The Central Falls City Council elected Mark Ferry as council president and Roberto Rivas as council president pro tempore and adopted the council's rules during a meeting that began at 6:02 p.m.

The leadership votes and the rules adoption set the council's internal operating structure. Council members also discussed enforcing an existing rule that meeting materials be distributed seven days before meetings.

Council members made multiple nominations for the office of council president. After nominations closed and the council conducted a roll-call vote, the council announced that Mark Ferry was elected council president. The council then nominated and voted to approve Roberto Rivas as president pro tempore. The transcript excerpt does not record a complete roll-call tally for either election.

Following the officer elections, the council considered a motion to adopt the rules of the City Council. A council member stated the last change to the rules was made in February; the transcript did not specify the year. During discussion on the rules, at least one council member urged colleagues to uphold the rule requiring distribution of meeting materials seven days before a meeting rather than the practice of providing them the Friday before. No formal amendment to the rule was recorded in the excerpt.

Votes at a glance

- Election of council president: Motion to elect Mark Ferry as council president — outcome: approved (roll-call vote; individual votes not fully recorded in provided transcript).

- Election of council president pro tempore: Motion to elect Roberto Rivas as council president pro tempore — outcome: approved (vote recorded as carried; individual votes not fully recorded in provided transcript).

- Adoption of council rules: Motion to adopt the rules of the City Council — outcome: approved (discussion included a request to enforce seven-day distribution of meeting materials; no amendment recorded).

The excerpted transcript ends after routine remarks about upcoming coordination with other council presidents; the council did not state specific next steps or dates for follow-up on the materials-distribution request in the provided text.