A.              Meeting called to order at 7:18 p.m. by Town Council President Gosselin

B.              Roll Call

Members present:

Council President Gosselin

Council Vice President Williamson

Councilman Messier

Councilman Licciardi

Councilman Dennison

Participating communities:

Town of Coventry (not present)

Town of Scituate  (not present)         

City of Cranston   (not present)

City of Warwick    (not present)

Town of West Greenwich (not present)

C.              Quorum on record declared

D.              Budget Workshop FY26 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026)

·        Mr. Chapdelaine presented the FY26 proposed budget with a 20-cent increase for cubic footage of usage,  along with an additional debt service charge of $35 per EDU to cover the cost of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank Bond. An average user would see an annual increase $49.00.

·        Mr. Corrente mentioned he received a late email regarding Workers Compensation decrease and only a 3.16% increase in Property & Liability next year. We will see an overall of $20,000 reduction.  

·        Council President Gosselin expressed his concern with adding an increase to EDU’s.

·        The Council asked if they Mr. Chapdelaine and Mr. Corrente could come back with a few different

·        scenarios for the increase that is needed. Mr. Corrente said they will absolutely look at different scenarios.

·        Council Vice President Williamson mentioned the cost of moving the sludge cost and working with DEM has     added some extra expenses.

E.               Adjourn

A motion to adjourn was made by Councilman Messier and seconded by Councilman Licciardi All in favor, none opposed and (5-0) voted to accept. Adjourned at 7:40 p.m.

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