*POSTED AND AMENDED – SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
POSTED – SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 5, 2026
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, October 5, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. Executive Session; Town Updates and Presentation Immediately Following Executive Session 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: 851 1401 6423 or on the web at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85114016423; 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), (5) Land Acquisition (351 East Main Road), (2) Collective Bargaining (NEARI Teachers’ Aides), and (1) Personnel (Town Administrator) ) and*(1) Personnel (Deputy Town Administrator).
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION
2. The Town Administrator will provide an update on:
a) Town Projects
b) School Building Project
c) Library Building Project
3. Memorandum of Finance Director, thru Town Administrator, re: Library Renovation Project- Donations.
4. Resolution of the Council, re: The Town Council hereby accepts the donation from the Friends of the Middletown Public Library of $4,800 and the grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation of $3,000 in support of the Library Renovation Project, that the funds be designated and applied in accordance with donor intent as follows: $1,000 for the Community Gathering and Program Spaces, $3,800 for any area, $3,000 for the Children’s Learning and Literacy Space, and that the Finance Director is authorized hereby to allocate and expend said funds in accordance with all town purchasing policies and procedures.
5. Memorandum of Finance Director, re: Audited Financial Statements for the year ended June 30, 2025.
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. Approval of Minutes, re: Regular Meeting, September 8, 2026.
8. Approval of Minutes, re: Regular Meeting, September 21, 2026.
9. An Ordinance in Amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown, Title XV, Land Usage, is hereby amended by (1) amending Sections Section 152.01, Appendix A, Article 7, Section 728 entitled “Adaptive Reuse of Commercial Buildings”. (Council action to forward to the Planning Board for review and recommendation.)
10. Memorandum of Finance Director, re: DPW Equipment & Vehicles Surplus.
11. Resolution of the Council, re: DPW Equipment & Vehicles Surplus.
12. Application of Alyson Sunshine, Warren, for RENEWAL of a Tattoo license to be used at Secret Beach Tattoo, LLC dba Secret Beach Tattoo, 147 Aquidneck Avenue, for the 2026-2027 licensing year.
13. Communication of James I. “Jimmy” Winters, President, NAACP, re: Request for support for programs by placing an ad in the souvenir booklet for its Annual Awards Event.
14. Communication of Jay Michelsen, re: Request to Designate a Portion of Third Beach as Clothing-Optional. (Council action to refer to the Beach Commission for review and recommendation.)
15. An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (Second Reading)
An Ordinance in Amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown, Title IV, Chapter 39, Entitled “Streets Sidewalks and Public Places”, New Section 94.08 Green and Complete Streets Policy Statements. (Planning Board and Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee recommendations on file.)
16. An Ordinance of the Town of Middletown (First Reading)
An Ordinance in Amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown, Title XV, Chapter 150, Entitled “Development Impact Fees”.
17. Memorandum of Finance Director, thru Town Administrator, re: MIDD-027-004 Purgatory Road Sidewalk Improvements.
18. Resolution of the Council, re: Award of contract to East Coast Landscaping and Construction for Purgatory Road Sidewalk Improvements.
19. Appointment of one (1) member to the Conservation Commission for a term expiring July 2029.
20. Communication of Marion Coristine Rodrigues, re: Resignation from the Middletown Senior Citizens Board of Directors.
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 September 30, 2026 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.
*Amended and Posted on September 30, 2026 at Middletown Town Hall, Middletown Public Library and Secretary of State Web Site.