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From YouTube: May 20, 2019 Town Council emergency meeting
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B
Councilman
charity
here
councilwoman
williamson,
yeah,
councilman,
messier
here
house
of
vice
president
damico.
Here
president.
Here
there
is
a
quorum
emergency
meeting
of
the
west
ward
town
council,
whereas
personnel
into
the
westward
home
rule
charter
articles,
4,
section,
404,
407
and
408
g,
the
town
council
will
meet
in
session
to
discuss
and
take
action
upon
an
emergency
affecting
the
public
peace,
health,
safety,
comfort
and
welfare
of
its
inhabitants
and
citizens
of
the
town
of
west
warwick.
D
You
say
council
members,
mr
manager,
mr
madam
clerk
last
night,
around
six
o'clock,
the
town
council
president
contacted
me
indicated
that
there
was
an
issue
as
it
pertained
to
the
non-posting
of
the
notice
for
the
financial
town
meeting,
which
is
scheduled
for
tomorrow
evening
at
seven
o'clock
at
the
west
work
high
school
upon
reviewing
the
appropriate
home
rule
charter
sections,
the
appropriate
case
law
and
the
appropriate
statutes.
As
it
pertains
to
the
open
meetings
act
and
the
notice
for
financial
town
meetings
or
town
meetings.
D
I
found
that
there
was
a
difference
in
the
section
for
the
oma
and
a
difference
for
the
section
under
town
meetings
down
meeting,
specifically
as
it
relates
to
chapter
45,
3
town
meetings
says
notice
of
meetings.
Town
clerks
shall
cause
the
electors
of
their
respective
towns
to
be
notified
of
every
town
meeting
prescribed
by
law
and
also
of
all
other
town
meetings.
D
You
know
the
business
required
to
be
transacted
by
law
upon
speaking
with
mary
ann
kelly.
It
was
determined
that
not
only
was
the
warrant
posted,
but
it
was
posted
in
three
places,
specifically
the
library,
the
west
work,
senior
center
and
station
four
on
quick
avenue
for
the
west
work
police
department,
and
that
was
done
by
bert
molihan.
Who
indicated
that
on
may.
Second,
I
have
posted
written
notification
of
the
time
place.
D
The
purpose
of
holding
the
financial
town
meeting
at
least
seven
days
previous
to
the
time
appointed
in
three
or
more
public
places
within
said
town
of
west
warwick.
I
then
spoke
to
the
attorney
general.
This
morning
after
I
sent
an
email
indicating
what
the
situation
was,
and
I
was
informed
that
if
there
is
a
meeting
to
be
held
tomorrow
night,
there
would
be
a
violation
of
the
open
meetings
act
if
either
the
school
committee
or
the
town
council
had
a
quorum
there.
D
So,
as
far
as
what's
been
done,
publicly,
the
board
of
canvases
had
a
meeting
on
may
13
2019,
clearly
indicating
the
time
and
date
of
the
meeting.
There
was
also
notice
published
in
the
kent
county
daily
times.
As
to
the
financial
town
meeting
dated,
may
21st
at
seven
o'clock
at
the
west
work
high
school,
followed
by
the
all-day
vote
on
thursday
may
23rd.
D
That
was
posted
in
the
times
on
april
27,
2019
april
30th,
2019
april
25th,
2019
and
may
11
2019.
there's
also
a
block
ad
regarding
the
legal
notice
published
on
may
25.
Excuse
me
april
25th
april
27th
april
30th,
as
it
relates
to
the
final
canvas
meeting
as
he
relates
to
said
all
they
vote
on
the
budget
to
be
held
on
thursday,
the
23rd
of
may
2019.
D
under
analysis
of
the
ruling
case
law,
which
is
cullen
versus
lincoln
town
council.
Nine,
sixty
eight
second,
two,
four,
six,
two
thousand
eight.
The
analysis
by
the
supreme
court
indicates
the
stated
purpose
of
the
rhode
island's
open
meetings.
Act
is
to
ensure
that
public
business
be
performed
in
an
open
and
public
manner
and
that
the
citizens
be
advised
of
and
aware
of
the
performance
of
public
officials
and
the
deliberations
and
decisions
that
go
into
the
making
of
public
policy.
That's
section
4246-1
to
effectuate
this
purpose.
D
The
act
requires
that
all
public
parties
shall
be
shall
give
written
notice
of
their
regularly
scheduled
meetings
at
the
beginning
of
each
calendar
year,
4246
6
subsection
a
and
shall
also
give
supplemental
written
public
notice
of
any
meaning
within
a
minimum
of
48
hours.
Before
the
date
section,
4246
6,
subsection
b,
the
supplemental
notice
must
include
the
date.
The
notice
was
posted
the
date
time
and
place
of
the
meeting
and
a
statement
specifying
the
nature
of
the
business
to
be
discussed
that
was
not
completed.
