Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Votes Roundup topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Tiverton Town Council meeting, March 24, 2025
Summary
A roundup of formal actions taken by the Tiverton Town Council on March 24, including consent-agenda approvals, an ordinance change loosening the cap on Class A retail liquor licenses, permits for events and a contract award for turf management.
The Tiverton Town Council took the following formal actions on March 24, 2025. Below are the items, motion text where provided, and the outcome recorded on the meeting record.
- Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda, including approval of minutes, receipt of numerous board reports, and several inter-city resolutions (items D5 and D12 were moved to the consent agenda and approved). Motion made and seconded on the floor; recorded outcome: approved.
- Ordinance amendment (Class A retail alcohol licenses): Council approved an amendment to Chapter 6, section 6-9 to remove the existing cap of three Class A retail alcohol licenses and allow additional licenses based on the town's Census-determined population. Motion to approve as stated in agenda; seconded and approved (no roll-call tally printed at the time of the vote).
- Cultural Survival Bazaar (sound variance and special-event permit): Council opened and closed the public hearing and approved the sound variance and special-event permit for a cultural bazaar at the Tiverton 4 Corners Arts Center for July 2025. Motion to approve as stated in the agenda; seconded and approved.
- Courtney Roderick: Roderick Run for Recovery special-event permit: Council approved a request for a special event permit for July 26, 2025 (5K run), 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., subject to meeting legal requirements. Motion made, seconded and approved.
- Library fundraising gala (Class F one-day liquor license): Council approved a Class F one-day liquor license for the library's fundraising gala on May 30, 2025. Motion made, seconded and approved.
- Turf management contract: Council awarded the 2025 recreational facility and turf-management services contract to Landscaping Services, Inc. (DBA Depontes Landscaping) for an amount not to exceed $63,700. Motion to approve the bid and adopt the unit prices for optional a la carte services; motion seconded and approved. Council clarified that optional services would be available via unit prices on an as-requested basis.
- Fogland Beach Sunset Series: Council approved the Recreation Commission's eight-date Sunset Series at Fogland Beach with the operational conditions detailed in the recreation presentation (limited amplification, cleanup, porta-potties, police detail). Motion made and approved.
- Harbor mooring fee schedule: Council directed the solicitor to incorporate proposed mooring fee revisions into the town's fees-and-fines resolution or otherwise advise on procedural steps for adoption; motion made and seconded and carried. Staff will return with drafted language and a proposed effective date.
Votes reported as "all in favor; none opposed" were adopted without detailed roll-call tallies in the public transcript. Where seconders or movers were spoken aloud, they are noted; no formal recorded roll-call was printed for every item in the transcript.
