Johnston public meetings in 2020
4 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Special Town Council Meeting
The Johnston Town Council is holding a special meeting to consider several items, including a public hearing on the proposed $113,706,054 budget for fiscal year 2021, an appointment to the Housing Authority, and a resolution for court ticketing software. The meeting will be held in person with limited attendance and virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- Ordinance 2020-6: Appropriates $113,706,054 for the FY2021 town budget, personnel plan, and tax levy
- Ordinance 2020-7: Orders property tax assessment and collection, including excise tax on vehicles
- Ordinance 2020-8: Names the Johnston police complex after Chief Richard S. Tamburini
- Resolution 2020-13: Authorizes mayor to sign agreement for municipal court ticketing software
- Appointment to Johnston Housing Authority to fill expired term
Regular Town Council Meeting
The Johnston Town Council is meeting to consider several ordinances, resolutions, and licenses. Key items include a first reading of an ordinance on solar system decommissioning, a public hearing on a zoning ordinance amendment, and resolutions for a time and attendance system, a tax stabilization agreement, and third-party injury administration for police and firefighters. The council will also hear audit results for FY2019 and consider multiple business licenses and a tax abatement list.
- Ordinance 2020-5: Amends electrical standards to add solar energy system abandonment/decommissioning rules
- Resolution 2020-9: Tax stabilization agreement with Keith and Paula Salisbury and Plainfield Pike Solar 250kW, LLC
- Resolution 2020-8: Award bid for town time and attendance system
- Resolution 2020-10/11: Third-party admin for injured police/firefighter claims
- 2020-CP-78: BlumShapiro presents FY2019 audit findings
Regular Town Council Meeting
The Johnston Town Council will meet virtually on June 8, 2020, to consider awarding bids for uniform rental/maintenance and refuse/recycling collection contracts, and to hold public hearings on two zoning-related ordinances. The agenda also includes a long list of new business operating licenses, a sewer line extension petition, tax abatements, and a claim against the town.
- Resolution 2020-7: award bid for refuse/recyclable yard waste collection and disposal services
- Resolution 2020-6: award bid for rental and maintenance of uniforms for town employees
- Public hearing on Ordinance 2019-23, amending zoning definitions, use regulations, and site plan review
- Public hearing on Ordinance 2020-2, a zone change request for Plat 59, Lot 338 from R-40 to R-20
- 14 new business operating licenses, including Shannon Motors, Keystone Fireworks tent sales, and University Orthopedics
Regular Town Council Meeting
The Johnston Town Council will hold a virtual meeting to consider several items, including a zoning change request, various business and liquor licenses, an emergency ordinance allowing temporary outdoor expansion of premises, and a continued zoning ordinance amendment. The meeting will also address tax abatements, claims for damages, and a show cause hearing for Town Hall Lanes.
- Zone change for Assessor's Plat 59, Lot 338 from R-40 to R-20 (Petition 2020-CP-2)
- Ordinance 2020-3: Temporary Outdoor Expansion of Premises (emergency ordinance)
- Ordinance 2019-23: Zoning amendments (definitions, use regulations, site plan review, etc.)
- Business licenses for Viti General Services, Little Learners Preschool, The Muscle Mom, Town Hall Lanes, Run-Em Racks (2020-CP-41 to 46)
- Liquor licenses for Run-Em Racks and Town Hall Lanes (2020-L-2, 2020-L-3)