***POSTED AND AMENDED - OCTOBER 30, 2025
POSTED – OCTOBER 29, 2025
REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 3, 2025
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND
The following items of business, having been filed with the Town Clerk under the Rules of the Council, will come before the Council at a regular meeting to be held on Monday, November 3, 2025, 5:30 Executive Session; 6:00 P.M. Presentations and 6:30 P.M. Regular Meeting at the Middletown Town Hall, 350 East Main Road, Middletown, Rhode Island. Said meeting will be conducted in person. Virtual access will also be provided by telephone conference call/ webinar and members of the public may access and listen to the meeting in real-time by calling 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) or 1-888-475-4499 (Toll Free) and entering Meeting ID: 836 3538 3762 or on the web at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83635383762; however, virtual access is being provided only as a convenience and is not an official "location" where access to the meeting is guaranteed. Being physically present at the meeting is the only way to guarantee complete access to the meeting, as the meeting will not be paused or rescheduled if the virtual access fails.
If you choose to join the meeting by zoom or telephone, Council Rules allow for the Public to speak only during the Public Forum and Public Hearings. If calling in by telephone, pressing *9 raises your hand and pressing *6 will unmute.
The items listed on the Consent portion of the agenda are to be considered routine by the Town Council and will ordinarily be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Council, or a member of the public so requests and the Town Council President permits, in which event the item will be removed from Consent Agenda consideration and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. All items on this agenda, with the exception of the Public Forum Session, may be considered, discussed, and voted upon in executive session and/or open session.
Pursuant to RIGL §42-46-6(b). Notice – “Nothing contained herein shall prevent a public body, other than a school committee, from adding additional items to the agenda by majority vote of the members. Such additional items shall be for informational purposes only and may not be voted on except where necessary to address an unexpected occurrence that requires immediate action to protect the public or to refer the matter to an appropriate committee or to another body or official.”
Any person not a member of the Council, desiring to address the Council concerning a matter on the docket of the Council, not the subject of a Public Hearing, shall submit a written request to the Town Clerk stating the matter upon which he desires to speak. Persons are permitted to address the Council for a period not to exceed five (5) minutes.
The Middletown Town Council follows the codification of present-day general parliamentary law as articulated in Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised 10th edition (2000), together with whatever rules of order the Council has adopted for its own governance. The motion to reconsider is one of the motions that can bring a question again before an assembly, and is designed to bring back for further consideration a motion which has already been voted on:
If, in the same session that a motion has been voted on, but no later than the same day or the next day on which a business meeting is held, new information or a changed situation makes it appear that a different result might reflect the true will of the assembly, a member who voted with the prevailing side can, by moving to Reconsider [RONR (10th ed.), p. 304-321] the vote,
propose that the question shall come before the assembly again as if it had not previously been considered. (From Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief, Robert, Evans et al., De Capo Press, 2004)
1. Executive Session - Pursuant to provisions of RIGL, Sections 42-46-2, 42-46-4 and 42-46-5 (a), (2) Collective Bargaining (Council 94 – Custodian Contract) and *** Land Acquisition (West Main Road).
2. Tax Exploration Subcommittee Final Report to Town Council.
3. Memorandum of Councilor Turano, re: Middletown 5 Year Budget Forecast Review. (Presentation at the November 3, 2025, Regular Meeting)
4. The Town Administrator will provide an update on:
a. Town Projects
b. School Building Project
c. Library Building Project
5. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: Memorandum for Record: Clarification- Library Borrowing Classification.
6. Pursuant to Rule 25 of the Rules of the Council, Citizens may address the town on one (1) subject only, said subject of substantive Town business, neither discussed during the regular meeting nor related to personnel or job performance. Citizens may speak for no longer than five (5) minutes and must submit a public participation form to the Council Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. All items discussed during this session will not be voted upon.
7. (Public Hearing Advertised)
Applications received from the following named persons, firms or corporations for RENEWAL of Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for the 2025-2026 licensing year.
(See attached list)
8. Communication of Tax Assessor, re: Cancellation of Taxes for certain Middletown residents.
9. Resolution of the Council, re: Cancellation of Taxes for certain Middletown residents.
10. Communication of Superintendent of Schools, re: School District Tractor Surplus.
11. Resolution of the Council, re: Approving disposition of 2009 John Deere tractor and the surplus property be salvaged by the Finance Director in accordance with Town Ordinance §33A.130 disposal of surplus or obsolete property.
12. Applications received from the following named persons, firms or corporations for RENEWAL of Victualling House Licenses for the 2025-2026 licensing year. (See attached list)
13. Application of Brazilian Brothers Meat Market, Inc. dba BB Meat Market, 876 West Main Road, for a Victualling House License for the 2025-2026 licensing year. (NEW)
14. Application for Special Event Permit from Middletown Little League and MHS PTG, fundraiser for MHS scholarship, Islander Plunge - A polar plunge to be held on Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Years Day) at 2nd Beach from 11:00 am to 1:00 p.m. (Applicant requests all fees to be waived.)
15. (Public Hearing Advertised)
Applications received from the following named persons, firms or corporations for RENEWAL of Victualling House Licenses, Additional Hours of Operation, for the 2025-2026 licensing year. (See attached list)
16. An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (Second Reading)
An ordinance in amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown Title XI, General Regulations, Chapter 90 Animals, 90.03 Disposition of Carcasses and Waste.
17. An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (Second Reading)
An ordinance in amendment to the Town Code Title III, Chapter 34, Taxes, Section 34.70 entitled “Tax Classification System”.
18. Email communication of Dennis McNamara, re: Speed Feedback signs on Prospect Avenue.
19. Memorandum of Paul A. Croce, Chairman, Middletown Planning Board, re: Recommendation to the Town Council regarding acceptance of the Phase 2 Saltwood Farm subdivision road, Cross Country Lane for town maintenance in accordance with Section 703.5 of the Middletown Rules and Regulation Regarding the Subdivision and Development of Land.
20. Resolution of the Council, re: The Town Council accepts Cross County Lane and associated public improvements for purposes of town maintenance.
21. Memorandum of Town Administrator, re: Discussion about SNAP Program and Food Drives.
22. Memorandum of Finance Director thru Town Administrator, re: Equipment Purchase: School Department Equipment Purchase - one John Deere 4066R Compact Utility Tractor.
23. Resolution of the Council, re: The purchase of one John Deere 4066R Compact Utility Tractor for the School Department and the funding for the John Deere 4066R Compact Utility Tractor is considered a restricted one-time appropriation to the school department.
24. Memorandum of Finance Director thru Town Administrator, re: FY2025 Budget Adjustments as of June 30, 2025.
25. Resolution of the Council, re: Approval of General Fund - FY2025 Budget Adjustments as of June 30, 2025.
26. Memorandum of Finance Director, re: Financial Report – Three Months Ended September 30, 2025.
27. Communication of Accounting Manager, re: FY2026 Quarterly Tax Collector’s Report as of 09/30/2025 – Town of Middletown.
28. Communication of Town Clerk and AP/AR Clerk, re: Request Town Council to match employee donations for adopting a family.
29. Email communication of Matthew Oliver, re: Resignation from the Middletown Prevention Coalition.
Wendy J.W. Marshall, MMC
Town Clerk
This meeting location is accessible to the handicapped. Individuals requiring interpreter services for the hearing-impaired should notify the Town Clerk’s Office at 847-0009 not less than 48 hours before this meeting.
Posted on October 29, 2025 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.
***Posted on October 30, 2025 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.