A state hearing officer has ruled city lawyers directed an illegal executive session of the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee whose members have been ordered to a training session on the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act following a May meeting that was challenged by retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez after the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Aidee Nieves'
Freedom Of Information Raid–City Lawyers Lopezed For Illegal City Council Committee Meeting
October 4th, 2018 · 9 Comments · City Council, News and Events
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Carmen Lopez·Christina Smith·Denese Taylor-Moye·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·Ken Flatto·Maria Pereira·Mark Anastasi·Nestor Nkwo
City Council Pushes Residency Reporting Requirement
September 28th, 2018 · 19 Comments · City Council, Civil Service, News and Events
The City Council Monday night is expected to refer a resolution to the Ordinance Committee to “consider if Ms. Eleanor Guedes, a member of the City’s Civil Service Commission, violated both the City’s Charter, Chapter 2, Section 13 and the Municipal Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Section 2.02.080 while being registered to vote in Trumbull […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Eleanor Guedes
Council President Nieves: Zero Tolerance For Racism
August 1st, 2018 · 31 Comments · City Council, Law Enforcement, News and Events
City Council President Aidee Nieves shares this statement following reassignment of a police captain for allegations he wrote racist texts. I am appalled and shocked by the allegations that Captain Straubel engaged in derogatory commentary about fellow police officers. If any of these allegations are true, Captain Straubel really has no choice but to resign.
Tags: Aidee Nieves·AJ Perez
Thousands Enjoy Barnum Festival Parade At Scenic Seaside Park
July 1st, 2018 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Thousands of beachgoers, residents and suburbanites lined Seaside Park on Sunday in scorching temperatures for the first-ever Barnum Festival Parade to march solely in the park named for the man who donated the waterfront gem to the city. For many spectators it was the first time they had ever seen the parade, exactly what organizers […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Anthony Paoletto·Chris Rosario·CT Post·Ezequiel Santiago·John Olson·Rich Deecken·Steve Stafstrom·William Tong
Ganim Signs Budget, No Tax Increase
May 15th, 2018 · 2 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Education, Library, News and Events
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday signed the City Council-approved $557.4 million spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1 with no tax increase. Ganim signed the budget surrounded by city officials. See video above.
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Joe Ganim
Lopez Files FOI Complaint Against City, Charging Violations At City Council Meeting
May 5th, 2018 · 30 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez on Friday filed a complaint with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission charging that a meeting on Tuesday by the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee triggered a series of state violations stemming from an improperly noticed executive session for “pending litigation” that also “established a quorum of the […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·Carmen Lopez·Chris Meyer·Christina Smith·CT Post·Denese Taylor-Moye·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·Joe Ganim·John Bohannon·Karen Jackson·Ken Flatto·Kyle Langan·Lydia Martinez·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mark Anastasi·Mary McBride-Lee·Nessah Smith·Nestor Nkwo·Pete Spain·Tom McCarthy
WPCA Weighs City Council Moratorium On Foreclosures–Lopez, Klein Scrutinize Collection Practices
April 20th, 2018 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
A special meeting of the Water Pollution Control Authority is scheduled to take place Friday afternoon regarding the City Council’s 180-day moratorium on foreclosures. The authority will hear a presentation by the City Attorney’s Office where foreclosure action is initiated. It raises a question: what happens when the will of the council bumps against the […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Carmen Lopez·Denese Taylor-Moye·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·l·Marcus Brown·Michelle Lyons·Paul Ganim
Underdog Ganim Lands Boots Boost From Union Coalition Against Front-Runner Lamont
July 24th, 2018 · 24 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday culled a gubernatorial campaign boost from organized labor that represents nearly 8,000 union households in Connecticut, a much-needed lift of boots on the ground in the face of party-endorsed Ned Lamont enjoying a majority of union support that helps drive turnout in Democratic primaries, in addition to the millions of his […]
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