State Representative Jack Hennessy and State Senator Marilyn Moore have introduced the government reform bill An act prohibiting municipal employees from serving on certain municipal
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Councilors Want Resolution To Paid Suspension
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Three months after a city councilman and employee was sent home with pay over a sexual harassment allegation, two colleagues
Read moreTorres: Bridgeport’s ‘Institutional Corruption’ Hurts Taxpayers
Mayor Bill Finch dismisses the City Charter approved by voters that prohibits city employees from serving on the City Council. In fact, the head of
Read moreSteve Stafstrom Wins State House Endorsement
Former City Councilman Steve Stafstrom Thursday night at Testo’s Restaurant received the endorsement for the February 24 special election to fill the State House seat
Read moreHalstead Calls On McCarthy To Initiate Inquiry Against City Council Member Accused Of Sexual Harassment
UPDATE: Halstead letter to McCarthy, proposed city council resolution, legal opinion and complete cited text of city charter here. City Councilman Bob Halstead, recalling how
Read moreOIB Survey: Should City Employees Be Barred From Serving On The City Council?
The voter-approved Bridgeport City Charter prohibits city employees from serving on the City Council to avoid conflicts of interest such as approving their own wages
Read moreLoad Up The U-Haul, David Daniels Moving Back To City
Retired Police Lieutenant David Daniels, considering a run for mayor, was honored by Mayor Bill Finch Monday night at the start of the City Council
Read moreA New Year, A New Set Of Questions For City Council
City fiscal observer John Marshall Lee, in his latest address to the City Council Monday night, offers a series of questions concerning the expenditure of
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