Several interesting items on the agenda of tonight’s City Council Ordinance Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in the Wheeler Room at City Hall, including Mayor Bill Finch’s proposal to increase salaries of roughly 80 “Officers’ and Unaffiliated Employee Salaries,” a proposed resolution to review procedures “for Council Member’s Expense Reimbursement (Stipends)” and the first step for the full [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Andre Baker'
Pay Raises, Charter Revision On Ordinance Committee Agenda
December 28th, 2011 · 33 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Education
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Andre Baker·Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Carlos Silva·CT Post·Howard Austin·Jim Holloway·Leticia Colon·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Michelle Lyons·Rich Paoletto·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Warren Blunt
Finch, Other Elected Officials, Start New Terms
December 1st, 2011 · 4 Comments · City Council, News and Events
More than two dozen elected officials led by Mayor Bill Finch received the oath of office in City Council chambers Thursday night. Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen delivered the oath of office to Finch for his second term as Bridgeport’s 52nd mayor. Democratic Party Vice Chair Dorothy Guman administered the oath to City Clerk Fleeta Hudson while [...]
Tags: Alma Maya·Americo Santiago·AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anderson Ayala·Andre Baker·Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Carlos Silva·Charlie Stallworth·Dennis Scinto·Dottie Guman·Fleeta Hudson·George Jepsen·Howard Austin·Jim Holloway·John Stafstrom·Leticia Colon·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Michelle Lyons·Mike Garrett·Mitch Robles·Paul Ganim·Ralph Ford·Rich Paoletto·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Warren Blunt
City Council Enters Era Without The Troll
December 1st, 2011 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council
After 16 years of huffing and puffing, kicking and screaming, probing and posturing, and serving as the resident legislative curmudgeon, Bob “Troll” Walsh is no longer a member of the City Council. That cheer you just heard came from everyone who ran into Troll’s fangs, or viewed him as a problem maker versus problem solver. Whatever [...]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Andre Baker·Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Bob Curwen·Carlos Silva·Howard Austin·Jim Holloway·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Leticia Colon·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Michelle Lyons·Rich Paoletto·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Warren Blunt
Walsh And Baker: What’s Going On With Police And Fire Chief Contracts?
October 11th, 2011 · 29 Comments · City Council, Cops, Firefighters
From City Council members Bob Walsh and Andre Baker: Two Bridgeport City Council members today accused the Finch Administration of playing games with public safety as the two employment contracts for the Top Cop and Fire Chief were once again pulled from the agenda for today’s Contracts Committee meeting.
Tags: Andre Baker·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Brian Rooney·Joe Gaudett·Rich Paoletto
Trolling For Council Resolutions
October 4th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning
Could this be the final City Council act of Bob “Troll” Walsh? His council tenure officially expires at the end of November following 16 years as the resident curmudgeon watchdog. Whether Joe Ganim, John Fabrizi or Bill Finch, the Troll was never bashful about plunging a sharply worded resolution into a mayoral initiative. Council members Andre [...]
Tags: Andre Baker·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Carlos Silva·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Tate George·University of Connecticut
The Day After: Finch’s Win, Foster’s Guts And John Gomes’ Message
September 28th, 2011 · 65 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Considering what happened in last year’s general election, considering the court action that placed Mary-Jane Foster on the ballot, the city’s business of running elections ran relatively smooth on Tuesday. Yes, there were some glitches, but Democratic Registrar of Voters Santa Ayala is probably breathing a sigh of relief. And that’s a good thing. Too bad [...]
Tags: Andre Baker·Bill Finch·Ernie Newton·Jeff Kohut·John Gomes·Lydia Martinez·Mary-Jane Foster·Mitch Robles·Rick Torres·Santa Ayala·Tom McCarthy·University of Bridgeport











City Council Scales Back Pay Increase Ordinance
January 4th, 2012 · 56 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
The City Council Tuesday night approved a controversial pay scale for about 80 non-classified city employees, but with an amendment eliminating language in the ordinance that authorized the mayor to increase salaries by 15 percent beyond the outer range of the salary grid.
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Tags: Andre Baker·Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Carlos Silva·CT Post·Ernie Newton·John Gomes·Keila Torres Ocasio·Marilyn Moore·Mary-Jane Foster·Michelle Lyons·Rich Paoletto·Tom McCarthy