{"body":{"post":{"id":"6s0y235v2r372m514c6t","title":"Westerly TC 2025 Voting Record","content":"Voting record taken from minutes, which are usually approved and posted a few weeks after meetings. Excludes most procedural and all unanimous votes. Particularly contentious or ideological votes will be **in bold**.\n\n#### [03.17](https://clerkshq.com/Content/Westerly-ri/council/2025/mar17_25tc.htm)\n- Agenda Item 5a: approval of executive minutes. Councilors Aiello and LaPietra abstained.\n\n#### [03.03](https://clerkshq.com/Content/Westerly-ri/council/2025/mar03_25tc.htm)\n- Agenda Item 5b: resolution authorizing waiver of penalty for late payments. Councilor Aiello recused himself from voting due to being related to one of the individuals seeking a waiver.\n- Agenda Item 7b: motion to advance ordinance to create permanent housing subcommittee to public hearing. Voted unanimously with Councilor LaPietra absent. \n- Agenda Item 8a: motion to request RIDOT review standards for installing possible roundabouts on Bradford Road. Motion carried 5 to 2 – Councilor Scialabba and Council President Duhamel dissented.\n- Agenda Item 11: motion to go into executive session. Councilor LaPietra dissented. \n\n#### [02.24](https://clerkshq.com/Content/Westerly-ri/council/2025/feb24_25tc.htm)\n- Agenda Item 5a: approval of executive minutes. Councilor Aiello abstained.\n- Agenda Item 5c: nomination of James Nicholas and Perry Kellogg to the Planning Board. Councilor Aiello abstained from both.\n- Agenda Item 5c: motion from Councilor Healy to table appointment of auxiliary member to the Planning Board to a later date. \n    - Motion failed: Voted 3 to 4 – Councilors Aiello, Niemeyer, LaPietra and Van Dover dissented.\n- Agenda Item 5c: nomination of Maurice Devine as the auxiliary member to the Planning Board.\n    - Nomination carried: Voted 4 to 2 – Councilors Scialabba and Healy dissented; Council President Duhamel abstained.\n- Agenda Item 8d: discussion of ordinance establishing a permanent housing committee.\n    - Motion carried to continue discussing ordinance in subsequent meeting: Voted 4 to 3 – Councilors Aiello, LaPietra and Van Dover dissented)\n    - Motion failed to continue discussing ordinance at current meeting: Voted 1 to 6 – Councilors Niemeyer, Healy, Scialabba, LaPietra, Van Dover and Council President Duhamel dissented\n- Agenda Item 10a: motion to extend speaking time of Maurice Devine (So Voted 6 to 1 by poll vote – Council President Duhamel dissented)\n- Agenda Item 11: amended motion to share litigation updates on the Everett Avenue right of way in the open forum. (So Voted 5 to 2 – Councilors Scialabba and LaPietra dissented)\n\n#### [02.10](https://clerkshq.com/Content/Westerly-ri/council/2025/feb10_25tc.htm)\n- Motion to move from agenda item 10 (non-agenda citizens comments) after completion of item 3 (presentations)\n    - Motion by Mr. Niemeyer, Seconded by Mr. Healy, to move to Item #10 at this time.  (So Voted 6 to 1 – Councilor LaPietra dissented)\n- Agenda Item 5a: approval and sealing of executive session meeting minutes for January 6, 2025.\n    - Motion by Ms. Healy, Seconded by Ms. Van Dover, that the January 6, 2025 Executive Session Meeting minutes be accepted and approved as printed and that the Executive Session minutes be sealed.  A poll vote was taken as follows and the motion carried:  (So Voted 5 to 0 – Councilors Aiello and LaPietra abstained)\n    - Councilor Aiello stated, for the record, that he will be abstaining from voting on Executive Session minutes until he receives the minutes in a manner in which he can appropriately review, either electronically or printed copy.\n- **Agenda Item 5c: re-appointment of Douglas Brockway to the Economic Development Commission for a three-year term**\n    - A vote was taken on the nomination of Douglas Brockway of 32 Chestnut Street for re-appointment to the Economic Development Commission for a three-year term, expiring January 2028.  