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- The council accepted the budget board’s proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget for the purpose of a public hearing scheduled for April 21, 2025; the budget will be posted online and available in the finance director’s office.

- The council adopted Resolution 28‑25‑01 (support of full funding of categorical transportation aid) requesting that the Rhode Island General Assembly fully fund transportation categorical aid under RIGL 16‑7.2‑6 for regional school districts, referencing Foster‑Glocester Regional School district impacts.

- Consent items approved included the town council minutes for March 6, 2025, and the finance director’s report for February 2025; the council recorded that there were no additions or abatements to the 2024 tax roll for February.

- Boards and commissions business: several appointments were tabled to the April 3, 2025 meeting (parade committee alternates; economic development ad‑hoc non‑voting positions). The council accepted the resignation of Steven Guidore from the Glocester Housing Authority and appointed Jacqueline Mallow to fill an unexpired term on the Housing Authority (term to expire 06/30/2025); the appointment passed with one recorded abstention.

- The council authorized creation of a Glocester 250 commission to plan commemoration events; the commission’s charge will be adopted by resolution after review by the town solicitor.

All listed motions were decided by voice vote unless otherwise noted; otherwise the council recorded “All in favor? Aye. Motion passes.”","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town of Glocester RI Meetings 2025-03-21","oneSentenceSummary","The Glocester Town Council on March 20, 2025 approved several budget, school‑funding and appointments motions and scheduled a public hearing on the proposed 2025–26 town budget for April 21, 2025.","taxTitle","Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island","taxId",79682,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6089365,"Glocester drops CivicPlus renewal, authorizes state-funded e‑permitting as residents raise access concerns",199,3424000,3623000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2874664-a6213e0bad3baef290319d10d4e89e11&start=3424&end=3623","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2874664-a6213e0bad3baef290319d10d4e89e11/thumbnail_3424000.jpg","/articles/6089365/Glocester/Providence-County/Rhode-Island/Glocester-drops-CivicPlus-renewal-authorizes-state-funded-epermitting-as-residents-raise-access-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089365-cb99bc8afc59ae333d88c5c8da2c1568/orig.mp4?Expires=1770814996&Signature=XvySBrhhhxC04DXFKIv6CvBKRPeFB4UeXlJ4FfpVoua5t1QlGDYio~2EJc5T1zu6UYSU~9pHpTSvXd1Gx-XjoNUr7Ryrf6CxmhPJqU8B1ZSEDM7EEQBMpzwjlMKmXrV9a8b-krmpJlbAuReKdGv4oQ0l1W6WYvWlZDt9C2h1YmRBmcPTDthC90B90lAO2NkYIfgC00Rd4WJ-3zhceZP5d4OCHRFllsPK7ULCjaskFF~oYDIxDDKOKm5JAhcusb7f0qWWWjXzi5YvLk9h9frOFnWXpegI-xjcQbh1t1VQeSFxLUUdqlyZl8pGNs13wgwBAITfc8KAkQORIpj478CCxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Glocester Town Council on March 20, 2025 authorized the town clerk to notify CivicPlus that the town will not renew a statement of work on the vendor’s master services agreement, effective the May 6, 2025 renewal date, and separately authorized implementation of a state-supported electronic permitting platform for zoning applications.

Town Clerk Jean M. Fecto told the council in a March 19 memo that multiple attempts to implement CivicPlus had left the clerk’s office unable to justify a $5,300 renewal fee. “After many attempts to implement the software, we find that the renewal cost is too expensive to justify as the end product did not meet our expectations,” the memo says; the council voted to cancel the CivicPlus statement of work and master service agreement.

Dennis Bien, the town’s building official and zoning officer, briefed councilors on a state-funded platform for electronic permitting and zoning applications, saying the permanent statewide system will bring “a pretty wide platform which will...help us organize, it helps us digitize a lot of paper files.” Bien said the state pays the platform’s costs and that training for staff is already scheduled if the council approves.

