Budget Commission Meets Again on Personnel Issues

The Budget Commission meets again Thursday, Aug. 22, in East Providence City Hall to go over a handful of personnel matters -- including the bargaining agreements for the East Providence Education Association.

The meeting starts at 3 pm in Room 306.

The Budget Commission continues to serve only to handle personnel issues -- a duty that began soon after the commission stepped aside in late March as the financial manager for the city.

The commission does have a request from City Manager Peter Graczykowski to relinquish control of personnel issues even as it seeks to hire a fiscal advisor for the city before leaving for good.

Mayor James Briden asked the board to return just to handle personnel matters after the city manager put the police chief on administrative leave pending an investigation of allegations made against him by other officers. The Budget Commission returned the police chief to his post after saying it found no substance to the allegations. It has continued in its limited role since that time.

Here is the complete agenda:

City of East Providence Budget Commission
City Hall 145 Taunton Avenue
Working Session Agenda
August 22, 2013
3:00 PM City Hall Room 306 .
1.Request for approval of full collective bargaining agreements for the East Providence Education Association – Peter Graczykowski.
2.Review of City personnel actions – Peter Graczykowski and Kathleen Waterbury.
a.Request to post and fill part time student clerk in the Canvassing Department.
b.Request to post and fill Digital Literacy Instructor at the Library.
c.Request to post and fill part time Sunday Librarian.
d.Request to post and fill seasonal Recreation positions.
e.Request to appoint candidate for Budget Analyst position and certify the eligibility list.
3.Review of cash flow – Malcolm Moore.
4.Approval of minutes from the August 1, 2013 meeting.
5.Additional Commission items.
6.Schedule and agenda for next working group session(s). EPBC/ceh *Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 45-9-6, Budget Commissions are only subject to the Open Meetings requirements of chapter 42-46 of the general laws when taking certain actions specified in that law.