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Glocester Town Council — actions and votes from Sept. 18 meeting
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Summary
The council approved consent items, accepted contract renewals and certifications, authorized hunting regulations, recorded withdrawn liquor-license transfer applications, and scheduled/approved several appointments and the 2026 Charter Review Commission.
At its Sept. 18 meeting the Glocester Town Council approved a series of consent and action items. Key actions recorded in the meeting minutes include minutes, tax roll adjustments, contract renewals, certification sign-offs and appointments.
Consent and administrative approvals - The council approved the minutes of the Sept. 4, 2025 regular meeting, additions to the 2025 tax roll totaling $5,730.59 and abatements totaling $4,650.75, and accepted the Finance Director's report for August 2025.
Liquor license transfer applications withdrawn - Two pending public hearings on Class A liquor-license transfers were removed from the table and the applications recorded as withdrawn after notices from applicants. The council recorded withdrawal of the application from Kevin J. Kitson (Christie's Liquors Inc.) for a transfer to a Patel applicant and the withdrawal of the application from Lisa M. Kitson (Kitson Liquors Inc.) for a transfer that had been continued since August. The transcript did not show additional details about the prospective transferees' names or reasons beyond "the sale...fell through." (Information in applicants' written withdrawal notices was recorded in the clerk's file.)
Appointments and charter review - The council reappointed Stephanie Salisbury to the Foster-Glocester Juvenile Hearing Board for a term to expire Sept. 2026. - The council voted to convene a Charter Review Commission for 2025–26 to review the Home Rule Charter and present recommendations within six months; the town clerk was authorized to advertise for potential commission members and assemble a talent bank for appointments. - The council tabled parade-committee alternate appointments to the Jan. 15, 2026 meeting (or until candidates are presented) and tabled the Economic Development Commission ad hoc nonvoting appointment to the October 2025 meeting.
Contracts, certifications and programs - The council authorized the town council president to sign the CodeRED emergency-notification contract renewal (Oct. 3, 2025 to Oct. 2, 2026). The Police Chief Joseph Delprete had requested the renewal; the annual contract invoice is $2,750 and was previously budgeted. - The council authorized the town council president to sign the attorney-general records-administrator certification for the town clerk based on completed training. - The council authorized the hunting of deer and wild turkey on the William Mills Conservation Area from Oct. 1, 2025 through May 24, 2026 under Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) hunting regulations, with town-issued landowner courtesy cards limited to 30 Glocester residents for muzzleloading/archery as described in the motion.
Executive session notice - The council voted to convene an executive session for litigation and collective-bargaining matters, listing three matters by title: (A) West Gloucester LLC v. Jessica Parker in her capacity as tax assessor (PC–2025–01882), (B) Gloucester Teachers Association v. Gloucester School Department (UPL–6428), and (C) potential litigation; the council added a collective-bargaining update under item D for discussion only.
Other items - The council discussed a request from a correspondent to consider increasing the number of annual food-truck licenses; councilors said the subject would be placed on a future agenda for further discussion.
Most motions in this summary were recorded as adopted in the meeting minutes or by roll call; where the transcript recorded written notices or withdrawn applications, the clerk's filings were noted as the record of the applicants' requests.
