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June 19, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Mayor Leo Fontaine 
 
Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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 June 14, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Senator Ed O'Neill


Part I 
Part II
 
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June 7, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Senator Marc Cote 
 
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
 
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June 5, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Mayor Leo Fontaine 
 
Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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May 31, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Senator Roger Picard 
 
 Part I
Part II
 
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May 22, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Mayor Leo Fontaine 
 
Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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May 17, 2013
 Phil Labrecque's 
"The Pulse"
on WNRI

 
 Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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May 9, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Speaker Gordon Fox, Rep. Bob Phillips 
 
 Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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May 3, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Rep. Stephen Casey 
 
Part I 
Part II
 
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 April 26, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Senator Ed O'Neill
 
Part I
Part II
 
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R. David King, MD
Courtesy of
Roger Bouchard & 1380 WNRI 
 
Part I 
Part II
 
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April 19, 2013
Budget Commission Meeting
 
Due to poor recording position, you might have to adjust the volume. 
 1. Wastewater Upgrade Project Payment Request-McGauvran
2. Public Comment
a. Roland Michaud
b. John Burns
3. Cash Flow
a. Tom Bruce 
b. Bruce
c. Tax Sales-Schaefer, Bruce Dutremble
d. Tax Amnesty-Schaefer, Bruce, Ward 
e. Unpaid Taxes-Ward, Bruce, Sequino
f. Payments-Sequino, Bruce
4. Webster Bank-Bruce, Dutremble, Schaefer
5. WED Director of Finance-Donoyan, Sequino, Mayor, Ward 
6. City & WED Terms and Conditions of Employment-
Sequino, Alves, Ward 
7. Homestead Exemption Rates-Schaefer, Celeste
8. City & School Budgets-Sequino 
9. City Council Ordinances & Resolutions
a. Fees for Parks-Mayor 
b. EMS Bundle Billing System-Mayor
c. Disbanding of Budget Commission-Sequino, Ward
d. Fire Chief to Enter Into MOU with RIEMA-Mayor
e. Annual Action Plan & Application to HUD-Mayor
 f. Reconstruction of Asylum St. & Sunnyside Ave.
g. Tax Amnesty-Schaefer, Alves, Ward, Mayor
h. Personnel Board-Mayor
10. Bill S820-Schaefer
 
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 April 17, 2013
Mayor Leo Fontaine
WNRI's Upfront Show
 
 Part I
Part II
 
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 April 10, 2013
Woonsocket School Committee Meeting
 
1. Good & Welfare 
a. Jeff Partington
b. WMS at Villa Nova
2. Recognitions & Announcements-Donoyan
3. Approval of minutes - Consent Agenda
4. Communications-Phongsavangh
5. Committee Reports-Forcier
6. Unfinished Business
A1. FY2014 Budget-Malafronte, Roberts
2. Donlon, Malafronte
3. Phonsavangh, Roberts, Malafronte
4. Forcier, Malafronte
5. Nadeau, Roberts - Vote
B 2013-2014 School Calendar-McGee 
C. Post for Secretary to Director of Curricilum-
Donoyan, Roberts
7. New Business
a1. Third Quarter Financials-Donoyan, Malafronte
a2. Nadeau, Malafronte
B. Outstanding Tuition Due from N. Smithfield-Donoyan, Roberts, Nadeau, Ackerman 
C. Appointment of Finance Director-Donoyan
c2. Roberts, Ackerman, Donoyan
c3. Forier, Roberts, Nadeau, Donoyan
c4. Donlon, Phongsavangh, Roberts, Ackerman, Nadeau
Recess
c5. Agreement-Donoyan, Roberts
c6. Nadeau, Forcier, Donoyan, Ackerman, Donlon-
Vote 
c7. Joseph Spagna
7D. Vacant Administration Positions 
1. Donoyan
2. Forcier, Donoyan, McGee
3. Forcier, Donoyan
4. Roberts, Donoyan, Forcier
5. Donlon, Nadeau, Donoyan Phongsavangh
6. Middle School-Roberts, Forcier, Donoyan, Nadeau
7E. Handbooks
7F. Change 6-12 Meeting Date
7G. NECAP & Graduation Requirements-Forcier, Phongsavangh, Roberts
7H. Resolution to Support Bill S150-Roberts, Forcier, Nadeau, Donlon
7I. Resolution to Support Bill S188-Roberts
7J. Resolution to Support Bill H5050-Roberts
7K. Update, Human Capital Policy, Conferences
8. Committee Good & Welfare
a. Roberts
b. Donlon, Corey
c. Nadeau
d. Phongsavangh
e. Forcier - Adjourn
 
