Where

180 High St, South Kingstown, RI 02879

Recordings of Town Council meetings: the Town Council's YouTube channel (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The Council voted to terminate the Town's contract with Flock Safety license plate cameras after a work session presentation on the technology. Members approved board and committee appointments, several business licenses, a Purple Heart Day proclamation, a $317,163.50 tax abatement, an IAFF EMS staffing agreement, a solar canopy project request for proposals, a Library parking lot contract increase, dissolution of the SMART Committee, equipment and software purchases, and new public hearings on truck restrictions and stop signs.

Decisions recorded

• Voted to terminate the Town's contract with Flock Safety and halt further LPR camera use. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Reappointed Elizabeth Kroll to the Library Board of Trustees through July 2029. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Appointed Ibrahim Fofanah to the Economic Development Committee through July 2029. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Granted Victualling and Holiday Sales Licenses to Jools LLC d/b/a Java Madness. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred Civil Action File No. WC-2026-0384 by Bernadette Deacentis to the Solicitor and insurance carrier. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred a claim by Stephen Ryan, Esq. on behalf of Paulette Lynch to the Solicitor and insurance carrier. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized advertising a public hearing for a Class B Limited Liquor License for Craft Cafe. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized advertising a public hearing for a Class B Victualler Liquor License for Rhody Slice. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Granted a Private Detective License to Roland M Daigle d/b/a Hawk Investigations. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Granted a Victualling License to SK Kabuki Corp. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Granted a Private Detective License to Patrick McNulty d/b/a Gray Hawk CR. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Granted a Temporary Mass Gathering Permit for Octoberfest on October 3, 2026 at Birch and Bay. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Granted a Temporary Mass Gathering Permit for Sunset with Will Evans on September 20, 2026. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Affirmed the Town's Liquor License Rules and Regulations and current license numbers by class.
• Granted the transfer of a Class B Victualler Liquor License from Kabuki Kingstown Corporation to SK Kabuki Corporation. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Adopted a proclamation marking the fifth anniversary of South Kingstown as a Purple Heart Town and naming August 7, 2026 Purple Heart Day. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized the Town Assessor to abate $317,163.50 in taxes under Tax Abatement Request No. 664. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with IAFF Local 3365 for a twelve-hour Peak Hour EMS Shift. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized a Request for Proposals and financing up to $1,800,000 for a solar canopy at the Public Services Facility. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized increasing the True North Civil contract for the Peace Dale Library site improvements from $303,508.48 to $473,508.48. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Adopted a resolution dissolving the SMART Committee and transferring its duties to the Economic Development Committee. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized an award to Bobcat of CT dba Bobcat of RI for a mini excavator not to exceed $103,887.08. p. 12page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized a contract with CivicPlus for Asset Management Software not to exceed $26,352.00 for year one. p. 12page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized advertising a public hearing to prohibit through truck traffic on Pond Street. p. 12page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized advertising a public hearing to install stop signs on Salt Pond Road at Kenyon Avenue.
• Authorized purchase of a replacement Thales Livescan fingerprinting system not to exceed $28,360.00. p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Authorized the temporary closure of Robinson Street for the Wakefield Fire Station Family Day Event on August 8, 2026. p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Received William Rosen's resignation from the Zoning Board of Review and directed a thank-you letter. p. 15page 15 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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The full text is in the town's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the town website (PDF, 199 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 5, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the town website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

abatement

A reduction or cancellation of a property tax bill, granted by the assessors, for example after an error in the assessment.

CIP

Capital Improvement Program: the plan for buildings, roads, equipment, and other long-lasting purchases over the next several years, and how to pay for them.

consent agenda

Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Rhode Island's Open Meetings Act (R.I.G.L. § 42-46-5) allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, collective bargaining, buying land, or personnel matters.

RIGL

Rhode Island General Laws, the state's laws.

victualling license

A license to serve food to the public, renewed each year. Rhode Island law calls a restaurant a victualler.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the Town of South Kingstown's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by South Kingstown Publick on October 5, 2026.