North Kingstown council approves three second‑reading fee amendments to Section 9‑4

The North Kingstown Town Council approved three second‑reading amendments to Section 9‑4 of the town code on Monday evening after public hearings at which no members of the public signed up to speak.

Council President (name not specified) opened a hearing on proposed changes to police department fees, heard no registered public commenters and closed the hearing; the council then approved the proposed amendments by voice vote. The council followed the same procedure for a second‑reading package of golf course fee changes — a councilor noted that the resident discount for regular golf rates was not increased — and for amendments to the Al Haber fee schedule. In each case the clerk reported “nobody has signed up,” and the motion was approved after an aye/voice vote.

Why it matters: Fee schedules set the charges residents and businesses pay for municipal services. The council’s approvals finalize the changes subject to any administrative implementation steps required by the town clerk or finance department.

Votes at a glance

- Amendment to Section 9‑4 (police department fees): approved (voice vote; clerk reported no public sign‑ups). Motion to approve recorded; mover/second not specified in the public record.

- Amendment to Section 9‑4 (golf course fees): approved (voice vote). A councilor observed the resident discount for regular rates remained unchanged; mover/second not specified.

- Amendment to Section 9‑4 (Al Haber fee schedule): approved (voice vote); no public sign‑ups.

Details and process notes: The council treated these items as second readings and conducted the standard public‑hearing procedure. The meeting record shows the clerk announced no registered speakers for all three hearings. Each approval was recorded as a voice vote with the chair saying, “the ayes have it.” The transcript does not contain roll‑call vote counts or named vote records; the approvals should be treated as adopted by voice vote per the meeting minutes.

The council also approved the consent agenda (items 8–18) in a single motion and voice vote after no members or residents requested removal of individual items.