At its April 3 meeting the Glocester Town Council approved a series of budget transfers and personnel payouts, set a public hearing for a proposed Glocester 250 commission, and tabled several committee appointment items.

The council authorized a transfer of $5,210.88 from the IT salary account (010802010) to the police overtime account (010402015) to pay dispatcher John Falco for 118 hours worked on an in-house renovation of the dispatch center. Council packet material and a memo included with the request say the town previously received $490,000 in congressionally directed spending for dispatching and communications renovations; because a bond referendum failed, staff proposed completing the work in-house rather than returning grant funds. The IT director estimated roughly 100–120 hours of local labor for the project. The council approved payment by voice vote; the transcript does not provide a roll-call tally.

The council also authorized paying 415 hours of accrued compensatory time to the IT director (paid from account 010802010) in the amount of $5,744.25. Council discussion noted concern about setting a precedent for salaried employees receiving buyouts but the motion carried.

In a separate personnel payout, the council authorized a buyout of 40 hours of accumulated compensatory time for Animal Control Officer Jennifer Grundy. The approved payment—40 hours at $26.45 per hour—totals $1,058 and will be paid from the animal control budget. The chief’s memo said the department operates with one weekend shelter worker and no assistant animal control officer, and the buyout is supported by the current fiscal-year budget.

The council approved a request from the recreation director to expend up to $2,000 from the town council contingency account (010012111) for Memorial Day Parade expenses, chiefly two buses estimated at $1,200 to transport middle- and high-school band members, with the balance to cover tributes placed at memorials along the parade route.

On ordinance business, the council declared the first reading complete for a proposed ordinance to establish a Glocester 250 commission (chapter 80) and set a public hearing for April 17, 2025. The proposed commission would be seven members, serve without pay through Dec. 31, 2027, and provide quarterly progress reports to the council; the commission may request funds through the municipal budget process or accept donations.

The council also moved to table multiple appointment items, including alternate positions for the parade committee, a liaison from the planning board to the land trust, and two ad hoc nonvoting positions on the Economic Development Commission; each tabling motion was seconded and approved.

Several of the budget and payout requests were supported by memos from department heads and the police chief, which the council cited during its deliberations. All financial approvals were described in the meeting as supported by available budget balances; the transcript does not record a roll-call vote tally for these items.