Newport City Hall.

The Newport City Council will meet in executive session on May 8, 2024, to discuss various issues.

The City Council will first meet in an open session and then vote to convene the meeting in a closed session at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held in the second-floor conference room at Newport City Hall, 43 Broadway.

According to a notice from the City of Newport, the executive session will include a discussion of issues relating to the lease, acquisition, or disposition of publicly held property, including the Coggeshall School property.

The Council will also discuss issues related to the Barbera et al v. City of Newport litigation and the collective bargaining agreements with Local 1080, International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO and Lodge No. 8, Fraternal Order of Police.

Newport City Council also has the following on tap on May 8

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  1. Pingback: Newport City Council to discuss property, litigation, and collective bargaining agreements in Executive Session | #citycouncil - We Find All The BS In Politics

  2. I am very pleased with the WHAT’S UP NEWPORT coverage of the upcoming Newport City Hall meetings. And the residents of Newport can be thankful for the degree of transparency in city government that is a result of these notices in your online paper. However, the links are not always offered; it would also be helpful if you offered a link or a place to find the “agenda”. I noticed you offered a link last month. Thank you very much.

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