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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

6:00 P.M

 

SPECIAL MEETING NORTH SMITHFIELD TOWN COUNCIL

83 GREENE STREET, NORTH SMITHFIELD 

PARTICIPATION FOR THIS MEETING WILL BE IN-PERSON ONLY

 

The meeting will also be livestream. Please join the meeting (viewing only) from your computer, tablet, or smartphone by clicking on this link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgw5KxL950ZgZ_DKz8B-MQ

or go to the North Smithfield YouTube page - North Smithfield Town Meetings

*If technical difficulties occur during livestream the above specified meetings will resume as scheduled.

Documents related to the meeting will be posted on the Town Council’s page of the Town’s website on Monday, November 14, 2022, at 4:00 p.m., see link here:

https://clerkshq.com/NorthSmithfield-ri

  1. I. OPEN MEETING – PRAYER – PLEDGE
  2. II. ROLL CALL
  1. III. EXECUTIVE SESSION (closed)
  2. A. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on RIGL 42-46-5(A)(2) Sessions Pertaining to Collective Bargaining or Litigation or Work Sessions Pertaining to Collective Bargaining or Litigation:
  3. 1. Donna Rovedo vs. Town of North Smithfield et al., C.A. No: 22-cv-00367
  1. IV. OPEN SESSION
  2. A. Discussion by Council, Vote, or Other Action on Donna Rovedo vs. Town of North Smithfield et al., C.A. No: 22-cv-00367
  1. V. ADJOURN

Individuals requesting special assistance should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 767-2200, ext. 326 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the meeting date.

Agenda posted 8, 2022

 

A measure to end the government shutdown is once again being rejected. The Republican-backed measure failed to be passed for a ninth time on Wednesday. It came after President Trump said he will cut programs favored by Democrats, with a full list of targeted programs expected Friday.        A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked the Trump administration from laying off federal workers as the government shutdown continues. Unions asked the federal court to block the move, calling the firings illegal. Susan Illston, a President Clinton-appointed judge, called the layoffs "politically motivated."        U.S. service members got paychecks this week, despite the government shutdown. The White House released a memo from President Trump directing the Pentagon to use unspent funds to pay the military. Those funds will be replenished once the shutdown ends.        The Trump administration has authorized the CIA to take covert action in Venezuela. That's according to the New York Times, which reports that the CIA has been given the authority to conduct lethal operations inside the country. This comes as the U.S. has struck several boats in the Caribbean as part of its campaign against alleged drug smugglers from Venezuela.        Chicago officials are condemning a federal ICE operation on the city's Southeast Side. Homeland Security says the incident began yesterday after a chase ensued when a suspected illegal immigrant rammed into a federal vehicle. After a crowd formed and objects were reportedly thrown, ICE agents deployed tear gas, leaving 13 Chicago police officers exposed.        New car prices are seeing record highs in the U.S. According to Kelley Blue Book, the average American new car buyer paid just under 50-thousand-and-100-dollars in September, which is the first time the figure has ever topped the 50-thousand-dollar mark. The record high is being paid despite automakers and dealers offering new discounts and incentives.       

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