Votes at a glance: East Greenwich Town Council actions, Sept. 29
September 29, 2025 | East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island
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East Greenwich 'Below are the formal motions and recorded outcomes from the Town Council's Sept. 29 meeting. The summary lists each action as it was recorded in the meeting minutes.
1) Consent calendar (single motion)
- Motion: Approve consent calendar in its entirety (items 4a-4f: minutes of 09/08/2025; flea-market permit; one-day Class F liquor license for New England Institute of Technology event; petition from Rhode Island Energy to install a utility pole; award of contract to Emmy O'Brien & Sons, $18,156 for 10 decorative benches paid from a $343,000 Main Street Streetscape grant; award of contract to Anne Seal Inc., $30,000 for crack sealing).
- Outcome: Approved, vote 4-0.
- Notes: Contracts and permits listed on the consent calendar were approved in a single motion; council recorded motion carries 4-0.
2) Public safety communication upgrade project (phase 3)
- Motion: Continue consideration (final review ongoing).
- Outcome: Motion to continue adopted (4-0).
- Notes: Item continued to a future meeting pending final review.
3) Tree ordinance (second reading as amended)
- Motion: Approve second reading as amended and advance to third reading.
- Outcome: Passed, vote 4-0.
- Notes: Amendments removed proposed advisory board and limited regulatory delegation to administrative procedures; measure advanced to third reading.
4) Appointment of acting town manager
- Motion: Appoint Patricia Sunderland, Director of Finance, as acting town manager during the town manager's absence (Oct. 1'Oct. 12, 2025).
- Outcome: Approved, vote 4-0.
5) Executive session minutes and actions
- Motion: Approve executive-session minutes from Sept. 8, 2025.
- Outcome: Approved in open session, vote 4-0.
- Motion: Seal the minutes from the executive session.
- Outcome: Approved, vote 3-0 (one councilor recused/absent as recorded).
Ending
The council made no final ordinance adoptions beyond advancing the tree ordinance and did not authorize other major expenditures at the Sept. 29 session. Several items were continued for additional review.
1) Consent calendar (single motion)
- Motion: Approve consent calendar in its entirety (items 4a-4f: minutes of 09/08/2025; flea-market permit; one-day Class F liquor license for New England Institute of Technology event; petition from Rhode Island Energy to install a utility pole; award of contract to Emmy O'Brien & Sons, $18,156 for 10 decorative benches paid from a $343,000 Main Street Streetscape grant; award of contract to Anne Seal Inc., $30,000 for crack sealing).
- Outcome: Approved, vote 4-0.
- Notes: Contracts and permits listed on the consent calendar were approved in a single motion; council recorded motion carries 4-0.
2) Public safety communication upgrade project (phase 3)
- Motion: Continue consideration (final review ongoing).
- Outcome: Motion to continue adopted (4-0).
- Notes: Item continued to a future meeting pending final review.
3) Tree ordinance (second reading as amended)
- Motion: Approve second reading as amended and advance to third reading.
- Outcome: Passed, vote 4-0.
- Notes: Amendments removed proposed advisory board and limited regulatory delegation to administrative procedures; measure advanced to third reading.
4) Appointment of acting town manager
- Motion: Appoint Patricia Sunderland, Director of Finance, as acting town manager during the town manager's absence (Oct. 1'Oct. 12, 2025).
- Outcome: Approved, vote 4-0.
5) Executive session minutes and actions
- Motion: Approve executive-session minutes from Sept. 8, 2025.
- Outcome: Approved in open session, vote 4-0.
- Motion: Seal the minutes from the executive session.
- Outcome: Approved, vote 3-0 (one councilor recused/absent as recorded).
Ending
The council made no final ordinance adoptions beyond advancing the tree ordinance and did not authorize other major expenditures at the Sept. 29 session. Several items were continued for additional review.
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