Votes at a glance: council approves contracts, ordinances and routine licenses

The West Warwick Town Council took multiple formal actions on Dec. 17. Items approved included an AIA-template contract with Tecton for Stage 2 school building work, two ordinances on second reading, a package of business licenses, several ARPA interdepartmental agreements and a road rehabilitation contract. Below are the items recorded in the meeting minutes and transcript.

Votes recorded in meeting discussion: • Approval of AIA-template contract with Tecton to support Stage 2 submission for the school building project (base contract approx. $856,000). Outcome: approved. • Ordinance 2024-23 (amending section 11.5-5.51; service of process to the pool of water) — second reading. Outcome: approved (roll-call recorded as yes votes in transcript). • Ordinance 2024-24 (amending Appendix C—stop signs at Shady Hill Drive & Quicker Drive) — second reading. Outcome: approved; ordinance to take effect 20 days after passage. • Business licenses (Mobile Wave; Cheese General Store; pool table and bingo licenses). Outcome: approved. • Resolution to release residual ARPA funds from 2022–2023 projects back into ARPA pool. Outcome: approved. • Interdepartmental agreements to obligate ARPA funds for ladder/engine purchase, camera truck for wastewater, IT infrastructure ($235,000), youth-center flooring (~$4,649). Outcome: approved. • Contract award/authorization to proceed with Venagro Materials LLC for 2025 road rehabilitation under the multi-source funding plan described in the meeting. Outcome: approved. • Acceptance of State Fiscal Recovery Fund municipal public safety infrastructure grant for Station 1 improvements (approx. $574,250) and authorization to obligate the 50% local match. Outcome: approved.

Notes on voting: Several motions were approved by voice vote with the chair stating “Aye. Opposed? Ayes have it.” For some second readings a roll-call vote was taken and the transcript records individual “Yes” responses but does not include a formal numerical tally in the transcript extract.