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April 1, 2013
Woonsocket Budget Commission Meeting 
 
1. Approval of Minutes - Public Comment
a. Al Brien
b. Charles Lemoine
2. Review Cash Flow, Purchases, Payables
a. Tom Bruce 
b. Dutremble, Bruce, Schaefer
c. Payables-Bruce
d. Blue Cross Report
Bruce, Dutremble
e. City Bid Requests, DPW
Findlay, Bruce, Dutremble, McGauvran, Schaefer
f. City Bid Requests-Pavement Marking
McGauvran
g. City Bid Requests-Annual Audit
Bruce, Dutremble, Ward, Schaefer, Ward
3. Wastewater Revenue Bond Issuance
Bruce, Mayor, Findlay, McGauvran
4. Police & Fire Dispatch - Schaefer
5. Wastewater Comminutor Disposal
McGauvran, Dutremble
6. Electricity Contract - McGauvran, Schaefer, Ward,
Dutremble, Mayor 
7. Natural Gas Contract
 McGauvran, Dutremble, Mayor
 8. City Council Ordinances
Elderly Tax Deferral, Tax Exemption
Bruce, Ward, Schaefer
9. Presentation
WasteZero Trash Metering Program 
a. John Craig, Steve Lesauskas 
b. Schaefer, Craig, Dutremble
c. Housing Authority-McGauvran, Dutremble, Schaefer,
Craig, Mike Debroisse

d. Communities-Cameras
Schaefer, Craig, Dutremble, Lesauskas
e. Cost of Bags - Mayor, Craig, Schaefer, Dutremble
f. Trash Fee-WHA - Mayor, Dutremble, Debroisse,
McGauvran, Schaefer, Ward
g. Flat Fee-Competitors - Schaefer, Lesauskas
h. RFP - Dutremble, Lesauskas, Craig, Ward
10. Other Commission Items
a. Legislation - Ward
b. Absent School Dept. - Mayor, Findlay 
c. Meeting Dates - Ward Findlay  -  Adjourn
 
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March 29, 2013
WNRI's Upfront 
Rep. Brian Newberry
 
Part I 
Part II
 
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 March 25, 2013
WNRI's Tommy Brien
"Wake Up Woonsocket"
Tom Bruce and Al Brien
 
Part I 
Part II
Part III
 
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March 20, 2013
Woonsocket School Committee Budget Workshop 
In attendance:
Ralph Malafronte, Dr. Donoyan, Steve Coleman,
Jen Findlay, Dina Dutremble, Tricia Mallozzi,
School Committee 
 
Part I 
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
 Part VI
 
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 March 16, 2013
Tom Bruce, Finance Director
on
WNRI's "Wake Up Woonsocket"

 
Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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March 15, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Rep. Robert Phillips 
 
Part I 
Part II
 
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March 8, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Senator Ed O'Neill 
 
 Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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February 27, 2013
Woonsocket School Committee Meeting
 
1. Opening-Good & Welfare 
a. Presentation by Harris School
2. Recognitions & Announcements-Donoyan
3. Approval of Minutes & Unseal Minutes
4. Consent Agenda-Roberts, Donlon
5. Communications
a. NECAP Presentation-Dr. Patrick McGee
b. Forcier, Donlon, Phonsavanh, McGee
c. Nadeau, Dr. Bedard, McGee
d. Roberts, Forcier
e. Forcier
f. Phongsavanh, McGee, Nadeau, Forcier
6. Committee Reports-WISE, Phongsavanh
 7. Unfinished Business-Change To Monthly Meetings
a. Roberts
b. Forcier
c. Nadeau, Donlon
d. Donoyan-Budget Extension
8. SPED Legal Councel-Roberts, Forcier
9. Administrative Transfers-Roberts
10. Human Capital Policy
a. K. Lombardo
b. Roberts, Donoyan, Lombardo, Forcier, Ackerman
 c. Nadeau, Partington, Ackerman
11. Budget Commission Communication-Ackerman, Nadeau, Forcier
12. Superintendent's Report
13. Committee Good & Welfare 
a. Nadeau, Donoyan
b. Forcier, Nadeau, Donoyan
c. Phongsavanh
d. Donlon
 
