EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The City of East Providence Dept. of Public Works has announced that due to the Victory Day holiday there will be no rubbish, recycling or yard waste collection on Monday, August 11, 2025. Monday’s rubbish, recycling and yard waste will be collected on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 and rubbish, recycling and yard waste collections for the remainder of the week will be delayed by one day. Residents are asked to have rubbish, recycling and yard waste containers at the curb by 6 a.m. for collection.  

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes
A. June 16, 2025

III. Old Business

IV. New Business

A. Review of Employment Lists

1. Police Captain
a. Promotional List
b. Certification List

2. EMS Coordinator
a. Promotional List
b. Certification List

3. Fire Lieutenant
a. Promotional List
b. Certification List

B. Other New Business

V. Adjournment

Please be advised that the Commission intends to discuss and/or act upon each and every item appearing on this agenda.

1. Chairman’s Opening Remarks

2. Old Business

A. Vote: Approval of Meeting Minutes from April 24, 2025 meeting.
3. New Business

A. FY 26 Budget Adoption – Discuss and Vote
4. Staff Report

5. Vote: Adjournment

Plans and supplemental material are available for review at https://www.eastprovidencewaterfront.com/

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The City of East Providence Dept. of Public Works has announced that they will be co-hosting with RI Resource Recovery a free Eco-Depot event on Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Public Works Complex located at 60 Commercial Way.

Household hazardous waste is anything labeled with a skull and crossbones, or words like ‘toxic’, ‘poison’, flammable’, combustible’, etc. Examples include paint, pesticides, fertilizers, pool chemicals, cleaners, mercury devices, gasoline, and polishers. Fluorescents are also accepted.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva joined Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, Sen. Robert Britto, Dr. Isadore Ramos, Corsino Delgado of the Cape Verdean Museum, Dr. Silas Pinto and Joe Moniz of the Cape Verdean Progressive Center overseas to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cape Verdean Independence.

Throughout that visit local leaders had the opportunity to immerse themselves in Cape Verdean heritage and culture, while witnessing the countries’ historic milestone of 50 years of freedom firsthand.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva recently traveled to Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, for this year's Sister Cities Summit, attending a series of Fundação Luso-Americana conferences.

The main objective of participating in Sister Cities International is to foster international cooperation and understanding through cultural, educational and economic exchanges. Conferences throughout the short trip included topics such as economy, education, science, technology, society, culture, and artificial intelligence.