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Votes at a glance: Coventry Council approves licenses, equipment purchases and contracts; solicitor contract ratified
Summary
At the same meeting the council postponed the ARPA lakes resolution, it approved a set of routine licenses and purchases and ratified two contracts, all by unanimous votes. Key fiscal amounts and roll-call outcomes are summarized below.
The Coventry Town Council approved several licenses, equipment purchases, and contracts at its February meeting and ratified the town solicitor’s engagement. The council also postponed consideration of a $35,000 ARPA allocation for invasive weed management at Flat River Reservoir to Feb. 25 for additional fiscal detail.
Votes at a glance (motions, mover/second, outcome):
- Christopher J. Rich — private detective license (packets p. 35–36). Motion to approve by Vice President Verducci; second by Councilman Brown. Roll call: Brown, Pasqua, Capaldi, LeBlanc, Copley, Verducci, Lima — all yes. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
- The Pizza Nomad — victualing/business license (packets p. 37–38). Motion by Councilman Brown; second by Councilman Pasqua. Roll call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
- Ratification: Rosewood Consulting contract renewal (grant writer Lisa Andosia), one-year retainer at $5,000 per month (packets). Motion to ratify by Councilman Pasqua; second by Councilman Capaldi. Roll call: unanimous yes. Outcome: ratified, 7–0.
- Coventry Police Department — purchase of 2025 Ford Transit T-250 animal-control van (insurance payout plus balance from impact fees). Motion to approve by Councilman Brown; second by Councilman Pasqua. Cost and funding: insurance paid $8,550; balance $50,481.81 charged to impact fees. Roll call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
- Coventry Police Department — live-scan fingerprint machine (grant funded). Motion by Councilman Pasqua; second by Councilman Brown. Clerk recorded unanimous yes. Outcome: approved (grant covers cost), 7–0.
- Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School — allocation of school impact fees, $53,625.25 for a replacement telephone and intercom system (packet p.146). Motion by Councilman Brown; second by Vice President Verducci. Roll call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
- Western Coventry Elementary School — allocation of school impact fees, $4,243.62 for a chlorine monitor and associated parts (packet p.155). Motion by Councilman Pasqua; second by Councilman Capaldi. Roll call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
- Solicitor contract (letter of engagement) — motion to approve and authorize the council president to sign. Motion by Vice President Verducci; second by Councilman Copley. Roll call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved, 7–0.
What council recorded in roll calls: For every listed approval the clerk called the roll and recorded individual yes votes by Council members Brown, Pasqua, Capaldi, LeBlanc, Copley, Vice President Verducci and President Lima; no negative or abstaining votes were recorded on these items.
Context notes: The Rosewood Consulting renewal (grant writer Lisa Andosia) was discussed earlier in the meeting; the contractual monthly retainer remained $5,000 per month with no increase. The police fingerprint system was fully covered by an awarded grant. The animal-control van purchase used an insurance settlement plus impact fees; the council’s finance/reports packet includes the fund balances and the fiscal position that supported these votes.
Ending: The council conducted these routine votes by unanimous roll-call and directed staff to return the postponed ARPA lakes item to the Feb. 25 meeting for further information.