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 February 25, 2013
Woonsocket City Council Workshop
Tax Exemption for Elderly 
 1. Explanation-Ward
2. Tax Deferment Program-Ward, Jalette
b. Owner Occupied-Gendron, Ward, Bruce
3. Five-Year Occupancy-Jalette, Bruce, Ward
Fees & Charges for Parks 
4. Policy Decission-Mayor 
5. Background of Fees-McGauvran, Liz Kerrigan
6. City Expenses-Beauchamp, Kerrigan
7. Cost of Water & Heat-Beauchamp, Kerrigan, McGauvran
8. Leauge Meeting Place-Ward, Kerrigan, Jalette, Beauchamp, Tom Brien, McGauvran 
9. Expenses-Gendron, Kerrigan, Ward
10. Out of City Leauges-Dubois, Mayor, Tom Brien,
McGauvran, Kerrigan
11. Penalty Fee & Tournament-Jalette, McGauvran, Kerrigan, 
12. Redraft Proposal-Mayor, Ward, Gendron, Kerrigan
13. Overcharging-Mr. Egan
14. Taxpayer Affordability-Unknown
15. Out of Town Senior Leagues-Jalette, Egan, McGauvran
16. FY2013-Dubois, Mayor, McGauvran
17. Permit Requests-Beauchamp, Kerrigan, Ward
18. Reason for Work Session-Ward, Tom Brien, Gendron, Mayor
 
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 February 19, 2013
Woonsocket Budget Commission Meeting 
 
1. Approval of Minutes-Public Comment
a. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
b. Richard Fagnant
c. Bob Hebert
 d. John Burns
e. Ed Lee
f. David Fischer
g. Marie Zaminer
2. New Water Treatment Plant-Sequino, Mayor
3. a. Cash Flow Summary-Bruce 
b. Payables-Bruce 
4. Middle School Reorganization-Donoyan, Sequino, Ward, Donlon, Mayor
5. Special Ed Audit-Donoyan
6. School Committee Dismissal List-Donoyan, Sequino, Ward, Mayor
7. 2012 Audit Report
a. Bruce, Bob Civitti
b. Schaefer, Civitti, Bruce, Sequino
c. Schaefer, Civitti, Bruce, Ward
 8. Income Tax Refund Offset Agreement-Chris Celeste, Sequino, Ward, Alves
9. Tax Exemptions-Schaefer, Celeste, Ward, Alves
10. Supplemental Tax Bill-Schaefer, Suzanne Greshner, Ward, Mayor
11. Library Personnel Contracts-Mayor
 
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February 15, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Rep. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
  
 
 Part I
Part II
 
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February 8, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Rep. Brian Newberry
 
 
Part I 
Part II
Part III
 
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February 1, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Rep. Robert Phillips
 
 
Part I 
Part II
Part III
 
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January 25, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Rep. Stephen Casey
 
 
Part I 
Part II 
 
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Point/Counterpoint

Water Treatment Plant

 
Bruce Burlingame
   
1-12-13
Mayor Leo Fontaine 

1-16-13 
Part I  Part I 
Part II Part II
January 11, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Senator Marc Cote 
 
 Part I
Part II
 
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January 4, 2013
WNRI'S Upfront
Senator Roger Picard 
 
Part I 
Part II
 
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June 14, 2013 
Budget Commission Meeting
 
 1. Approval of Minutes
2. Public Comments
a. Roland Michaud for Linda Lamoureux
b. Roland Michaud 
c. Richard Fagnant
d. John Burns
e. Susan Dumont
f. Lorraine Corey
g. Estelle Bubble
h. Roland Michaud, McGauvran
i. Dan Dowling
j. Charles Lemoine
k. Lisa Paradise
l. Anonymous
3. RFP for Water Treatment Plant 
a. McGauvran, Mayor
b. Schaefer
c. Ward, Dutremble
d. Fagnant, Mayor, Paradise
e. Mayor, Sequino
4a. Cash Flow Summary-Bruce, Schaefer 
b. Payables-Bruce, Ward 
c. School Bid Awards-Joe Spagna, Dutremble, Schaefer, Ward
d. CH2M Hill Payment Request-McGauvran, Schaefer
 e1. Bid Awards-Bruce, Dutremble, Findlay, Schaefer
e2. Mayor, Bruce, Ward, Dutremble
f. Printing-Chris Celeste, Dutremble 
5. Issuance of TANS-Bruce
6. Request for Advance Payments-Bruce
7. WED Vacancies-Donoyan, Dutremble, Ward
8. Fees for Solid Waste (Trash Pickup Fee)-Schaefer, Ward, Mayor
9. WFD Clothing Maintenance-Sick Leave Payout-
Schaefer, Mayor, Ward
10. WPD Compensatory Time Payout-Mayor, Durtremble, Chief Carey
11. DPW Request for Temporary Help-McGauvran, Shaefer, Dutremble, Mayor, Ward 
12a. Technic Consent Agenda-McGauvran, Sean Coffey
b. Schaefer, Mayor, Coffey, McGauvran, Bruce
13. Interjurisdictional Agreements-Ward, Mayor
14. City Council Resolutions
a. Transfer of Funds-WWII Park-Ward, Mayor
b. WWII Park-Mayor
c. WWII Park, Cass Park, Barry Field-Ward
 
