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Votes at a glance: Woonsocket council approves appointments, zoning amendments and ordinances
Summary
At the meeting the City Council approved a range of items including the reappointment of Jeffrey A. Garland, multiple zoning and traffic ordinances, and an employment contract for a deputy police chief; the homelessness subcommittee report was received 5–2.
The Woonsocket City Council took multiple formal actions during the meeting. Key outcomes included a reappointment to the Board of Canvassers, approval of zoning and traffic ordinance changes (first and second passage where noted), and approval of an employment contract for a police deputy chief. The council also voted to receive the homelessness subcommittee report (agenda item 25RC09) by a 5–2 vote.
Summary of recorded votes and outcomes
- 25R45 — Reappointment of Jeffrey A. Garland to the Board of Canvassers: approved 7–0. Motion reported as made by Councilman Kenoyer and seconded by Councilwoman Gonzales; clerk announced the ayes had it and recorded the vote as 7–0.
- 25RC09 — Receive Homelessness Subcommittee initial report: received 5–2 (Councilwoman Fox and Councilwoman Gonzales voted no). Clerk announced “25RC09 is received 5 to 2.”
- 25009 — Amendment to Appendix C (zoning filing fees) — first passage: approved 7–0. Roll call recorded all seven councilors voting in the affirmative.
- 25010 — Order to allow adjustment of American Rescue Plan Act allocations to reflect actual or expected expenditures (Second passage): approved 7–0.
- 25013 — Amendment to city code Chapter 17 (traffic) — second passage: approved 7–0.
- 25015 — Ordinance authorizing employment contract for Adam T. Remick as deputy chief of the Woonsocket Police Department — second passage: approved 7–0.
- 25R27 — Resolution (item number listed as 25R27 in the minutes): approved 7–0 (minutes record item as approved 7–0).
Other procurement and ordinance items were on the agenda and discussed; some were approved by roll call with unanimous votes as noted above. A separate resolution to award a one‑year contract to Diggers Landscaping, Inc. for sidewalk installation (identified in the minutes as a procurement resolution) was on the agenda and discussed; the transcript records discussion of bids but does not contain a final roll‑call outcome for that specific contract in the excerpt provided.
Where recorded, roll calls were entered into the minutes and the clerk announced the tallies. The council did not enact new appropriations as part of the items summarized above; several items were first- or second‑passage votes on code amendments or orders to reallocate previously appropriated ARPA funds.
