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Little Compton council seals executive‑session minutes, directs finance staff to finish fiscal‑year 2024 closeout
Summary
At its meeting, the Little Compton Town Council voted to seal executive‑session minutes and approved a motion assigning finance staff specific duties to complete the closeout of fiscal year 2024 ahead of an upcoming audit.
At its meeting, the Little Compton Town Council voted unanimously to seal the minutes of a recent executive session and approved a motion directing finance staff to complete the closeout of fiscal year 2024 in preparation for an upcoming audit.
Council member (unnamed) said the council had returned from executive session and that “no votes were taken [in] executive session,” then asked for a motion to seal the minutes. The motion was seconded by Bob, a town council member, and approved by voice vote with members answering “Aye.”
Bob, a town council member, then proposed a motion laying out steps for the finance department to prepare for the fiscal‑year 2024 audit. His motion, presented on the record, said in part: “In order to prepare the town for the upcoming audit of fiscal year 24, the town council requests the following asking be observed by the finance department.” The motion directed that the finance director and a finance trainer “working in the council chambers will complete the closeout of fiscal year 24 assisted as may be necessary by the school business manager,” and that the fiscal clerk “working in the finance office will assist the public and the town’s departments with all day‑to‑day matters.” The motion specified that “any issue requiring guidance is to be referred to [the] town administrator.”
The council seconded the motion and approved it by voice vote; the meeting then moved to adjournment, which was likewise seconded and approved by voice vote.
The motions recorded on the transcript do not include a roll‑call or named vote tally; the record shows motions were approved by oral “Aye” responses. The minutes sealed by the council were not read aloud during the public portion of the meeting, and the council stated explicitly that no votes occurred during the executive session itself.
No statutory citations, ordinance numbers, dollar amounts or specific audit dates were provided in the transcript. The town did not identify the finance director, finance trainer, school business manager or town administrator by full name on the record during the excerpted discussion.
