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Council divided over whether to enter executive session on tax appeal
Summary
Councilors debated a motion to enter executive session under Rhode Island law to discuss an appeal related to taxes on property at Bulldog's Preserve; one councilor said the matter should await the incoming council and urged private communication instead of using staff time.
The Richmond Town Council considered moving into an executive session under Rhode Island law to discuss a petition described in the meeting as a "bridal court appeals of tax on property preserve at Bulldog's." A motion to enter executive session was made under verbal citation to "Rhode Island laws 42 46 5 8 2."
An unidentified council member said they would vote against entering executive session because the decision will ultimately be before the incoming council and because they did not want to use staff and solicitor time on an issue that the next council must address. "I feel like we're wasting town staff time, town solicitor time," the member said, and urged colleagues to send their views to the council-elect by email.
Council members exchanged views about whether the current council could make a decision now; the transcript records both yes and no votes and extended discussion. The final disposition of the executive-session motion is not clearly recorded in the available transcript, and no confidential discussion or outcome from an executive session appears in the public record provided.
Following the debate, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded and the chair called for a vote to adjourn.
