On February 24, the City Council’s Miscellaneous Matters Committee unanimously approved Mack Allen’s appointment to the city’s Ethics Commission, according to minutes of the meeting. Co-chair AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia, Co-chair Trish Swain, and members Jack Banta, Milta Feliciano, Bob Halstead and Sue Brannelly were in attendance.
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Council Committee Unanimously Approved Mack Allen To Ethics Commission
July 3rd, 2014 · 6 Comments · City Council, News and Events
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Bob Halstead·Jack Banta·Milta Feliciano·Sue Brannelly·Trish Swain
Spending Taxpayer Money On Nonprofits–Legit Or Buying Votes?
May 5th, 2014 · 12 Comments · City Budget, City Council
City budget hound John Marshall Lee says it’s easy to be generous with other people’s money. He charges, in remarks made to the City Council Monday night, council members donations to nonprofits are “outrageous and illegal. What will you do about it?” Council President McCarthy, members of the Council, respected citizens and taxpayers. Were I […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anderson Ayala·Angel DePara·Carlos Silva·Denese Taylor-Moye·Howard Austin·Jack Banta·Jim Holloway·John Marshall Lee·John Olson·M. Evette Brantley·Michelle Lyons·Mike Marella·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Warren Blunt
Budget Time In The City, Finch’s Reelection Challenge
March 31st, 2014 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics
Mayor Bill Finch and city bean counters are putting the finishing touches on a spending plan for submission to the City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting April 7. That’s when co-chairs Sue Brannelly and Mike Marella, and other members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, engage the next two months reviewing the budget, […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Bill Finch·Denese Taylor-Moye·Howard Austin·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Lydia Martinez·Mike Marella·Sue Brannelly·Tom Sherwood·Trish Swain
Political Eggcitement–Hens Only, No Gamecocks, Finch Feathers Chicken Ordinance (What About Capons?)
March 26th, 2014 · 30 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch on Tuesday released details of a proposed ordinance allowing residents to raise as many as six chickens in backyard coops. A chicken in every pot? How about chickens in every yard? No roosters allowed. Sleep well! No capons? A link to the proposed chicken ordinance is here.
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Beardsley Zoo·Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Rich Paoletto·Warren Blunt
City Council Committee Assignments
December 2nd, 2013 · 5 Comments · City Council, News and Events
The nuts and bolts work on the City Council is conducted at the committee level. The respective committees vote on matters brought before the full council for final approval. The Budget and Appropriations Committee, for instance, reviews the spending plan proposed by the mayor and issues its own recommendations to the full council. Monday night […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Bob Halstead·Denese Taylor-Moye·Enrique Torres·Howard Austin·Jack Banta·Jim Holloway·Lydia Martinez·Michelle Lyons·Mike Marella·Milta Feliciano·Rich Paoletto·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Trish Swain
McCarthy Reelected Council President
December 2nd, 2013 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
UPDATE: McCarthy wins another term as Council President. City politicians often leverage the oath of office to showcase old and new alliances. The 20-member legislative and budget authority as well as newly elected school board and city sheriffs were sworn in on Sunday. The new City Council assembled for its first meeting Monday night and […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Halstead·Brendan Sharkey·Denese Taylor-Moye·Enrique Torres·Howard Austin·Jack Banta·Jack Hennessy·Jim Holloway·Lydia Martinez·Michelle Lyons·Mike Marella·Milta Feliciano·Rich Paoletto·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Trish Swain
Council Committee Fries Mayor’s Chicken Ordinance
April 23rd, 2014 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
By a 3-2 vote, the City Council’s Ordinance Committee on Tuesday plucked Mayor Bill Finch’s proposal to permit and regulate the raising of up to six chickens. Council members Lydia Martinez and Rick Torres (who says Rick’s too chicken to vote with the mayor?) voted in support of the ordinance. In general, ordinances defeated in […]
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Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Enrique Torres·Lydia Martinez