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June 10, 2013
City Council Special Meeting

 
 Resolution 13-R-69 Trash Collection Fee 
1. Resolution Tabled 
Resolution 13-R-70 Compensation For City Council & School Committee
2a. Dan Gendron
2b. Chris Beauchamp
2c. Bob Moreau
2d. Marc Dubois
2e. Roger Jalette
2f. Moreau, Gendron
2g. Al Brien
2h. Mayor, Gendron
2i. Moreau, Mayor
2j. Jalette, Mayor
2k. Tabled
3. Question on Public Discussion-Brien, Carroll, Moreau
4. Motions-Brien, Jalette, Gendron
 5. Discussion on Trash Fees
a. Jalette
b. Moreau
c. Dubois
d. Brien
6. Taxpayer Resolution-Lorraine Corey
7. Shared Dumpsters-Jalette, McGauvran, Carroll
8. Delinquent Fees-Jalette, McGauvran
9. Budget Commission-Gendron
10. Raising $1M-Ward
11. Public Comment-Ward
a. Dave Gaulin, Ward
b. Charles Lemoine, Ward, McGauvran, Mayor 
c. Richard Fagnant
d. Charles Souders, Mayor, Ward
e. Estelle Bubble
f. Pauline Riel
g. Marcel
12. Budget Commission-Vote
 
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 No audio on Bike Path Workshop
 
June 3, 2013
Woonsocket Budget Commission Meeting

 
 1. Report on Water Treatment Facilities
a. Bruce Tobey
b. Schaefer, Tobey
c. Ward, Tobey
2. Public Comment on Report
a. John Burns, Schaefer, McGauvran, Tobey
b. Jim Cournoyer
c. Dan Gendron, Schaefer, Tobey, Ward, Sequino
d. Schaefer, Ward
 e. Bruce Burlingame
3. Public Comment, General
a. Duncan Speel
b. Dan Gendron
c. Jim Cournoyer, Sequino
d. Bruce Burlingame
e. Tobey - Recess
4. Cash Flow, Purchases, Payables 
a. Cash Flow
b. Payables
c. Boyle & Fogarty, Drainage & Sewer Mains
d. Cohn Reznick-Audit of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
5.  Appropriation Ordinances
6. Amendment to Budget Commission Resolution
7. WFD Clothing Allowance Payment
8. Hire Local Councel in Synagro Proceedings
 9. Repair Hamlet Siphon, Sewage Collection System
10. Design Change for Upgrade of Wastewater Treatment Facility
11. Interjurisdictional Agreements with North Smithfield, Blackstone, Bellingham 
12. City Council Resolutions & Ordinances
a. Solar Energy Systems PILOT
b. Transferring Funds - Road & Bridge Fund
c. Main St. Livability Plan
13. WED School Committee Meeting - Adjourn
 
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May 24, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Rep. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt 
 
Part I 
Part II
 
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May 9, 2013
Woonsocket FY14 Budget Hearing 
 
 1. Presentation of Proposed FY14 Budget-Bruce, Schaefer
 2. WED Presentation of Proposed FY14 Budget-Donoyan, Sequino
3. Public Hearing 
a. Charles Lemoine
b. Police Chief Carey
c. Roland Michaud, Mayor, Sequino, Schaefer 
d. Michaud, Bruce
e. Michaud, McGauvran, Bruce, Mayor
f. Bob Moreau
g. Albert Brien, Schaefer, Sequino, Fire Chief Lataille 
h. Ellie Nadeau 
i. Bruce, Schaefer
j. Dan Gendron, Schaefer
k. Michaud, McGauvran, Dutremble, Bruce, Lataille, Mayor
l. Phil Lebrecque
m. David, Sequino, Schaefer, Mayor 
n. Michaud, Mayor, Schaefer
o. Lorraine Corey
4. Cash Flow, Purchases
a. Bruce
b. Gallogly, Schaefer, Bruce, Dutremble
c. Accounts Payable-Bruce
5. Letter To Delegation-Mayor
6. WED Vacancies, Principal Mentors-Malafronte
7. Ordinances, Resolutions-Celeste, Ward
8. Trash Fees, Zoning-Ward
 
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May 8, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Mayor Leo Fontaine 
 
 Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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April 29, 2013
City Council Workshop
Discussion Regarding Budget Commission Matters 
 
1. Discussion for Meeting with Governor-Ward, Findlay, Dubois 
2. State Aid-Beauchamp
3. 5-Year Plan-Ward
4. Supplemental, Receiver-Moreau, Ward, Mayor
5. Negotiations, Trash Fee-Mayor Beauchamp
 6. Solution To Problem-Brien
7. School Dept. Deficit-Mayor, Brien
8. Insolvent-Ward, Brien
9. Gist, Education-Moreau, Ward
10. Tax Capacity-Brien
11. Hiring Attorneys-Gendron, Brien, Mayor, Ward
12. Sen. O'Neill Comment-Dubois, Gendron, Ward 
13. Revenue Sharing-Brien, Mayor
14. Education-Beauchamp, Mayor, Gendron, Ward, Moreau, Dubois
15. Representation-Moreau, Ward
16. Public Comments at Budget Commission Meetings- Beauchamp, Mayor, Ward
17. WFD-Gendron, Mayor, Ward, Dubois
18. Behind Closed Doors-Mayor, Moreau
19. Other Communities-Moreau, Ward, Mayor
20. Timing, WED-Moreau, Mayor, Ward
21. Budget Commission-Gendron
22. Financial Reports-Ward, Findlay
23. School Dept.-Mayor, Ward, Beauchamp
24. Non-Distressed Community Aid-Ward, Findlay
25. Representation-Dubois
26. Public Comment 
a. Marcia McBurney
b. Jeanne Budnick
c. McBurney, Mayor
d. Budnick, Moreau, Mayor, Ward
e. Lorraine Corey
 
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 April 22, 2013
City Council with Woonsocket Representatives
Workshop Meeting
Discussion of Legislative Matters That Could Affect Woonsocket 
 
1. Supplemental Tax Bill-Picard, Ward, Mayor 
2. Lack of Agreements-Jalette, Mayor
3. Reamortization of Pensions-Gendron, Mayor, Ward
4. Legal Action, Negotiations, Five Year Plan-Baldelli-Hunt, Mayor 
5. Money Without Supplemental-Picard, Ward 
6. Receiver-Ward, Moreau, Mayor
7. Unilatoral Implementation-Phillips, Mayor, Ward, Hunt
8. Negotiations-Hunt, Findlay, Mayor
9. State Aid Formula-Brien, Hunt, Ward
10. Active Lawsuit-Ward, Brien, Mayor
11. Resolution-Moreau, Hunt, Gendron
12. Resolutions-Ward, Moreau, Brien, Dubois
13. "State of RI Not Listening"-Hunt
14. Supplemental Tax Date-Jalette, Ward 
15. Negotiations-Moreau, Ward, Gendron, Mayor, Hunt
16. Negotiations-Dubois, Casey, Ward, Hunt, Bruce
17. State Funding-Mayor, Gendron, Casey, Ward
18. Judicial-Brien, Ward
19. Funding Formula-Mayor, Lisa, Moreau, Picard, Gendron
20. Budget Commission Awareness-Moreau, Ward, Mayor
21. Disbandment of Budget Commission-Jalette, Hunt, Picard, Brien
22. Supplemental Tas-Brien, Picard
23. Resign from Budget Commission-Hunt, Findlay
24. Governor-Ward, Hunt, Mayor
25. Legislation-Mayor, Hunt, Ward, Phillips, Picard, Dubois
26. Ability To Pay-Jalette, Findlay, Ward 
27. Chair of Budget Commission-Gendron, Hunt
28. Bills-Ward, Picard, Hunt, Mayor
29. Receivership-Phillips, Ward
30. Pension Obligation-Casey, Ward, Brien
31. Bankruptcy Court-Brien, Mike McElroy
 
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Also,
Discussion with Administration regarding Ordinance 13-O-19, in amendment of Appendix C, entitled, “Zoning,”of the Code ofOrdinances (Plat 9, Lots 143, 144, 148 and 149). 

