The Barrington Town Council approved three bids during its September meeting: two for personnel positions, and one for new police cruisers.

The council voted to approve a $32,000 bid for a resiliency and planning consultant. 

The town received one bid proposal — it came from the person who had held the position previously, Kim Jacobs. Barrington Town Planner Phil Hervey told the council that Ms. Jacobs had done an excellent job in the past, and Council President Michael Carroll agreed. He said Ms. Jacobs had also been active securing grant money for the town. 

The council voted unanimously in favor of awarding the bid for the consultant position to Ms. Jacobs. The position is funded through $22,000 from the town’s capital reserve account, and the remainder is from the planning department’s annual budget.

The council also voted through a $20,500 bid for the artistic director’s position for the town’s theater program. Kelly McCabe submitted the sole bid for the position, and Barrington Recreation Department Director Michele Geremia offered a recommendation for Ms. McCabe. Ms. Geremia also reminded councilors that the program is self-funding, meaning that money raised by the program is used to cover its expenditures. 

Ms. Geremia said Ms. McCabe has been serving as the theater program’s director for the last eight years.

The council also voted to approve a bid to purchase two new police cruisers for the Barrington Police Department. The bid price for the Ford Explorer sports utility vehicles — $32,638.15 each — had been negotiated through the Rhode Island Master Price Agreement. The vehicles were purchased from Tasca Automotive.

— By Josh Bickford