Council passes Item 18 on first reading with unanimous aye votes from members present

The Providence City Council moved to waive the reading of Item 18 and to pass it for the first time on a roll call vote. The clerk called the roll and recorded the following 'Aye' votes from members present: Acting Council President Harris; Deputy Majority Whip Anderbois; Councilwoman Anthony; Senior deputy majority leader Gonzales; Councilwoman Peterson; Councilor Royas; Councilwoman Ryan; Majority Whip Sanchez; Councilman Taylor; Councilwoman Anna Vargas; and Councilman Oscar Vargas. The clerk announced 'You have 11 ayes, 4 absent' and stated that 'The motion carries; matters passed for the first time on a roll call vote.'

The transcript does not include the ordinance text for Item 18 in the clerk's reading during the meeting; the clerk and motions indicate the procedural passage for first reading. The absent members were recorded earlier in the roll call as Council President Miller, Majority Leader Espinal, Councilwoman Graves, and Council President Pro Tempore Pichardo.

The council did not take further floor discussion on Item 18 at this session; the clerk recorded passage for first reading and the item will proceed through the council's established ordinance process.