Votes at a glance: Minutes, licensing, appointments, contracts and procedural actions

Key votes from the Little Compton Town Council meeting:

- Minutes: Council moved and approved minutes (voice vote).
- Flock Safety ALPR proposal: Motion to table the proposal (voice vote) — tabled; no contract adopted.
- Pikes Peak temporary ramp: Authorized purchase up to $1,000 to pilot a temporary ramp — approved.
- Merit pay: Approved town administrator’s recommendations (generally 5% for department heads; specified contractual exceptions and previously approved $5,000 payout) — approved.
- 144 Willow Avenue lease: Approved contract subject to verification of life‑safety inspection and a year‑one cap of $61,750 — approved.
- Appointments: Multiple reappointments and new appointments to harbor, planning, recreation, housing trust and other boards — approved.
- Legal appeal: Authorized the solicitor to appeal the AG opinion on an open‑meetings agenda item — approved (two abstentions recorded by councilors absent from the original meeting).
- HR consolidation: Approved HR consolidation contract between town and school — approved.
- Deputy tax assessor: Council directed the clerk to advertise the deputy tax assessor position per union and ordinance procedures — direction approved.
- Licenses and events: Multiple mobile food and beverage licenses and event permits approved; Flock Safety correspondence placed on file.

Vote format: Most votes were voice votes; where recorded abstentions were noted on the appeal of the Attorney General opinion.

The council adjourned at the end of the meeting.