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Council approves deputy town clerk appointment, new phone system and ratifies firefighter contract in executive session
Summary
The council approved the town clerk's appointment of Sarah Brailsford as deputy town clerk, authorized purchase of a new phone system for town hall and police, set summer meeting dates, and in executive session approved a multi-year firefighters' contract and a personnel-policy amendment.
At its June 12 meeting the Foster Town Council approved several municipal-administration items and reported two votes taken in executive session.
Town clerk Sue Dillon submitted a letter recommending Sarah Brailsford as deputy town clerk for the 2025'26 term. The council voted to approve the appointment.
The council also approved a purchase of a new phone system covering town hall and the police station from Vertical Communications at a purchase price of $9,575.93. Staff noted the vendor is on a purchasing consortium and that the procurement is exempt from competitive bidding under that arrangement.
Council members set summer meeting dates, scheduling a July meeting (regular schedule) and an August meeting for mid-August; the final calendar was approved by voice vote.
In executive session the council announced it had taken two votes: one to approve a contract with the International Association of Firefighters Local 34 22 for the period July 2025 through June 30, 2028, and another to amend personnel policy with respect to the deputy clerk. The public transcript records those votes but does not provide the full contract text or the precise terms of the personnel policy amendment; the council said minutes of the executive session will remain closed as permitted by Rhode Island General Law 42-46-5.
The council concluded by adjourning following the executive-session report.