During public comment several residents said the shift to electronic services raised access and customer-service concerns. Resident Jared Duhamo said he had left repeated messages and delivered maps in person but received no timely phone call or in‑office meeting with the town planner, and he asked that the planner maintain predictable office hours. An older resident told the council, “I don’t have email. I don’t have a computer. My only technology is a flip phone,” and asked how people without internet access are expected to use e‑permitting systems.

Councilors and staff said they will follow up. Bien said state training will be provided to town staff; a councilor told the resident who asked for contact that someone would call him the next day to respond to his outstanding questions.","The Glocester Town Council told CivicPlus it will not renew a $5,300 statement of work and authorized a state-funded OpenGov electronic permitting platform for zoning; public commenters raised concerns about planner availability and digital access for residents without email or computers.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6089370,"Glocester council adopts resolution opposing proposed 2025 state gun bills",1470,860000,2330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2874664-a6213e0bad3baef290319d10d4e89e11&start=860&end=2330","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2874664-a6213e0bad3baef290319d10d4e89e11/thumbnail_860000.jpg","/articles/6089370/Glocester/Providence-County/Rhode-Island/Glocester-council-adopts-resolution-opposing-proposed-2025-state-gun-bills","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089370-9fe9bf39e3695585e8d1e98df17e1770/orig.mp4?Expires=1770814996&Signature=AosbU-XLCPxQOOSNMdLlEq94GNLq0n2Xpt82ejHFN3WKG76OVRxhm0y5YaOIqXP6tXKoiO0iDGmBGmbYQBPHNb8qC4QeB44VSHC~qRIBNF0iPOd7qdQzYIxJ0b3ggLBpLkwIGoRHZLZMB556AkkwmFgelYBqt4sPqf1bu-oqINIwU1DEcjQcjEuy0fU-uCgQaSlNrdvIMHuYvdDRntBvKsw0W7iQ2GE12blnO5zrKEDcW6lahqUL2oWewZb94ldce4~V06UEtopyCqqUZUG~cZ7cFu-A5~DlsT8f8Q6zGFiyhoSwmU8w8h5H7ZbrcIP3FCG1aPcStzmE1F1PNv5lpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Glocester Town Council on March 20, 2025 adopted a resolution opposing proposed Rhode Island legislation identified in the resolution as House Bill 5436 and Senate Bill 359, which the council said would broadly prohibit certain semiautomatic firearms and require registration, fingerprinting and other compliance steps.

Council members said the locally adopted resolution reaffirms earlier “Second Amendment sanctuary” declarations and objects to what the resolution describes as unfunded mandates that would require towns to store and secure surrendered firearms. The council voted to send copies of the resolution to every Rhode Island municipality, the governor, lieutenant governor, and the town’s state legislators.

Supporters of the resolution argued the bills would require towns to create or maintain registries and to store firearms surrendered under the law, imposing recurring costs on taxpayers and additional work for local police. During the meeting, resident Corey Polo summarized what he said were likely town responsibilities if the bills pass: “Unfunded mandate basically there’s over 4,000 firearms that are currently on this list. They’re asking us to provide a fingerprint registry...the taxpayers could be solely responsible if everyone’s gonna start surrendering their firearms.”

Another resident, Cassidy Greathouse, told the council she believes the bills would force municipal police departments to run a registry and to handle fingerprinting and fee collection for owners seeking a “grandfather” exemption. “It’s gonna add a lot of extra work to our law enforcement,” she said, adding that she believes processing registrations and fees will strain already busy police departments.

Council discussion ranged from procedural questions about whether the subject is properly a town issue to statements of constitutional concern. Councilor (and council president) William A. Worthy Jr. and other members said they viewed the bills as an overreach by the state and said the council should register opposition. The adopted resolution states the council finds the bills would infringe on individual rights protected by the U.S. and Rhode Island constitutions and cites federal court decisions.","After public comment and council discussion, the Glocester Town Council voted to adopt a resolution opposing House Bill 5436 and Senate Bill 359, saying the measures would create registries and impose storage costs on municipalities; the council directed the clerk to forward the resolution to state officials and other municipalities.","actionData","errors"]

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