APPOINTMENT
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to appoint members to the Committee to Review the Budget Process in accordance with the structure provided in Resolution #002-2023/Mar 23 “Resolution Establishing A Committee To Review The Budget Process”
Town Council
ü Mr. Kevin Dombrowski (R) Town Council Chairman, 139 Meetinghouse Lane, Ledyard
ü Mr. Bill Saums (D) Finance Cmt Chairman, 333 Pumpkin Hill Road, Ledyard
ü Mr. Tim Ryan (R) Town Council, 62 Inchcliffe Drive, Gales Ferry
Board of Education 2 Members
ü Mr. Mike Brawner, (R) 37 Overlook Road, Gales Ferry
ü Ms. Joanne M. Kelley (D) 12 Thames View Pentway
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Community at Large (4 Members)
ü Mr. Terry Jones (R) 27 Monticello Drive, Gales Ferry
ü Ms. Beth Ribe (U) 129 Rose Hill Road, Ledyard
ü Mr. Earl (Ty) Lamb (D) 95 Lambtown Road, Ledyard
ü Ms. Minna DeGaetano (D) 10 Marla Avenue, Ledyard
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Background:
Administration Committee & Town Council June 28, 2023 Meeting:
The Administration Committee and the Town Council will consider updating the title of the Committee as follows: Resolution Establishing A Committee To Transform Review The Budget Process” to more accurately reflect the Committee’s assignment. (please see attached draft dated 6/27/20232)
Town Council March 23, 2023 Meeting: Adopted Resolution #002-2023/Mar 23 “Resolution Establishing A Committee To Transform The Budget Process”.
This is a short-term (4-month) assignment with the Committee’s Final Report due to the Town Council on October 27, 2023.
March 24, 2023: Town Council sent memos to the Democratic Town Committee, Republican Town Committee; and Board of Education to request nominations to meet the following member structure as provided in the Resolution:
Town Council Finance Committee Chairman
Town Council Chairman
One additional Member of the Town Council
Two Members from the Board of Education
Four Members from the Community-at-Large
Below are the recommendations provided (see attached)
Town Council (Chairman - Finance Cmt Chair & 1 from Town Council
• R - Kevin Dombrowski - Town Council Chairman
• D - Bill Saums - Finance Cmt Chairman
• R - Tim Ryan - 1 from Town Council
Community at Large (4 Members)
• R - Terry Jones - 27 Monticello Drive, Gales Ferry (currently on WPCA)
• U - Beth Ribe - 129 Rose Hill Road, Ledyard (currently on IWWC)
• D - Jessica Buhle - 65 Pheasant Run Drive, Gales Ferry ( currently on Conservation, EDC, & P&R)
• D - Earl (Ty) Lamb - 95 Lambtown Road, Ledyard ( currently on Historic Comm)
• D - Minna DeGaetano - 10 Marla Avenue, Ledyard
(please see attached emails: DTC: email dated 6/21/2023; RTC: email dated 6/26/2023_
Board of Education 2 Members
• Mr. Mike Brawner (R) 37 Overlook Road, Gales Ferry (BOE Finance Committee Chairman)
• Brandon Graber (R) 42 Church Hill Road, Ledyard
• Ms. Joanne M. Kelley (D) 12 Thames View Pentway
(please see attached email dated 6/26/2023)
Meeting Action Detail:
Administration Committee Meeting 06/28/2023
File #: 23-1795 Version:
Type: Appointment
Title:
Mover: Seconder:
Action:
Minute Note:
Minority Representation - CGS 9-167a:
In accordance with Chapter IV; Section 8 of the Town Charter “Except as otherwise provided for in this Charter, the Town Council may appoint members to fill vacancies in other offices, boards, and commissions established by this Charter and by ordinance as vacancies may occur, and appointing members to such offices, boards, and commissions as may be created in the future. Such appointments shall be made by the Town Council for such terms and upon such conditions as provided in the respective ordinance”.
Chapter IV, Section 9: “In making appointments and removals, the Town Council shall act by the affirmative votes of at least a majority of all its members.
All members of boards, commissions, and committees contained in this Charter, or subsequently created under this Charter, except members of the Building Code Board of Appeals, the Fire Marshal, and the Deputy Fire Marshal(s), shall be electors of the Town at the time of their appointment and during their terms of office.”
Connecticut General Statutes
Sec. 9-167a. Minority representation. (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the maximum number of members of any board, commission, legislative body, committee or similar body of the state or any political subdivision thereof, whether elective or appointive, who may be members of the same political party, shall be as specified in the following table:
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Total Membership |
Maximum from One Party |
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3 |
2 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
5 |
4 |
|
6 |
4 |
|
7 |
5 |
|
8 |
5 |
|
9 |
6 |
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More than 9 Two-thirds of total membership |
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply (A) to any such board, commission, committee or body whose members are elected wholly or partially on the basis of a geographical division of the state or political subdivision, (B) to a legislative body of a municipality (i) having a town meeting as its legislative body or (ii) for which the charter or a special act, on January 1, 1987, provided otherwise or (C) to the city council of an unconsolidated city within a town and the town council of such town if the town has a town council and a representative town meeting, the town charter provides for some form of minority representation in the election of members of the representative town meeting, and the city has a city council and a body having the attributes of a town meeting or (D) to the board of directors and other officers of any district, as defined in section 7-324, having annual receipts from all sources not in excess of two hundred fifty Thousand dollars.
(b) Prior to any election for or appointment to any such body, the municipal clerk, in cases of elections, and the appointing authority, in cases of appointments, shall determine the maximum number of members of any political party who may be elected or appointed to such body at such election or appointment. Such maximum number shall be determined for each political party in the following manner: From the number of members of one political party who are members of such body at the time of the election or appointment, subtract the number of members of such political party whose terms expire prior to the commencement of the terms for which such election or appointment is being held or made and subtract the balance thus arrived at from the appropriate number specified in column II of subsection (a) of this section.