also
have
five
bills
drafted
from
our
office
that
are
pending
in
the
state
house.
K
We
testified
on
several
last
evening,
15
in
total.
We
are
supporting
these
bills
if
passed
by
the
general
assembly
will
save
the
city
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars
in
election,
Administration
costs
and
I
would
ask
the
council
and
All
City
residents
actually
support
us
in
getting
trying
to
get
that
legislation
lobbied
and
passed
through
the
general
assembly.
K
This
budget
includes
funding
in
addition
for
candidates
who
will
declare
in
June
of
2024
that
requires
overtime
from
our
office.
It
includes
funding
for
ncoa,
which
is
the
updating
of
thousands
of
voter
records.
It
includes
as
well
support
for
our
cyber
security
efforts
that
don't
charge
through
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
will
be
participating
in
tabletop.
Cyber
security
exercise
later
this
year
and
I
should
note
that
there
are
a
number
of
vacancies
now
in
elections.
K
Now
on
the
elections,
assistance
commission,
local
Leadership
Council,
which
will
be
meeting
this
July
in
Washington
and
that
is
entirely
funded
by
the
federal
government,
no
expense
of
the
city,
I'm,
also
Rhode,
Island's,
local
election
official
appointment
on
the
EAC
Standards
Board
and
again
the
federal
government
will
be
flying
us
out
to
Arizona
in
a
couple
weeks.
That
board
will
be
deciding
new
rules
and
regulations
on
how
all
voting
machines
in
the
country
will
be
implemented
in
2024
and
Beyond.
K
We
continue
to
be
members
of
the
eaia
sac
for
cyber
security
purposes,
to
receive
updates
and
forward
them
to
our
IIT
Department
and
the
Senate
President
rogerio
also
appointed
me
to
the
Senate
special
commission
to
study
ranked
Choice
voting,
the
non-polarity
voting
methods,
which
is
meeting
monthly
and
we'll
complete
his
work
this
year
or
additionally,
members
of
the
election
verification
Network
and
by
virtue
of
the
hiring
of
our
new
city
clerk,
who
was
the
chair
of
the
Rhode
Island
Town
clerks
Association
elections.
Committee
I
was
the
vice
chair.
K
I
am
now
the
chair
of
that
party
as
well,
so
we
do
have
a
national
profile.
Now
we're
engaged
in
a
lot
of
communications
and
a
lot
of
efforts
to
influence
elections
policy
for
the
better,
not
just
for
our
voters,
but
for
our
budget
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
use
in
this
upcoming
year
to
leverage
every
available
resource.
We
have
to
fund
secure
and
improve
our
elections.
Mr
chairman
I'll
yield
back
the
balance
of
my
time
and
answer
any
questions
you
have.
E
E
A
A
L
L
L
L
We
have
also
completed
our
projections
for
the
other
programs,
which
we
administer
and
I
can
give
those
particulars
to
you
an
oversight
or
highlights
revenues.
Like
I
had
said,
the
grant
amount
is
one
million.
Oh
sixty
one,
three,
seventy
four.
We
have
an
estimated
contingency
balance
forward
of
364
thousand
projected
program.
Income
right
march
to
June
of
this
year
was
51
335
and
we
are
projecting
program
income
for
22.24,
I'm,
sorry,
23,
24
of
160
000.
L
A
Director,
thank
you
for
everything
you
do
and
what
your
department
does,
especially
considering
some
of
the
populations
in
the
city
that
you
serve.
Thank
you
and
obviously,
to
the
benefit
of
a
lot
of
the
people
that
you
know.
I
represent
and
I
appreciate
the
the
work
that
you
do
in
the
whole
city,
especially
in
Ward.
Three,
with
anyone
from
the
committee
have
any
questions.
F
Thank
you
to
the
Church
of
the
director
hi
director.
Thank
you
for
being
here,
you're
at
all
the
meetings
so
I'd
like
to
see
you
here.
This
is
not
directly
related
to
your
budget,
but
it's
related
to
budget
in
general.
This
Municipal
Court
was
here
a
couple
nights
ago
and
we
spoke
to
them
about
perhaps
partnering
with
you
for
some
of
the
housing
issues
that
they're
having
so
I
just
wanted
to
bring
it
up.
While
you.
L
F
A
And
then
the
I
I
just
sent
an
email
a
couple
minutes
ago,
so
I,
obviously
no
we're
not
going
to
have
it
now.
But
when
you
get
a
chance
sometime,
you
know
in
the
next
couple
days
if
you
would
be
able
to
send
us
just
a
like
a
breakdown
of
what
absolutely
for,
like
you
did
last
time.
You
were
here
much
appreciated.
Okay,.
L
A
A
M
M
A
Director
good
evening-
and
thank
you
thank
you
for
being
here-
I-
have
a
a
couple
questions
I'm
going
to
start
on
the
expenditure
side,
the
line
item,
five,
one
one:
zero,
one
overtime:
that
line
item
is,
is
being
doubled
to
the
ten
thousand.
Is
this
increasing
to
account
for
the
part-time
position?
That's
going
down.
