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October 31, 2006

Laffey blasts Democratic council for 'power grab'

CRANSTON -- Republican Mayor Stephen P. Laffey is opposing proposed changes to the City Charter that he has described as a power grab by the Democrat-dominated City Council.

The proposed amendments would increase the council's ability to appropriate money, limit the mayor's authority to promote employees and make it more difficult for the mayor to dispose of city property.

"The Charter, by its nature, should not be an issue-driven document -- one which is at the whims of City Councilors who are angry that the current language didn’t work in their favor when they wanted to hand away taxpayer money or erode management rights,” Laffey said today in a statement.

-- Journal staff writer Benjamin N. Gedan

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