In about four weeks, Mayor Joe Ganim will submit his proposed budget to the City Council that will factor in the grand list of taxable
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Union Contract Sparks Court Battle
The legal fight over a scuttled union contract is playing out in Superior Court with charges and counter charges between City Council President Tom McCarthy
Read moreIs There A Sheriff To Call?
That’s one of the questions raised by citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee in his address to the City Council this week. From Lee: The
Read moreBack Row To Front Row–Ganim Talks Budget, Police, Transparency And Development In Business Community Speech
Update: video of speech. Accompanied by a brochure and video presentation, Mayor Joe Ganim on Thursday delivered the annual address to the Bridgeport Regional Business
Read moreCity Council President Tom McCarthy’s Shackle-Free Independence
For his first eight years as City Council president while on the public payroll reporting to Mayor Bill Finch, Tom McCarthy never challenged his boss
Read moreGaudett Resigns As Chief, Perez In Charge Of Police Department
Following the City Council’s Monday night approval of a consulting contract to oversee the emergency operations center, Joe Gaudett on Tuesday issued his resignation as
Read moreIn Testy Vote City Council Approves Gaudett Consulting Contract, Perez To Become Acting Chief
Several irritated City Council members Monday night including President Tom McCarthy groused through the proposed three-year contract with Joe Gaudett in which he will resign
Read moreCapital Plan, Creating Office Of Government Accountability Heading To City Council Committees
Mayor Joe Ganim has trotted out a whole bunch of goodies earmarked in a five-year capital plan worth some $178 million that covers schools, police,
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