A poll vote was taken as follows and the nomination carried.  (So Voted 4 to 3 – Councilor Aiello, LaPietra and Van Dover dissented)\n- **Agenda Item 7b: creation of a permanent housing committee to study senior housing, and affordable low- and moderate-income housing**\n    - Motion by Ms. Healy, Seconded by Ms.Scialabba, that a permanent housing committee be created to study senior housing, and affordable low- and moderate-income housing.  A poll vote was taken as follows and the motion carried:  (So Voted 4 to 3 – Councilors Aiello, LaPietra and Van Dover dissented)\n- Motion for adjournment.\n    - Motion by Mr. LaPietra, Seconded by Mr. Aiello, to adjourn the meeting.  A poll vote was taken as follows and the motion failed:  (Voted 3 to 4 – Councilors Niemeyer, Healy, Scialabba and Council President Duhamel dissented)\n\n#### [01.27](https://clerkshq.com/Content/Westerly-ri/council/2025/jan27_25tc.htm) \n- Agenda Item 5c: appointment of Councilor Scialabba to the Washington County Regional Planning Council. \n    - Motion by Ms. Healy, Seconded by Ms. Van Dover, that the liaison appointment to the Washington County Regional Planning Council be continued to the February 10, 2025 Regular Meeting.  (So Voted 6 to 1 – Councilor Aiello dissented)\n- Agenda Item 8b: ordinance to increase tax abatement and exemption limits for the elderly and disabled based on social security cost of living increases. \n    - Motion by Mr. Aiello, Seconded by Mr. LaPietra, that the aforesaid proposed ordinance be ordered advertised for public hearing on February 10, 2025.  (So Voted 6 to 1 – Councilor Scialabba dissented)\n- **Agenda Item 8d: delegation to the Economic Development Commission of the Route One corridor study.**\n    - Motion by Mr. Aiello, Seconded by Ms. Healy, that the matter be continued to the February 24, 2025 Regular Meeting and that the Planning Board provide the Town Council with written correspondence outlining the status of its review of the Route One Corridor Study zoning related matters and a timeline to complete same.  A poll vote was taken on the motion and the motion carried:  (So Voted 4 to 3 – Councilor Scialabba, LaPietra and Duhamel dissented)\n- Agenda Item 8e: postponement of discussion for the appointment of a permanent housing committee.\n    - Motion by Mr. Aiello, Seconded by Mr. LaPietra, that the aforesaid matter be continued to a future meeting after the Planning Board provides an update to the Council on housing.  (So Voted 6 to 1 – Councilor Scialabba dissented)\n- Motion to adjourn\n    - Motion by Mr. LaPietra, Seconded by Mr. Van Dover, to adjourn the meeting.  A poll vote was taken as follows and the motion failed:  (Voted 2 to 5 – Councilors Aiello, Niemeyer, Healy, Scialabba and Council President Duhamel dissented)\n- Motion to waive curfew\n    - A vote was taken on the motion to waive the 9:30 p.m. curfew and continue with the meeting and the motion carried.  (So Voted 6 to 1 – Councilor LaPietra dissented)\n- Motion to forgo Agenda Item 9\n    - Motion by Mr. Aiello, Seconded by Mr. LaPietra, to forego Item #9 – Communications and Reports.  A poll vote was taken as follows and the motion failed.  (Voted 5 to 2 – Councilors Niemeyer, Healy, Scialabba, Van Dover and Council President Duhamel dissented). (Followed by a motion to postpone the same until next meeting, which passed unanimously.)\n\n#### [12.16](https://clerkshq.com/Content/Westerly-ri/council/2024/dec16_24tc.htm)\n- Agenda Item 5c: resignations and appointments\n    - Motion by Mr. Aiello, Seconded by Mr. LaPietra, to suspend the Town Council Rules of Procedure – Rule 8(i) and waive interviews for the positions of Assistant Solicitors, Municipal Court Judge, Probate Judge and Town Sergeant.  A poll vote was taken as follows and the motion failed:  (Voted 3 to 4 – Councilor Healy, Scialabba, Van Dover and Duhamel dissented)\n\n---\n**created** 2025.02.19\n**last updated** 2025.04.29\n**source** [ClerkBase](https://clerkshq.com/westerly-ri)"}}}