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Councilwoman Ryan backs mayor's veto of rent-stabilization measure and criticizes budget process change
Summary
At a special City Council meeting April 20, Councilwoman Ryan said she will support the mayor's veto of the council's rent-stabilization ordinance because "we don't have a fiscal note," and voiced concern about reassigning budget review to a new committee; the council approved several procedural waivers and referred items five through 11 to a Special Committee on Ways and Means.
Councilwoman Ryan told the City Council at a special April 20 meeting that she will support the mayor's veto of the council's recently passed rent-stabilization ordinance, saying the measure lacks a fiscal note and "doesn't present the true ... cost of that ordinance to the people of the city of Providence." She characterized herself as "the fiscally prudent voice of the Council" and said she would continue to serve as a fiscal watchdog for constituents.
The comment came amid a series of procedural votes on…
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