Brett Smiley
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Top issues during term (17)(Public Safety)
Emergency alerting: Code Red, 311, and wireless alerts
PVD 311 development carries a $150,000 contract line in the IT budget.
Winter storm preparedness and unified command
After-action reporting on last winter's storms
Crosswalk 'daylighting' — parking ban near marked crosswalks
Violators face a $100 fine; the city gains a new parking enforcement revenue stream.
Snow and storm response overhaul
No funding attached; potential costs to be identified during the feasibility review.
Verra Mobility traffic camera contracts
$19.17 million in combined contracts pending before the Committee on Finance.
Public safety and emergency management budget review
The proposed budget allocates roughly $121.5 million to police, $95 million to fire, and $774,293 to emergency management.
Go Team police co-response for crime victims
Tax sale outreach to Latino homeowners
Cybersecurity preparedness and grants
$141,000 in state cybersecurity grant funding supports testing and response contracts.
Opposition to federal VA staffing cuts
Federal, not local, spending — but cuts could shift veterans' care costs onto community providers.
Juvenile Hearing Board automatic referral reform
No direct city cost; the board's alternative to incarceration avoids the roughly $500,000-per-year cost of housing a youth at the state training school.
Providence External Review Authority ordinance
Property alert notification system to fight deed fraud
Free to enrolled homeowners; the city bears the vendor cost, which the minutes do not specify.
Esssence Tyler Christal Memorial Square
Cost of a commemorative plaque; no figure stated.
Public safety staffing and Brown shooting response
Budget funds specialty equipment for first responders and full police staffing.
Mattress dumping enforcement
Residents currently pay $60 for curbside mattress pickup; enforcement costs not specified.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Smiley was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.