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Smithfield council actions at a glance — April 1, 2025
Summary
Council accepted the Camp Sheppard master plan, amended the tax-stabilization ordinance, adopted a town‑seal ordinance, approved zoning overlay changes and several routine appointments, licenses and procurement items. Vote counts were not specified in the transcript excerpts.
The Smithfield Town Council took the following actions at its April 1, 2025 meeting. Where the transcript excerpts did not list roll‑call tallies, items are shown with the recorded outcome and a note that exact vote counts were not specified in the provided transcript.
Votes and administrative actions (selected):
- Accepted the Camp Sheppard comprehensive master plan (see separate article). Outcome: approved; exact roll‑call not specified in transcript.
- Approved amendments to the town’s tax‑stabilization ordinance to treat the tier schedule as guidance while allowing the council to deviate by vote. Outcome: approved; exact roll‑call not specified.
- Approved amendments to the Organogenesis tax‑stabilization agreement to reconcile two previously passed versions. Outcome: approved; exact roll‑call not specified.
- Adopted an ordinance creating Chapter 2A‑3 (Town Seal), removed the draft’s illustrative subsection (section B) and increased the daily fine to $500. Outcome: approved; exact roll‑call not specified.
- Adopted zoning‑ordinance amendments to add Article 9.5, the Davis Landfill Superfund Site Groundwater Protection Overlay District. Outcome: approved after public hearing; exact roll‑call not specified.
- Approved minutes of the March 6, 2025 open session meeting. Outcome: approved.
- Made appointments/reappointments to the Economic Development Commission: Lisa Laitler (term to March 2026) and Brandon Bradley (term expiring September 2025) were appointed as recorded in the agenda. Outcome: approved.
- Licenses and permits: approved 13 holiday licenses (as listed), renewed one bingo license (fee waived) and approved multiple one‑day special event licenses and a peddler’s license renewal as listed in the agenda. Outcome: approved.
- Approved a procurement: purchase of seven automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) under the NASPO contract EV0000354 from Advantage Emergency Devices and Bostin NY, not to exceed $17,206.30, to be funded from the opioid settlement fund. Outcome: approved.
- Authorized issuance of a request for proposals for general contractors for a school culinary/health and safety project (RFP timeline provided in the meeting packet). Outcome: approved to publish RFP on April 4, 2025.
- Adopted a resolution creating an internal financial‑expenditures and management review working group to pursue operational efficiencies; direction given to the town manager to institute and oversee the committee. Outcome: approved.
Several items on the agenda were routine housekeeping or administrative approvals; the transcript excerpts show the council approved them during the meeting. For items that required a public hearing, the transcript records that hearings were opened, testimony was heard and hearings closed prior to the council’s votes.
