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Woonsocket council approves ordinances, tables police detail MOA; tax-sale contractor selected
Summary
The Woonsocket City Council on June 16, 2025, approved a slate of ordinances and resolutions, tabled a memorandum of agreement on police private-detail rates and amended a resolution to award tax‑sale services after debate over a potential conflict of interest.
The Woonsocket City Council on Monday approved several ordinances and resolutions, including updates to staffing and salary ordinances, a city easement for Narragansett Electric and amendments to on‑street parking penalties. The council also tabled a memorandum of agreement on police private‑detail rates and, after debate and an amendment, awarded tax‑sale services to Rhode Island Tax Titles LLC.
The council voted on a wide range of measures in a meeting that combined routine items with several contested decisions. Councilmembers unanimously approved multiple personnel and salary ordinances (25 O 31, 25 O 32, 25 O 33, 25 O 34) and an easement for Narragansett Electric (25 O 25). The council also approved a three‑year lease extension with AgentWell Inc. for property at 84 Social Street (25 O 39) and gave first passage to an ordinance revising penalties for on‑street parking and prohibiting overnight parking in municipal lots (25 O 40).
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