City Council Meeting, June 4, 2026
Approves Data center regulation item (item 8), passed
How this board votes
The City Council approved 87% of 110 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: James Taylor (3 of 21 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Providence City Council met on 2026-06-04 and passed on second reading item 4, an ordinance amending PARA (police accountability) records-access provisions, on a 13-0 roll call (two absent).
- Jurisdiction
- Providence, RI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 4, 2026
- Decisions
- 12 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 12
PARA police accountability ordinance amendments (item 4)
Ordinance amending PARA (Providence police accountability) provisions, including board term limits (no more than three consecutive terms), read-only access to police records management system for the PARA executive director and investigative staff, restrictions excluding investigative modules and confidential informant records, and a 96-hour fulfillment requirement for OPR information requests. Passed for the second time on a roll call vote as amended, 13 ayes, 2 absent.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Providence City Council met on 2026-06-04 and passed on second reading item 4, an ordinance amending PARA (police accountability) records-access provisions, on a 13-0 roll call (two absent).
Key Decisions (12)
PARA police accountability ordinance amendments (item 4)
Item 5
Item 6
Daylighting parking enforcement ordinance (item 7)
Data center regulation item (item 8)
Items 9 through 11 (resolutions including Gun Violence Awareness Day)
Item 12 (referred to Public Works)
Items 13 through 16 (resolutions incl. Hispanic Chamber, Men's Health, Immigrant Heritage Month, vacant lot taxes)
Item 17
Resolution to continue negotiations on paper road purchase-fee waiver in Fortune/Wanskuck area (item 18)
Item 19 (referred to Public Works)
Item 23
Development Activity (1)
Fortune/Wanskuck paper road development
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
The council is beginning to craft regulations for data centers,…
Housing Demand
The city is willing to waive purchase fees on abandoned/paper…
Sentiment
Rising property assessments are driving significant tax increases on small…
Who Spoke (13)
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