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Providence City Council advances routine business, recognizes cooperatives and honors resident
Summary
The Providence City Council used electronic voting for the first time and approved a series of routine waivers and resolutions, including recognition of cooperative enterprises and a memorial resolution for Jenny DeLula; most measures passed by voice or roll call votes.
The Providence City Council met Nov. 1 and, using electronic voting for the first time, approved a bundle of routine waivers and resolutions and took up several ceremonial recognitions.
The council waived the reading and approved item 3 with its first electronic vote; the presiding officer asked for patience as members learned the new system, saying "we might need a little bit of patience as everyone gets used to the new method" (Speaker 1).
Several consent items were approved in groups. Items 4–6 were waived and marked as received on a voice vote. Items 7–12 were passed for the second time on a roll call vote the clerk recorded as "11 ayes and 3 absent." Items 13 and 14 were waived and referred to committee: item 13 to the Committee on Ordinances and item 14 to the Committee on Finance.
The council also approved a memorial resolution recognizing the life and community ties of Jenny DeLula of the 5th Ward. The clerk read the resolution into the record and Deputy Council members and family members offered brief remarks; Councilwoman Joanne Ryan identified herself as family and thanked colleagues for supporting the resolution.
A resolution recognizing cooperative enterprises and encouraging the city to support them was read into the record; the clerk noted legal context cited in the resolution, including "chapter 6 of title 7 of the Rhode Island general laws enacted in 2017" that the resolution referenced. Councilman Sanchez urged support for worker-owned businesses and said the measure was a "small, but meaningful" recognition. The clerk reported the measure passed on a voice vote, recorded as 11 ayes and 3 absent.
What happens next: items referred to committees will be scheduled for committee consideration; ceremonial resolutions will be transmitted to the parties named in the resolutions as recorded by the clerk.
Votes at a glance: items 7–12 (roll call) — 11 ayes, 3 absent; item 15 (voice vote) — 9 ayes, 1 abstention, 1 no; items 16 and 17 (voice votes) — each recorded as 11 ayes, 3 absent.
