Скачать или смотреть Tiverton Town Council Meeting - March 9, 2026

0:00 - 1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL
1:00 - 4. CONSENT AGENDA
1:40 - A3 Approval of Town Council Minutes
4:00 - C3 Planning Board - 2025 Annual Report
8:00 - D1 Town of Portsmouth - Resolution in support of Municipalities Collaborating in Reviewing, Analyzing, and Responding to the 2025 Affordable Housing Laws
9:55 - D2 Portsmouth - Resolution requesting Continued Funding of the Rhoderestore Program in the State Budget
10:45 - D5. Town of Burrillville – Letter in support of Blue Ribbon Commission’s report, Equalizing Opportunity: Creating a Fair and Transparent Funding System for Rhode Island’s Public Schools
12:30 - D11. letter from Susan Anderson re: National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) CAMP training links/recording
13:40 - 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING A COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM OR OTHER TOWN BUSINESS
55:45 - 6. APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS– Discussion and possible votes
1:01:15 - 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS (ADVERTISED) – Discussion and possible votes, subject to meeting all legal requirements
(cont. from 2-9-26) – To be continued to a date to be set by the Town Council to allow for a workshop
A. Approval of the proposed amendment to the Tiverton Code of Ordinances, Articles of Appendix A
8. GENERAL BUSINESS
1:02:45 - A. Police Chief Costa – Discussion and possible vote to install Flock safety cameras on Route 24
1:32:00 - B. DPW Director Silvia – Update on current equipment conditions at the Department of Public Works
1:35:45 - C. DPW Director Silvia - Discussion and possible vote to approve Resolution to purchase a CAT930 loader for $233,100.00 Fund 650 (gaming)
1:52:45 - D. Administrator Jones – Authorization to work with Pare Engineering related to a request for proposals for trash pick-up associated with the prior community survey up to $15,000.00.
1:53:20 - E. Receipt of Recommendation from Planning Board related to amending Use Tables Article IV, District Use Regulation, Section 9.f. be amended to permit “Veterinary office or animal hospital” as a permitted use in the W2 District, and request to advertise the proposed amendment for a public hearing
1:53:50 - F. Council President Edwards V – Discussion and possible vote to approve Resolution 2026-0006 in support of H-7298 Relating to Tax Classification in Tiverton
1:58:20 - G. Council President Edwards V – Discussion and possible vote to approve Resolution 2026-0007 in support of H-8181 Relating to State Affairs and Government- The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance – Exemption from Tolling for Waste Management Vehicles
1:58:50 - H. Council President Edwards V – Discussion and possible vote to approve Resolution 2026-0008 in support of H-8029 Relating to Taxation – Collection of Taxes Generally
1:59:45 - I. Council President Edwards V – Discussion and possible vote to approve Resolution 2026-0009 in support of H-8025 Relating to Taxation – Property Subject to Taxation
J. Council President Edwards V – Discussion and possible vote to approve Resolution 2026-0010 in support of H-8026 Relating to Taxation – Tiverton Tax Credits for Disabled Veterans
2:01:10 - K. Administrator Jones – Update on Town Hall renovations
2:03:50 - L. Administrator Jones – Permission for Town to apply for Federal Congressional Earmark Appropriation
2:06:00 - M. Council President Edwards V – Discussion related to potential ordinance to permit family burial plots, instruction to Town Solicitor.
2:10:50 - N. Administrator Jones - Discussion and possible vote to ratify the proposed fiscal impact statement to the existing contract for DPW Director Silvia, effective 1/14/2026
O. Administrator Jones - Discussion and possible vote to ratify the proposed fiscal impact statement to the existing contract for Tax Assessor David Robert, retroactive to 12/10/2025.
P. Administrator Jones - Discussion and possible vote to ratify the proposed contract and salary increase for Zoning Officer John Frank
2:13:50 - Q. Scheduling of Charter Review Amendments meeting – Saturday, March 21, 2026
2:14:40 - R. Clerk Chabot - Notice of Rabies Clinic, Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Sandywoods Community Center, 43 Muse Way from 10am to 1pm
9. ADJOURNMENT