A
C
Through
Mr
chairman,
that
was
an
adjustment
on
the
budget
side,
the
finance
side,
that's
one,
that
is
with
the
increased
activity
which
we
project
with
building
permits.
This
this
account
in
the
corresponding
revenue.
Account
will
also
increase.
So
it's
a
wash
if
we
don't
get
the
revenues
on
the
revenue
side.
This
is
one
that
will
not
have
the
expense,
but
we
thought
it
was
conservative
to
increase
both
the
revenue
and
the
expense
side
of
of
the
budget.
On
this
one
line
item.
C
A
Staying
on
the
rest
of
the
questions
I
have
are
regarding
Revenue
line
item
four
two
one:
six
zero
building
permits
this
one
it
jumped
out
to
me
the
the
proposed
budget
is,
is
just
over
1.4
million.
That's
a
a
change
of
six
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
the
fiscal
year.
23
annualized
is
one
point.
You
know
roughly
one
point
and
we're
going
up
to
1.4
there
are
we
projecting
that
significant
of
it
of
an
increase
through.
C
A
C
A
F
J
M
F
C
C
M
A
E
E
Thank
you,
director,
Rodeo
I
had
a
question
too,
with
respect
to
the
increase
in
the
building
permits
kind
of
a
twofold
question:
how
is
your
department
handling
those
the
influx
of
the
building
permits
with
the
current
staff
that
you
have,
and
second
part
of
that
question
is
with
the
anticipated
increase?
You
know
with
the
seasons
upon
us.
Do
you
same
question?
Do
you
feel
that
your
Staffing
is
adequate
to
handle
that,
or
is
it
going
to
create
a
backlog.
M
Well,
I've
been
doing
this
for
30
years.
I
have
the
best
staff
that
I've
ever
had
in
30
years.
You
know
our
inspectors
are
smart,
they
do
their
job.
They
don't
need
to
be
told
what
to
do.
They're,
fair
with
people.
The
only
problem
is
they're
all
over
60.
there's.
Nobody
coming
up
in
the
ranks,
so
I
predict
in
a
couple
of
years
we're
going
to
be
in
big
trouble.
N
Councilwoman
to
the
chair,
just
to
just
add
to
that
yeah,
the
administration
does
feel
this
department
is
one
of
those
departments
that
they're
stretched
with
a
lot
of
work
along
with
many
other
departments.
But
this
is
probably
one
of
the
the
most
that
could
use
more
help
if
we
felt
that
we
had
the
funds
available,
but
because
of
the
again
we
were
referring
to
austerity
budget.
We
just
don't
feel
that
we
in
funded
further,
but
of
all
the
Departments,
probably
going
forward
you're
going
to
listen
to.
E
I
have
another
question,
thank
you
to
you
both
and
thank
you
director
Moretti,
and
it's
basically,
you
know
we
don't
want
to
be
Pennywise
dollar
foolish
if,
if
increasing
a
position
facilitates
us
to
increase
the
revenue
at
a
quicker
rate,
in
terms
of
you
know,
building
permits
it's
not
a
backlog,
then
it's
a
wise
investment,
which
is
why
I
was
interested
in
the
capacity
of
that
Department.
The
other
question
I
had
is
because
this
comes
up
quite
a
bit
with
constituents,
and
maybe
my
colleagues
have
the
same
question.
E
M
A
K
A
C
Mr
chairman,
if,
if
I
may
and
I'm
just
thinking
they,
where
the
continuation
of
the
elimination
of
positions
from
the
current
fiscal
year
into
next
in
multiple
departments,
I'm
thinking
the
the
treasurer's
office
had
a
in
it's
just
a
stream
of
Consciousness
and
I
do
apologize.
I
I
know
we
had
a
reduction
in
the
treasurer's
office
they're
coming
in
short,
one
position,
the
position
in
inspections
and
I'm.
Just
you
know
it
cannot
be
the
only
ones
throughout
the
city.
N
If
I
can
I'm
gonna
go
around
the
city
in
my
head
as
I
as
I,
think
of
it
Economic
Development
there's
been
a
reduction,
not
planning
collections,
as
the
Director
mentions
tax,
assessors
I.T,
which
was
supplemented
by
an
increase
in
the
Consulting,
and
that
was
a
direction.
The
department
was
doing
previously,
Senior
Services
and
a
number
of
positions
over
at
the
highway
highway
department,
building
maintenance
department,
and
there
were
several
positions.
They
are
also
and
I
believe.
N
N
F
Thank
you
chair,
but
just
to
be
clear.
The
because
I
want
to
understand
this
department
wasn't
actually
reduced
on
purpose
someone
left
and
they
haven't
been
able
to
fill
the
position,
so
that
makes
it
we're
not
by
Design
reducing
this
department.
It's
just
difficult
to
fill
the
position
correct.
There
was
a.
N
F
And
director
Rodeo,
if,
if
that
position,
you
know
away
from
that
position,
could
you
do
more
with
that
position
fills
or
with
you
know,
another
part-time
inspector
I
know
a
couple
years
ago
we've
put
in
a
part-time
inspector
and
I,
don't
know
what
what
would
help
your
department
the
most
at
this
point
in
time.
