City Council Committee on Claims and Pending Suits – Sep 28, 2026
Minutes (PDF) (opens in new tab)Agenda (PDF) (opens in new tab)
What was decided
The committees met in executive session on pending litigation. They gave the City Solicitor instructions on the Pavano case and on a legal services agreement in the firetruck antitrust litigation. They also heard School Department officials on the proposed three-year teachers' contract, but no vote was recorded on it.
Show all 3 votes in order
- Read and filed the City Solicitor's communication on Pavano v. City of Pawtucket. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Committees reported they gave the City Solicitor instructions on the Pavano case.
- Committees reported they gave the City Solicitor instructions on a legal services agreement in the firetruck antitrust litigation. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Legal services agreement, Firetruck Manufacturer Antitrust Litigation Committees reported they gave the City Solicitor instructions on a legal services agreement in the firetruck antitrust litigation. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Also voted on
- Read and filed the City Solicitor's communication on Pavano v. City of Pawtucket. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Committees reported they gave the City Solicitor instructions on the Pavano case.
Agenda
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Meeting details
- Where
- 100 Freight Street, Room 204, Pawtucket, RI, 02860
Terms used here
- Committee of the Whole
- The full council or board meeting as a committee, to discuss a matter before voting on it at a regular meeting.
- executive session
- A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Rhode Island's Open Meetings Act (R.I.G.L. § 42-46-5) allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, collective bargaining, buying land, or personnel matters.
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