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April 19, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Senator Marc Cote 
 
 Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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April 15, 2013
Woonsocket City Council Meeting 
 
Public Hearing on Resolution
Annual Action Plan and Application To The US Dept. of
Housing and Urban Development
Garret Mancieri
 
Council Meeting 
1. Good & Welfare 
a. Jim Cournoyer
b. Roland Michaud
c. Norm Messier
d. Garrett Mancieri
e. Chief Tom Carey
f. Charles Lemoine, Moreau, Mayor
g. Charles Souder, Mayor
2. Approval of Minutes - Consent Agenda
3. Board of Sicense Commissioners
a. Ward, Carroll
b. Jalette, Ward
c. Jalette, Moreau
4. Council Good & Welfare
a1. Dubois, Sheila, Mayor
a2. Dubois, Bruce
b1. Gendron, Mayor, McGauvran
b2. Gendron, Celeste
b3. Gendron, Lataille, Mayor
c. Jalette, Mayor
d1. Moreau, Mayor
d2. Moreau, Lataille, Mayor 
e. Ward, McGauvran, Mayor
f. Brien
5. New Ordinances-Zoning, Traffic
Gendron, Moreau, Dubois, Ward, McGauvran 
6. Resolutions Tabled To This Meeting-Cancellation of Certain Taxes - Brien
7. New Resolutions
a1. Annual Action Plan-Gendron, Miller, Jalette, McGauvran
 a2. Miller, Ward, Mayor
b. Asylum St & Sunnyside Ave.
c. River Island Park-Moreau, Mayor, Ward
d1. Tax Amnesty-Gendron, Moreau, Bruce
d2. Dubois, Bruce, Ward, Mayor, Gendron, Dubois
d3. Brien, Bruce, Ward, Gendron
e. Cancellation of Certain Taxes
f. Appointments to Personnel Board-Gendron, Mayor, Ward

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April 5, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Rep. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
 
 
 Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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March 27, 2013
Woonsocket School Committee Meeting 
 
 1. Good & Welfare
a. Middle School Glee Club
b. Charles Lemoine, Donoyan, Donlon, Peter Fontaine
c. Mrs. A. Forcier
2. Recognitions & Announcements-Donoyan
3. Approval of Minutes-Consent Agenda-Committee Reports-Unfinished Business
4. New Business
a. Duram Bus Contract-Fontaine, Nadeau
b1. FY14 Budget-Malafronte
b2. Donlon, Malafronte 
b3. Nadeau, Malafronte, Roberts
b4. Forcier, Ackerman, Donoyan
b5. Roberts, Malafronte
b6. Forcier, Donoyan, Malafronte
b7. Forcier, Malafronte
b8. Forcier, Malafronte
b9. Nadeau, Malafronte, Robertts, Forcier, Donlon
b10. Malafronte, Roberts, Forcier - Vote
b11. Malafronte, Nadeau
4c. Status Update on Funding Equity Lawsuit-Roberts, Donoyan, Nadeau, Forcier
4d. Resolution R.I.G.L. 16-12-6.1-Roberts
4e. Legal Council-Roberts, Nadeau, Ackerman, Forcier
4f. School Year Calendar-McGee, Roberts, Donoyan, Forcier, Donlon
4g. Secretary to Director of Curriculum-Donoyan, Forcier, Donlon - Vote
4h. Update from Dir. of Curriculum-McGee, Nadeau, Roberts 
h2. McGee, Forcier, Roberts
h3. Nadeau, McGee
5. Conferences-Forcier
6. Superintendent's Report-Donoyan
7. Committee Good & Welfare
 
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 March 22, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Rep. Stephen Casey
 
Part I 
Part II
Part III
 
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March 18, 2013
Woonsocket City Council Meeting 
 
1. Good & Welfare 
a. Larry Poitras
b. Charles Souder, Mayor
2. Reform Pension & Post-Retirement Benefits
a. Ward
b. Jalette, Sara Rapport
c. Ward Rapport
d. Gendron, Bruce
e. Gendron, Bruce
f. Ward, Bruce
g. Brien
h. Dubois, Moreau 
i. Beauchamp, Bruce, Rapport, Ward
j. Jalette
k. Ward
l. Jalette, Ward-Vote
3. Approval of Minutes-Consent Agenda
4. Board of License Commissioners
a. Cops Walk Tag Day-Dubois, Jalette
b. U-Save Liquors-Lloyd Garriepy, Jalette, Gendron, Dubois
5.Communications & Petitions-Ward, Mayor, Jalette, Moreau
6. Council Good & Welfare
a. Beauchamp
b. Brien, Wojcik
c. Brien, McGauvran 
d. Dubois, Bruce, McGauvran
e. Dubois, Ward, Bruce
f. Gendron, Mayor, McGauvran, Brien
g. Gendron, McGauvran
h. Beauchamp
i. Jalette, McGauvran, Mayor
j. Moreau, Wojcik
k. Moreau, Wojcik
l. Moreau, Wojcik, Mayor
m. Ward
7. Ordinances Past for First Time
b. Fees for City Parks-Beauchamp, Lisa Kerrigan, Gendron, Moreau, Dubois, Ward, Jalette
8. New Ordinances-New Resolutions-Adjourn 
 
