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Votes at a glance: Action Item 6469 ' Gallagher Wing transfer approved

Newport City Council · July 30, 2025
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Summary

Action Item 6469: council approved waiving the right of first refusal so the Gallagher Wing can transfer to the Newport Housing Authority; the transcript records a verbal 'Ayes have it' but does not list individual roll-call votes.

Action Item 6469 asked the council to waive the city's right of first refusal under R.I. Gen. Laws —7 35-7-5 to permit transfer of the Gallagher Wing at the Florence Grace Center to the Newport Housing Authority. The vice chair moved the measure and the clerk seconded. The chair called for the ayes and declared, "Ayes have it." The transcript does not record individual roll-call votes for the motion.

Recorded procedural details: mover ' Vice Chair; second ' Clerk; motion text: "Waive the city's right of first refusal to allow transfer of the Gallagher Wing property at the Florence Grace Center to the Newport Housing Authority." Outcome: approved (verbal confirmation: "Ayes have it"). No amendments were proposed on the record. The record includes a reference to the state statute governing first-refusal rights.