Summary

Council adopts fiscal year budgets

WoonsocketJun 1, 20263 min read

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The City Council approved the city operating budget and related utility fund budgets for the coming fiscal year, passed associated tax and personnel ordinances, granted a victualing license, and received routine departmental reports.

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TransportationBudget & TaxPublic SafetyHousingUtilities

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What this means

The council approved the city’s spending plans for the next fiscal year, including separate budgets for wastewater, water, and sewer fees; those approvals included a handful of line-item amendments and changes to employee positions and salaries. Approving these ordinances finalizes how the city will collect certain taxes and spend money on services next year. The council also granted a restaurant license for Danielle’s Juicy Bar and heard residents talk about street safety and homelessness services. Routine reports from Finance, Public Safety, and Public Works were received and placed on file.

Key decisions

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Granted a 1st Class Victualing license to Karash Retail, LLC d/b/a Danielle’s Juicy Bar at 43 Railroad Street, Ste. 101 (26 LC 17).
Approved all license applications and renewals listed under 26 LC 18.
Approved minutes of the May 18, 2026 regular meeting and the consent agenda.
Passed the City Appropriation Ordinance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, with an amendment adding $77,000 to Retirement Leave Payout and reducing the Contingency account by the same amount (26 O 18).
Passed the ordinance directing assessment and collection of real estate, excise, and tangible personal property taxes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 (26 O 19).
Passed the Regional Wastewater Treatment Fund appropriation ordinance with amendments increasing operating income and total income/expenditures (26 O 20).
Passed the Water System appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 (26 O 21).
Passed the Sewer Use Fee Fund appropriation ordinance with amendments increasing revenue and expenditures (26 O 22).
Passed an ordinance establishing the maximum number of city employees for the coming fiscal year (first passage) and several personnel/salary ordinance amendments, including increasing the Controller salary to $110,000 and deleting the Enterprise Fund Finance Administrator position from Exhibit A (26 O 23, 26 O 25, 26 O 26).
Passed an ordinance authorizing execution and ratification of quitclaim deeds related to portions of Plat 4, Lot 32, including a transfer to the Estate of Stanley E. Chudy (26 O 27).
Received and placed on file the Monthly Finance Report (April 2026), the Jacobs Engineering monthly odor report, and the Public Safety monthly report (April 2026).

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City Council Regular Meeting - Jun 01 2026

Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AMcompleted

Agenda

Finance Director.
11.1
Decision: COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
Public Works.
11.2
Decision: COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
Public Safety.
11.3
Decision: COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
Planning Department.
11.4
Decision: COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
Personnel.
11.5
Decision: COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
Human Services.
11.6
Decision: COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
City Clerk.
11.7
Decision: COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
Library
11.8
Decision: COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS.