The Middletown School Committee on Oct. 16 approved several motions including sealing executive-session minutes and a series of routine policy, contract and procurement items.

The committee voted to convene and later to seal minutes from an executive session called under Rhode Island open-meetings law to receive legal advice regarding collective bargaining (Council 94). Committee members then approved the consent agenda and a set of superintendent recommendations: the second and final reading of the child abuse prevention and mandatory reporting policy (policy no. 5146), surplus of district property to fund purchase of a new tractor, a revision to the energy management and conservation policy (policy no. 9130), ratification of a custodial contract (Council 94) and a motion to support the superintendent's denial of a parental transfer request to the Newport School District.

No roll-call tallies naming each member were recorded on the public transcript for these votes; the meeting record shows the motions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The committee explicitly recorded that no votes were taken while in executive session.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to convene to executive session under "Rhode Island State Law chapter 46 42" for legal advice regarding collective bargaining (Council 94): passed. Note: the committee reconvened from executive session and stated, "No votes were taken in executive session." (Transcript: motion introduced at 09:16 into the meeting record; see provenance.)
- Motion to seal the executive-session minutes concerning legal advice on collective bargaining (Council 94): passed.
- Approval of the consent agenda: passed.
- Second and final reading and adoption of Child Abuse Prevention and Mandatory Reporting Policy, no. 5146: passed.
- Authorization to surplus district items and apply proceeds toward purchase of a new tractor: passed.
- Revision of Energy Management and Conservation Policy, no. 9130: passed (update driven by building-specific needs and utility rebate alignment).
- Ratification of custodial contract (Council 94): passed.
- Motion to support the superintendent's denial of a parental request to transfer students to the Newport School District: passed.

The committee chair opened the meeting, called roll and handled motions; a clerk conducted the roll-call and multiple motions were recorded as "so moved" and "second" without individual mover/second attribution in the public transcript. Several motions were presented by the superintendent as formal recommendations to the committee.

The committee did not indicate any formal amendments to the listed motions in the public portion of the transcript. Several items were noted as carryovers from prior meetings (for example the parental transfer request).