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March 4, 2013
Budget Commission Meeting
 
1. Approval of Minutes-Good & Welfare 
a. Lorraine Corey
b. Charles Lemoine
c. John Burns
d. Richard Lepine
d2. Lepine, Sequino, Schaefer, Bruce
e. Bruce Burlingame
2. Cash Flow-Bruce
3. Accounts Payable-Bruce, Malafronte, Ward, Dutremble
4. Water Revenue Bond Issuance-Bruce, Sequino, Schaefer, McGauvran, Norm Benoit 
5. Account Clerk Vacancy-Bruce, Dutremble
6. Police Budget Transfer of Funds-Bruce, Schaefer, Dutremble
7. Water Consultant
a. Findlay, Dutremble, Mayor, Sequino, McGauvran
b. Schaefer, Dutremble, Ward, Mayor
c. Bruce, Dina, Mayor, Sequino
8. District Office Lease Agreement-Mayor, Dutremble 
9. WED Budget Deadline
a. Mayor, Bruce, Sequino, Ward, Malafronte, Dutremble, Findlay
b. Schaefer, Dutremble, Findlay, Bruce
10. Public Works Bids-Bruce, Schaefer, McGauvran, Ward
11. WED Dismissal Notices-Sequino
12. RFP-Meetings - Schaefer, Dutremble, Bruce
13. Taxing One Class of Taxpayers-Baldelli-Hunt, Ward,
Schaefer, Findlay, Sequino
14. Waiving Tax Cap-Ward, Schaefer
 
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March 1, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Senator Marc Cote 
 
 
 Part I
Part II
Part III
 
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 February 26, 2013
Woonsocket Budget Commission
Work Session
1. Public Comment
a. Albert Brien 
2. Supplemental Tax Legislation
 a. Normand Benoit, Bond Counsel
b. Ward, Shaefer, Benoit
c. Schaefer, Celeste
d. Schaefer, Ward, Benoit, Celeste
e. Dutremble, Celeste, Schaefer
 3. Public Comment
a. Ruth Carreiro
b. Charles Lemoine, Ward
c. Al Brien, Benoit, Celeste
d. Marc Baillargeon, Sequino
e. Dan Gendron, Schaefer
f. Lisa Paradise-Ward
g. Lee Ann Sennick
4. Commission Comment 
a. Mayor
b. Sequino, Celeste, Dutremble, Bruce
c. Schaefer, Benoit, Ward, Celeste
d. Sequino, Benoit, Schaefer
5. Motion-Mayor, Sequino, Schaefer, Dutremble
 6. Supplemental Legislation Date-Sequino, Benoit, Alves, Schaefer
Pension Obligation Bond Act
7. Benoit, Sequino, Schaefer 
8. Public Comment
a. Senator Marc Cote
b. Charles Lemoine, Celeste, Bruce, Mayor 
c. Ruth Carreiro, Schaefer, Bruce
 
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February 22, 2013
WNRI'S Upfront
Senator Roger Picard 
 
 
Part I
Part II
 
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February 18, 2013
Woonsocket City Council Meeting
 
 
1. Citizens Good & Welfare
a. Chief Lataille, Tommy Brien 
b. Tommy Brien
c. Charles Lemoine, Mayor, McGauvran
d. David Saad
e. Ed Lee, Bruce, McGauvran
f. Mike St. Germain
g. Dave Jarret
h. Charles Souder
i. Scott Hustler
j. Mrs. Forcier
k. Gendron
l. Charles Allard, Mayor
m. Don Laroche 
n. Ed Lee, Gendron, Mayor
o. Alex Kithes
p. Charles Souder
2. Approval of Minutes-Consent Agenda 
3. New Ordinances
Tax Exemption for Elderly-Fees for City Parks
4. Council Good & Welfare 
a. Moreau, McGauvran, Ward
b. Ward
c. Beauchamp
d. Brien, Mayor, McGauvran, Bruce
e. Dubois, Chief Lataille, Beauchamp
f. Gendron, Mayor, Moreau
g. Jalette, Mayor, McGauvran
5. Ordinance For First Time, Licenses and Permits
6 New Resolutions
a. Cancellation of Certain Taxes
b. House Bill H5340-Ward, Jalette, Brien
c. Cancellation of Certain Taxes
d. Agreement with Cumberland & N. Smithfield
 
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January 22, 2013
Budget Commission Meeting
 