That
would
be
the
easiest
to
find,
because
it
seems
like
that
position
is
very
specific
and
can't
find
somebody.
F
F
M
A
A
A
A
A
All
right
line
item
577,
00
instructors,
I'm.
Sorry,
on
the
expenditure
side,
the
proposed
budget
is
level
funded,
29
810,
the
current
fiscal
year.
23
annualized
is
2300,
23
000.
and
the
five-year
average
is
is
sixteen
thousand
so
I'm
just
wondering
is,
is
you
know
thirty
thousand
dollars
necessary
for
for
something
that
has
historically
been
around
half
of
that.
O
We're
looking
to
increase
the
number
of
different
programs
that
we
have.
We
have
we're
bringing
in
a
new
programs
director,
so
I
want
to
be
able
to
have
some
funds
that
we
can
actually
try
different
programs,
and
if
we,
if
we
don't,
have
the
money
to
pay
the
instructors,
we
will
be
limited
to
what
we
can
actually
try.
So
I'd
like
to
expand
the
programs
and
figure
out
what
it's
going
to
work
and
have
the
money
to
actually
pay
for
those
instructors.
This
year.
O
Sea,
yes,
we
actually
have
a
garden
for
our
adult-based
services
and
we've
been
very
we've,
been
working
with
the
Rotary
Club.
They
selected
us
as
their
charity
this
year,
so
we
did
a
whole
bunch
of
work.
A
couple
weeks
ago,
we've
got
another
two
weeks
coming
on
the
22nd
they'll
be
coming
back
to
finish
that,
so
that's
been
a
really
really
excellent
project.
N
E
E
O
A
O
O
A
O
O
J
O
We
lost,
we
lost
a
grant
this
year
so
well.
We
used
to
have
two
title.
3D
title
grants
title
three
grants.
One
was
the
title
three
D
and
one
is
the
title
3D.
During
the
last
session
with
OHA,
we
were
not
awarded
the
title,
3B
Grant
and
most
of
that
funds.
We
actually
went
into
Social
Services
to
pay
for
a
couple
of
our
specific
programs.
O
A
J
O
We've
seen
a
bit
of
a
Slowdown
from
pre-covered,
we
are
hoping
that
we
will
be
able
to
bring
those
numbers
back.
We've
had
a
little
bit
of
a
change
in
our
program,
so
we'll
now
have
five
drivers
that
we'll
have
available.
Currently
we
have
four,
so
the
fifth
driver
will
allow
us
to
run
more
trips
and
hopefully
generate
more
income
from
that
way.
E
E
O
Are
not
what
what
happened
is
our
trans
band?
Dispatcher
is
retiring
after
25
years,
so
someone
else
is
going
into
her
position,
so
that
should
actually
just
drop
the
salaries
or
a
bit
because
they
obviously
don't
have
the
seniority
that
Jane
had.
We
are
not
filling
the
position
the
person
that
will
be
taking
over
for
Jane
the
coordinator
is
one
of
our
drivers,
so
she
has
already
has
a
license,
so
she
could
drive
so
now
we'll
have
five
available
drivers
as
opposed
to
right
now,
four
because
Jane.
A
O
Yeah
we're
phasing
out.
We
phased
out
our
basically
our
catering
program.
We
were
catering
for
two
different
organizations,
Blackstone
and
East
Bay.
We
decided,
based
on
what
we
were
seeing
regarding
the
revenues,
the
fact
that
the
program
did
not
allow
for
any
inflation,
so
we
were
eating
all
the
additional
costs.
We
decided.
That
was
not
a
program
that
was
making
doing
well
by
Cranston,
so
we
dropped
out
of
the
program
so
right
now
we're
only
preparing
meals
for
our
ads
and
for
our
Cranston
seniors.
N
Yeah
this,
this
was
not
a
quick
decision.
It
was
a
decision
made
over
actually
probably
the
past
year,
kudos
to
direct
the
craddocks
for
doing
the
financial
analysis,
determining
that,
basically
we're
breaking
even
or
losing
a
little
money
on
a
variable
cost
basis
and
then
we're
assuming
all
the
risk
of
accidents
and
the
drivers.
The
Staffing
Etc
So,
based
on
the
that
we're
really
losing
money
and
to
eliminate
that
risk
of
Drive
is
driving
all
over
the
state.
N
A
O
Retired
senior
volunteer
program,
so
we
we
get
a
grant
from
Hub
HUD.
That
gives
us
money
to
actually
go
out
and
recruit
volunteers.
We
have
a
couple
of
different
streams
that
they
work
off
of.
We
have
a
recycling
stream.
Well
they'll,
go
out
to
schools
and
do
recycling.
We
have
a
couple
of
streams
at
the
at
the
senior
center
that
they
help
in
the
kitchen
and
nutrition.
So
it's
basically
just
a
an
incentive
to
actually
have
an
official
program.
We
actually
bet
them.
We
actually
go
through
background
checks
and
the
whole
thing.