Jeffrey Jenison

The council convened a special meeting to conduct a personnel session for the purpose of interviewing candidates for the position of Police Chief. Following the session, the council reconvened in open session, confirmed that no votes were taken during the executive session, and authorized the sealing of the executive session minutes.

The agenda focuses on financial matters including the approval of bills, a monthly finance update, and discussions regarding both the FY 26 and FY 27 budgets, including a corrective action plan with the town council. Additional topics include regionalization, educational legislation concerning compulsory attendance, updates to school calendars for 2025-26 and 2026-27, and facilities updates. The committee will also review the Superintendent's report, including personnel actions and a contract for the Professional Development and Curriculum Coordinator, as well as hold an executive session to address job performance and various union negotiation and collective bargaining matters.

The committee meeting agenda covers the approval of bills and finance updates including revenue and expense reports. Discussions will address budget updates for the current and upcoming fiscal years, including a corrective action plan meeting with the Town Council. Other topics include regionalization, educational legislation regarding compulsory attendance, and the Superintendent's report, which incorporates a personnel report and contract approval for the Professional Development and Curriculum Coordinator. The agenda also features revisions to the school calendars for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 periods, facility updates, subcommittee structure, and committee communications. Additionally, the meeting includes an executive session to discuss job performance and various union negotiation and arbitration matters.

The meeting included a public hearing regarding a zoning amendment for a planned district to permit private events for fundraising purposes. The council addressed several appointments for various boards and commissions, including the Parade Committee, the Economic Development Commission, and the Housing Authority. New business items included the ratification of a carnival contract and a municipal grant, authorization of actuarial services, an asphalt bid extension, resolution for grant funding for water system contamination, personnel appointments for the recreation department, a cleaning contract extension, and acceptance of an RI250 grant. Additionally, the council discussed legislative updates and planned to convene in a closed executive session to deliberate on collective bargaining negotiations and personnel matters.

The council convened a special meeting to conduct a closed executive session. The primary agenda item involved a personnel session for the purpose of interviewing candidates for the position of Police Chief under the state's open meeting statutes. The meeting also included provisions for reconvening in open session to disclose any votes taken and to consider the sealing of the minutes.