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FINANCE COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing on the following proposed Ordinance will be held before the Finance Committee on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 869 Park Avenue, Cranston, RI. pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Charter.

Complete copies of proposed Ordinances are available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office and the Cranston Central Library and can be viewed on the City’s website cranstonri.com under calendar by clicking on the meeting date.

“Individuals requesting interpreter services for the deaf or hard of hearing must notify the City Clerk’s Office at 461-1000 ext. 3197 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the hearing date.”

Steven A. Stycos, Chair Maria Medeiros Wall, JD

Finance Committee City Clerk

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 01-16-02 N AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3.O4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON, 2005, ENTITLED “FISCAL PROVISIONS”

(Audit Committee)

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 3.04.110 of the Code of the City of Cranston, 2005, entitled “Audit Committee” is here by amended by adding the following:

3.04.110 - Audit committee.

A. The city council shall establish an audit committee, which will have the following responsibilities:

1. Participate in the selection of the independent auditor for the city’s financial audits;

2. Monitor the progress of the financial statement audit;

3. Evaluate the results of the financial statement audit;

4. Ensure that control weaknesses and legal compliance violations identified in the course of the financial statement audit are promptly and effectively remedied;

5. Serve as a direct communication link between the council and the independent auditors;

6. Monitor the adequacy of the city’s internal control structure on an ongoing basis;

7. Provide quarterly reports to the finance committee and the full city council; [and

8. Prior to the final tax bills being printed, the committee shall certify that the proposed levy is sufficient to meet the budgetary assumptions inherent in the adopted budget. ]

B. Composition. The audit committee shall consist of [six] seven members:

1. The chair of the finance committee and one additional member of the city council, who shall be appointed by the council by a majority vote.

2. Four members of the public to be selected by the finance committee with the following qualifications; or substantially equivalent training or experience:

a. One member shall be a certified public accountant with at least ten (10) years of corporate and/or government accounting and auditing experience, and who may not be a member of the city’s independent auditor’s firm.

b. One member shall hold a Master’s degree in Business Administration, with at least ten (10) years’ experience in business management.

c. One member shall be an attorney, who is a member in good standing of the Rhode Island Bar, and with ten (10) years of experience in corporate finance.

d. One member shall be an individual with a business, accounting and investment background.

3. The Council’s Auditor

C. Terms of Appointment. The terms of office shall initially be staggered so as to allow for continuity on the committee. Thereafter, each term of office will be for two years. The members may be appointed to succeeding terms of office.

1. The term of office of the appointed certified public accountant shall commence immediately upon passage of the ordinance codified in this section and terminate on December 31, 2005.

2. The term of office of the second public appointee, who shall have a Business Administration Master’s degree, shall commence immediately upon passage of the ordinance codified in this section and terminate on December 31, 2004.

3. The term of office of the third public appointee, who shall be an attorney, shall commence immediately upon passage of the ordinance codified in this section and terminate on December 31, 2003.

D. Reporting. The audit committee shall make quarterly reports to the council; additional reports may be made, as needed, as determined by the audit committee, or as requested by the council.

E. Meetings. The audit committee shall meet as needed. [at least quarterly during the months of January, April, July and October. It shall be provided with all documents requested in advance of such meetings, and in a timely fashion. It shall have, at a minimum, one face-to-face meeting with the council’s independent auditor.].

F. Access. The audit committee shall have full access to all internal financial documents required for it to fulfill its mission, including, but not limited to: monthly financial statements; and access to key management personnel and the internal audit director.

G. Training and Orientation. The members of the audit committee shall be provided with an initial orientation and training.

Section 2: This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final adoption.

Sponsored by Councilman Stycos

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 01-16-03 N AMENDMENT OF TITLE 15.04 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON, 2005, ENTITLED “BUILDING CODE” (Library Impact Fees)

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

Section 1. Title 15.04.02 entitled “Amendments, Additions and Deletions”, paragraphs (A)(4)(c) and (A)(6) are hereby amended as follows:

A. Schedule of Capital Facilities Development Impact Fees.

4. Distribution of Proceeds. Revenue from the impact fee assessments shall be placed in the accounts designated of this section:

a. Recreation trust fund;

b. Police trust fund;

c. Library trust fund; : This fund shall be used for capital improvements at the Oaklawn, Knightsville and Central Libraries, and any other public libraries in census tracts 145 and 146

d. Roadway trust fund.

6. Expenditures. Expenditures from funds identified in subsections (A)(4)(a) through (d) of this section shall be made by the city council through the capital improvement program to [provide expansion] fund capital improvements of major capital facilities necessitated by residential growth.

Section 2: This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final adoption.

Sponsored by: Councilman Stycos

PROPOSED ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON, 2013, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL”

(Minimum Wage)

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

Section 1. Section 2.80.010 in Chapter 2.80, entitled “Administration and Personnel”, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Personnel: 2.80.010 - Salaries.

Except for those positions specifically created by the charter or the code, the number and classification of employees of the city shall be established by the annual salary ordinance. The minimum wages of employees of the City of Cranston, except for high school students and temporary summer workers, shall not be lower than fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour.

Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on its final adoption.

Sponsored by: Councilman Stycos

1/28/16

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