City Councilman Richard Paoletto
Mayor Bill Finch news release:
On Monday, Mayor Bill Finch will recognize City Council member Richard M. Paoletto Jr., who has been invited to become a member of the State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Government Coordinating Council (SLTTGCC), a panel which works together with the Department of Homeland Security and state, local, tribal and territorial governments for the national goal of critical infrastructure protection.
The Council plays a role in the development of a partnership among all levels of government and the private sector that is “committed to coordination, communication and collaboration for State, local, tribal and territorial governments with the Federal government.”
Members commit to serving a one-year term, which is subject to renewal at the close of the first year.
Paoletto is the Deputy Director of Housing and Commercial Code Enforcement for the City, and serves as the point person for the City’s critical infrastructure and key resources in the Emergency Operations Center. In addition, he has completed courses in Threat and Risk Assessment, Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment and Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources through the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, and several certificate courses through the Emergency Management Institute.
Bob // Sep 23, 2012 at 11:43 am
Nice CV without any military experience or terrorist prevention training. Does anyone on the city council have any military background?
anna // Sep 23, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Bob Barnes claims to have military background and where did it get him? Just another crab.
Andrew C Fardy // Sep 23, 2012 at 12:00 pm
I hope this Finch yes-man spends more time on this new assignment than he does handling issues in his district. This guy is completely in the dark on what goes on in his district.
anna // Sep 23, 2012 at 7:30 pm
And you’re the brightest bulb in the socket?
Andrew C Fardy // Sep 24, 2012 at 8:39 am
Anna: You can take that to the bank. Hey anna, when did you become a Finch kiss ass?
anna // Sep 24, 2012 at 9:37 am
And how long have you been Mario Testa’s water boy? You sit back, count your sweetheart city pension and crank all day and night without a positive word about anyone. Crabby boy.
Andrew C Fardy // Sep 24, 2012 at 10:05 am
anna, you seem to have a problem dealing with someone way smarter than you are. I do have a city pension from the FD that I earned. I received that pension for being shot at, caught in riots and injured. I earned that pension at a time the city was burning down. I also paid a portion of that pension. I am a friend of Mario’s and proud to count him as a friend. Water boy, really; I guess that status has changed since I am no longer a registered Democrat. It’s too bad you just decided to follow Bridgeport politics; I spent the last 40 years with many of the people I write about and what I write can be backed up with facts. Can you say the same thing? anna, it’s time for you to get back in your favorite position which is hanging upside down in a tree.
banmenow // Sep 23, 2012 at 1:59 pm
Let me get this straight. The city of Bridgeport gets to have representation on the State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Government Coordinating Council (SLTTGCC) and the Mayor recommends Richard M. Paoletto Jr.
Paoletto is not capable of putting together a grammatically correct sentence. Paoletto has no clue how to run a meeting, Chair a board or any knowledge of Robert’s Rules. He has a short fuse, lets the public get the best of him and is rude and arrogant.
Yet the Mayor thinks he will represent the city well. Just add it to the growing list of stupid things Finch does.
Bridgeporteur // Sep 23, 2012 at 10:06 pm
I agree with your assessment of Paoletto. This is another BS position for him to hide behind.
Baffled in Bridgeport // Sep 23, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Just another outstanding appointment by Bill Finch. With the exception of Kooris, Finch has trolled the depths to staff his administration. His record on commissions would be worse but so far in year 5 he still hasn’t bothered to populate most of them. Not only is Paoletto challenged intellectually, physically and utterly lacking in civility, the guy has a shady history in his employment records at City Hall. If this is the protection we’ve got, run for the hills …
anna // Sep 23, 2012 at 7:24 pm
BiB sounds intellectually challenged with all these insults.
Baffled in Bridgeport // Sep 23, 2012 at 8:28 pm
anna, of course you are right. Hurling insults at this administration is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Antitestoo // Sep 23, 2012 at 7:03 pm
Whoops!
Antitestoo // Sep 24, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Just one more slug in the 30 years of Testa’s feedbag.
countdown // Sep 23, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Don’t we have someone on the city staff charged with Homeland Security? Scott?
Baffled in Bridgeport // Sep 23, 2012 at 8:25 pm
We sure do–Scott Appleby, who is actually qualified.
BlackRockGuy // Sep 24, 2012 at 5:03 pm
I want to know since he is city councilman, does he vote on his salary as a city employee?
yahooy // Sep 25, 2012 at 6:02 am
I cannot feel secure so long as Richard Paoletto has anything to do with Homeland Security.