 
1. Good & Welfare 
a. Marc Baillageon
b. John Burns
c. Bruce Burlingame
d. Dan Gendron, Sequino
e. Bob Moreau
f. Al Brien, McGauvran, Sequino
g. Sheikh Jamil
h. Vincent Mesolella, Sequino, Findlay
i. Scott (?)
2. Cash Flow-Bruce, Celeste
b. Tax Exemptions-Celeste, Mayor, Sequino
 c. Payables-Bruce, Ward
d. Letters to Vendors-Bruce, Sequino, Donoyan
3. Five Year Baseline Projection
a. Findlay, Sequino, Bruce
b. Schaefer Bruce
c. Ward Schaefer, Mayor, Sequino
4.  Council Resolutions
5. Annual Non Sick Leave Bonus, Locals 670 & 3851-
Chris Duarte
6. Annual Non Sick/Injury Bonus, IBOE Local 404-
Chief Carey
7. Report on Spindle City-Chief Carey, Dutremble, Schaefer, Ward, Mayor, Sequino
8. Fire Alarm Superintendent Vacancy-Chief Lataille
9. Fire Dept. Personnel & Transfers-Chief Lataille,
Schaefer, Sequino, Mayor, Dutremble
10. State Dispatch Positions-Findlay, Schaefer, Duarte, Dutremble, Burns
11. Local Grant Disbursement Request, Museum of Work and Culture-Wojcik, Sequino, Mayor, Schaefer 
12. Wastewater System Maintenance and Repairs-
McGauvran, Schaefer, Dutremble, Mayor
13. Water System Local Limits Evaluation-Veolia Closeout- McGauvran, Sequino
14. New Water Treatment Plant
a. McGauvran, Dutremble
b. Ward, CDM, McGauvran, Dutremble
c. Mayor, Dutremble, Ward
d. Schaefer, McGauvran, Mayor, Dina
e.Mayor
f. Dutremble, Mayor, McGauvran
g. Ward, McGauvran, Dutremble, Schaefer, Sequino
15. WED Request to Extend Apex IT Services Contract-
Donoyan, Dutremble, Mayor 
16. WED Finance Director Vacancy-Donoyan, Dutremble
17. Governor's Budget-Schaefer
18. Street Lights-Ward
19. City Hall Boiler-Mayor, Donoyan
20. Adjournment
 
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January 18, 2013
WNRI's Upfront
Senator Edward O'Neill 
 
 Part I
Part II
 
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January 14, 2013
City Council with General Assembly Reps
 
 
1. Introduction-Ward 
2. WWII Park
a. Ward, Rep. Baldelli-Hunt
b. Larry Mouradjian, DEM
c. Ward, Baldelli-Hunt
d. Jalette, Baldelli-Hunt
e. Beauchamp, Moreau, Baldelli-Hunt
f. Ward, Baldelli-Hunt
g. Gendron, Mouradjian, Baldelli-Hunt
h. Brien, Baldelli-Hunt, Mouradjian
i. Dubois, Baldelli-Hunt, Mouradjian, Ward, Brien
3. Properties Paying 8% of Tenant Rent 
a. Ward
b. William Coyle III, Appraiser
c. Ward, Coyle
d. Brien, Coyle, Ward
e. Baldelli-Hunt, Coyle, Ward, Mayor
f. Brien, Baldelli-Hunt, Phillips
g. Jalette, Ward, Gendron
h. Senator Picard, Ward, Mayor
i. Gendron 
j. Moreau, Mayor, Baldelli-Hunt, Ward, Beauchamp
k. Brien, Peder Schaefer
4. Conventional Public Housing Aid 
a. Ward
b. Brien
c. Mayor
d. Moreau, Mayor, Ward
e. Baldelli-Hunt, Mayor, Ward
5. Education Funding - Ward 
6. Teacher Pension Contributions 
a. Ward 
b. Jalette
c. Brien
d. Schaefer, Ward
e. Senator Picard, Ward
f. Jalette, Ward, Schaefer
g. Baldelli-Hunt, Ward, Mayor
h. Gendron
7. Timeframes-Negotiations 
a. Phillips, Ward, Mayor 
b. Phillips, Ward, Schaefer
c. Beauchamp, Schaefer, Bruce, Ward
d. Baldelli-Hunt, Ward, Mayor
e. Brien, Mayor
f. Picard, Ward
8. Healthcare Copay-Gendron, Ward, Baldelli-Hunt
9. Budget Commission
a. Moreau, Baldelli-Hunt, Ward
b. Mayor, Moreau
10. Taxpaying Community-Jalette
11. Base Line-Phillips, Ward, Moreau
12. Budget Commission Meeting Times-Phillips, Ward
 13. Homeowner Rate-Ward
 
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