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Council approves police hires, contracts and zoning/ordinance changes
Summary
The council approved hiring four probationary police officers, awarded a two-year road-striping contract, renewed IT cybersecurity software for $29,964, extended a plumbing contract, and adopted zoning and rooming-house ordinance amendments; several sewer-waiver items were denied or continued.
At its Oct. 7 meeting, the Narragansett Town Council approved several personnel actions, contracts, and ordinance amendments across departments.
Hiring and contracts: The council approved a police department request to hire four probationary patrol officers (motion moved and seconded; vote recorded as passed 4-0). The council also awarded a two-year road-striping services contract to K5 Corporation at its quoted unit prices for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 (motion passed 4-0). The Information Technology Department's renewal of Darktrace cybersecurity services through SHI International Corp. for $29,964 was approved. During the discussion, resident Catherine Salaberto asked whether the system covers police and fire systems in addition to town websites; staff did not provide further technical details on the record.
Contract extensions: The Finance Department presented and the council approved a one-year contract extension for general plumbing services with Atlantic Control Systems Inc. at the same terms as the original contract.
Ordinances and zoning: The council read, passed, and adopted as second readings a Chapter 66 amendment adding a division on abandonment of street and roadway rights of way, and an amendment to Chapter 14 governing rooming or boarding houses; both motions passed 4-0. The solicitor also presented zoning text revisions to Appendix A (definitions for bed-and-breakfast and guest house plus related use regulations), which the council adopted on second reading.
Sewer policy: For two separate proposed subdivisions, the council approved the Sewer Policy Committee's recommendations. One item (South Pier Road subdivision) was continued to the Oct. 21 meeting at the applicant’s request. Another application (Lot 12244 Kingstown Road) was denied consistent with committee recommendations.
Public hearing scheduling and appointments: The council moved a scheduled public hearing on mixed uses in General Business zones from Nov. 18 to the first meeting in December to account for the incoming council. The council also appointed and reappointed four members to the library board of trustees for terms expiring Oct. 1, 2027; appointed an alternate member to the zoning board (vote recorded with one nay), and made appointments to the Galilee advisory committee.
Voting summaries and next steps: Most motions passed by 4-0 voice votes unless otherwise noted. Several items were explicitly continued, denied consistent with committee recommendations, or adopted as second readings. Specific contract amounts, where stated on the record, were $29,964 for the Darktrace renewal and the stated quoted rates or unit prices for awarded contracts.