D
D
So
the
only
way
the
town
council
and
school
committee
can
attend
a
meeting
tomorrow
night
would
be
without
a
quorum,
allow
the
superintendent
and
town
manager
to
present
their
respective
budgets,
and
if
people
have
questions
those
members
of
the
council
that
do
appear,
I
can
answer
them
or
those
members
of
the
school
committee
that
appear
can
answer.
If
there
is
a
quorum
of
either
the
town
council
or
the
school
committee
tomorrow
night,
it
would
be
an
rma
violation.
D
D
D
Should
not
should
not
now.
This
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
vote,
because
the
vote's
a
separate,
completely
different
issue.
However,
normally
you're
going
to
have
the
financial
time
meeting
pursuant
to
the
home
rule.
Excuse
me,
pursuant
to
the
homeless
charter
two
days
before
the
financial
time
meeting,
so
they're
going
to
go
hand
in
hand.
So
if
you
want
to
have
the
vote
on
thursday,
the
only
way
to
have
the
financial
time
meeting
tomorrow
night
would
be
without
a
quorum
of
members
of
the
school
committee
and
or
town
council.
D
If
there's
a
quorum
tomorrow
and
you
go
forward,
there'll
be
an
a
violation.
I
don't
know.
If
anyone's
going
to
file
a
complaint,
then
the
question
would
be
is
what
happens
to
the
vote?
As
long
as
there
is
a
meeting,
the
spirit
of
the
law
has
not
been
met
with
notice,
but
there
is
a
meeting
nothing
changes.
After
tomorrow
night's
meeting,
you
can't
change
the
budget.
A
Members
of
the
school
committee
this
morning,
chairman
and
vice
chairman,
so
I
left.
D
D
Now,
options,
if
you
don't
do
it
tomorrow
and
you
try
to
do
it
on
wednesday,
the
48
hours
for
wednesday's
already
passed.
So
that's
not
going
to
happen
and
if
you
can't
happen
on
wednesday,
there's
no
emergency
to
have
the
meeting
the
day
of
the
vote,
because
that'll
just
screw
things
up
more.
What.
D
D
D
Charter,
an
emergency
affecting
the
public
peace,
health,
safety,
comfort
and
welfare
of
the
inhabitants
of
the
town
and
for
the
protections
of
the
persons
and
property.
If
you
don't
have
your
financial
meaning
nor
your
vote
in
may.
My
understanding
is
that
the
finance
director
may
not
be
available
because
of
a
pre-arranged
surgery,
and
I
don't
know
when
she's
going
out
early.
You
might
want
to
address
that
she
would
not
be
available
in
june.
So
I
don't
know
how
comfortable
the
council
would
feel
going
forward
without
a
finance
director.
D
D
C
D
D
Listen,
I
can.
I
can
only
tell
you
what
I
was
asked
to
do
and
the
research
that
I
looked
into
and
the
analysis
I
looked
at
if
you
want
to
have
an
emergency
meeting
tomorrow
night
for
the
financial
time
meeting
go
ahead,
I
mean
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
that,
but
there's
still
going
to
be
an
oma
violation.
Should
there
be
a
quorum
of
either
school
committee
or
town
council
people
there.
So.
F
D
A
A
The
show
a
non-quorum
meeting
where
it
would
be
two
two
members
of
each
board
up
there
and
realistically
it
doesn't
have
to
be
any
member
of
the
board,
but
you
should
have
somebody
up
there.
Three.
A
There's
a
few
issues
we
have
going
here.
I've
already
spoke
to
ken
townsend.
He
can
make
the
high
school
available
on
wednesday.
Okay,
all
right,
that's
one
thing:
two
laurie
swanson
has
made
sure
that
the
civic
center
wasn't
rented
out
on
thursday,
so
we'll
be
able
to
vote
now.
It
may
already
be
rented
out
for
when
in
june,
for
somebody
if
we
have
the
all-day
referendum,
so
she
doesn't
know
our
dates.
I
can't
promise
her
the
days
three.
The
ballots
were
four
hundred
and
sixty
dollars
or
fifty
dollars.
A
E
E
F
D
Just
remember
one
thing
on
the
503
financial
talent
meeting
the
town
council
prescribes
the
time
and
place
where
the
financial
tile
meeting
is
going
to
be
held.
Secondly,
at
the
financial
time
meeting,
the
council
will
explain
and
officially
propose
its
budget,
which
can
go
through
the
town
manager.
D
The
third
part,
which
is
interesting-
the
school
committee
may
be
invited
by
the
town
council
to
discuss
its
budget
estimate,
which
is
part
of
the
overall
budget
for
west
florida.
So
even
under
our
charter,
the
school
committee
is
not
mandated
to
be
there.
No
normally
traditionally
have
they
been
there.
Absolutely.
F
I
think
I
think
I
mean
I
think,
the
two
most
powerful
all
these
situations
suck,
I
mean
that's
that's
first
and
foremost,
but
either
either
go
without
without
the
quorum
tomorrow
or
do
it
on
wednesday,
definitely
not
purposely
putting
ourselves
in
an
oma
violation.
I
mean,
I
think,
that's
out
of
the
question.