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Votes at a glance: North Kingstown Town Council actions on May 12, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions and council outcomes from the May 12 meeting, including public hearing actions, appointments, funding approvals, consent agenda votes and authorizations.
The North Kingstown Town Council took the following actions at its May 12, 2025 meeting. Where the transcript records only a voice result, the entry states the outcome; detailed vote tallies were not recorded in the open transcript.
- Motion to go into executive session pursuant to statutes cited on the agenda (collective bargaining, real estate easement, Quonset pilot agreement): Motion carried (council entered executive session).
- Motion to seal the executive-session minutes: Motion carried (president directed minutes be sealed).
- Open public hearing for the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program application (2023–2024): Motion to open public hearing carried.
- Close public hearing for CDBG application: Motion carried.
- Motion to authorize Town Manager Ralph Malas to apply for the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program with the Office of Housing and Community Development for 2023–2024: Motion carried.
- Advice and consent on Town Manager’s appointment of John G. Lisonbee Jr. as chief of the North Kingstown Fire Department: Motion carried (council approved by voice vote).
- Authorization to expend Learn365 funds: $4,400 for water-fountain purchase/installation and $2,500 for a school-supply drive (Youth Commission proposals): Motion carried.
- Consent agenda (items 9–11, 13–15, 17–21): Motion carried.
- Vote on consent items 12 and 16 (with Councilperson McCoy recused): Motion carried.
- Authorization to award Veterans Memorial Scholarship to Elizabeth MacKrell in the amount of $1,000: Motion carried.
- Ratify collective bargaining agreement between Town of North Kingstown and Firefighters Local 1651 (item 26): Motion carried.
- Authorize Town Manager to execute third amendment to the PILOT agreement with Quonset (amended on the record to note EB project through QDC): Motion carried.
- Adopt Conservation Commission recommendation of no substantial objection for CRMC application 2020-345-O5 (Quanta Development Corporation Maritime Way realignment): Motion carried.
- Motion to adjourn: Motion carried.
Notes: The transcript records voice approvals (“the ayes have it”) for many motions; explicit roll-call tallies with member-by-member votes were not recorded in the portion of the transcript provided. Several items were discussed in executive session and the public-record discussion in open session did not include contract specifics or monetary terms for some items. Council President conducted votes and the clerk recorded actions on the public agenda.
