North Kingstown Town Council Meeting — June 22, 2026

The North Kingstown Town Council held a regular meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 80 Boston Neck Road. The council is led by President Gregory A. Mancini, with members Linnea M. Drew, Elizabeth Hill Ross, Dr. Kimberly Ann Page, and Matthew B. McCoy. Notice of the meeting was posted on the Rhode Island Secretary of State's website pursuant to RIGL 42-46-6(c). The docket included special business on the Town Clerk appointment, a 19-item consent calendar (Items 7-25), the Town Manager's report, and new business covering numerous board appointments and a discussion of asphalt odor complaints in the West Davisville area.

Record limitations: no meeting minutes were available, and the raw transcript contains no substantive discussion (only the word 'Okay'). As a result, no votes, motions, approvals, or outcomes can be confirmed from the available record. The timestamp associated with the record (2026-06-22 12:00:00 UTC) does not match the 7:00 PM start time listed on the agenda; this summary uses June 22, 2026 as the meeting date, consistent with the agenda.

Special Business

• Item 5: The Town Manager requested the Town Council's Advice and Consent for the appointment of Kerry Rollinson as Town Clerk.
• Item 6: The Town Manager was scheduled to swear in Kerry Rollinson as Town Clerk following the council's action.

Consent Calendar

All items on the Consent Agenda (Items 7-25) were considered routine and were scheduled to be enacted by one motion, with items removed upon a request by a council member or citizen.

• Item 7: Approval of minutes from the Special Meeting of March 30, 2026, and the Budget Public Hearings of April 13, 2026.
• Item 8: Abatement of uncollectable taxes and fees totaling $128,692.57, including write-offs related to a deceased taxpayer and 2014 personal property, motor vehicle, and rescue accounts.
• Item 9: Receipt of a donation of a hand-painted scoreboard to be painted on the side of the Field 1 storage shed at Ryan Park by Caitlin Wotherspoon.
• Item 10: Award of contract to Envision Technology Advisors, LLC (State MPA #308) for an Information Technology Department Zero Trust True Up in the amount of $12,136.61, funded from the Granicus Video Streaming Software Account.
• Item 11: Award of contract to Envision Technology Advisors (State MPA #308, Award #3806678) for Information Technology Managed Services Provider services in the amount of $156,600.00, funded from the FY2027 IT Maintenance Account.
• Item 12: Award of a contract extension to CAI Technologies for Assessor's Parcel and Zoning Layer Maintenance and Web Geographic Information System Application, at various prices, funded from the Annual Miscellaneous Software License Account.
• Item 13: Award of contract to BEI Holdings, dba Business Electronics, for one Detective Interview Room Recording System for the Police Department in the amount of $14,520.00, funded from the Police Capital Outlay Account.
• Item 14: Approval of a sole source purchase from Motorola Solutions, Inc. of seven portable radios with accessories for the Police Department in the amount of $48,582.87 (State MPA #395), funded from the Police Capital Outlay Account.
• Item 15: Award of a sole source purchase to Advanced Weighing Systems for an upgrade to the Department of Public Works Transfer Station scale computer software in the amount of $10,670.00, funded from the FY2026 Transfer Station Contractual Services Account.
• Item 16: Approval of a purchase from Minuteman Security & Life Safety for Department of Senior Services security camera system upgrades and installation of an additional camera in the amount of $15,622.00 (State MPA #419), funded from the Capital Outlay Account.
• Item 17: New entertainment license for Cocumscussoc Association, dba Smith's Castle, 55 Richard Smith Drive, for a live concert on the grounds of Smith's Castle on July 19, 2026 (rain date Sunday, August 2, 2026).
• Item 18: New exhibition license (no vendors) for RI Elder Info, 70 Romano Vineyard Way, Suite 111, for the 7th Annual Calling All Veterans Day, a Veteran and Community Senior Resource Fair, on August 15, 2026 (rain date August 22, 2026).
• Item 19: New fireworks permit for Plum Beach Club, 224 Plum Beach Road, Saunderstown, for a fireworks display on June 26, 2026 (rain date July 11, 2026).
• Item 20: New fireworks permit for Quidnessett Country Club, 950 North Quidnessett Road, for a fireworks display on Tuesday, July 4, 2026, as stated in the agenda.
• Item 21: Peddler license renewal for Keystone Novelties Distributors LLC to sell sparklers and novelty devices under a tent at 6653 Post Road.
• Item 22: Peddler license renewal for Keystone Novelties Distributors LLC to sell sparklers and novelty devices under a tent at 4020 Quaker Lane.
• Item 23: Victualling license renewal for Cloud Donuts, Inc., 6689 Post Road.
• Item 24: Authorization for the Town Manager to sign and ratify a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Town of North Kingstown's Remote Net Metering Agreement between the Town and the North Kingstown School Committee.
• Item 25: First reading of an amendment to Section 2-1, entitled 'Competitive Bidding Required.'

Public Comments & Testimony

• The agenda provided a Public Comment period with a three-minute speaking limit, but no public testimony appears in the available transcript.

Reports

• Item 26: Report by the Town Manager, described in the agenda as including the Town Manager's regular update on Quonset-related issues.

Discussion Items

• Item 27: Asset Management Commission appointments: one School Committee Representative to July 1, 2029; one Technical Representative to July 1, 2029; three At-Large Representatives to July 1, 2029; and one At-Large Representative to July 1, 2027 to fill an unexpired term. Applications were attached from James Halley, Stephen Raymond, John Pyne, Lisa Bowe, and Andrew Sullivan.
• Item 28: Building Code Board of Appeals: one member to July 1, 2031.
• Item 29: Information Technology Advisory Committee: one Alternate At-Large Member to March 1, 2029.
• Item 30: Leisure Services Advisory Committee: three members to July 1, 2029. Applications were attached from Keith Finck and Jeffrey Smith.
• Item 31: Personnel Board: one member to March 1, 2029.
• Item 32: Planning Commission: one member to July 1, 2032. An application was attached from Richard Lipsitz.
• Item 33: Probate Judge to July 1, 2027. An application was attached from Brian Fielding.
• Item 34: Veteran's Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee: two members to July 1, 2027.
• Item 35: Wickford Village Design Guidelines Committee: one Alternate Business Property Owner to December 31, 2027.
• Item 36: Councilor Beth Hill Ross requested discussion concerning Public Comment.
• Item 37: Council President Mancini requested discussion and possible action regarding numerous complaints received by both the Town of North Kingstown and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management about the unacceptable asphalt smell in the West Davisville area.
• Item 38: Correspondence.

Key Outcomes

• No decisions, votes, or actions can be confirmed from the available record. The raw transcript contains no substantive content, and no minutes were provided, so the council's disposition of the Town Clerk appointment, the consent calendar, the Town Manager's report, the appointments, or the asphalt odor discussion is not documented.