TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
740 MAIN STREET
EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
AUGUST 17, 2010
PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE REVISIONS
REVERSE AUCTION PURCHASES
MEMBERSHIP IN THE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
PRESENT Chair Richard F. Kehoe, Vice Chair William P. Horan, Jr., Majority Leader Marcia A. Leclerc, Minority Leader Eric A. Thompson, Councillors Marc I. Weinberg, Barbara Ann Rossi, Linda A. Russo, Susan P. Skowronek, and Patricia Harmon
Chair Kehoe called the public hearing to order at 7:12 p.m.
The following is a copy of a legal notice published in the Tuesday, August 10, 2010 edition of the Hartford Courant.
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LEGAL NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of East Hartford, Connecticut, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 740 Main Street, East Hartford, Connecticut, regarding the following proposed revisions to the East Hartford Code of Ordinances:
Section 10-7, Subsections (b) and (d), entitled, Reverse Auction Purchases
Section 16-24, Membership in the Central Connecticut Solid Waste Authority
Any person(s) wishing to express an opinion on this matter may do so at this meeting.
Angela Attenello
Town Council Clerk
The Chair gave a brief explanation of the revisions to subsections (b) and (d) of Section 10-7 – Reverse Auction Purchases – which will allow the town, instead of going out to bid, to participate in a reverse auction process through the federal or state government, a regional governmental entity, a purchasing consortium of state governments, or through the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.
The new Section 16-24 – Membership in the Central Connecticut Solid Waste Authority (CCSWA) – will allow the Town of East Hartford to join the CCSWA, which authority was formed by the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) as a way for those towns that are currently participating in the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA) for the disposal of their solid waste, to come together and negotiate for a more cost effective price. Membership in the CCSWA is voluntary and the town has the ability to opt out of the CCSWA at any time.
Susan Kniep, 50 Olde Roberts Street, is against the passage of both ordinances. Mrs. Kniep suggested that there may be a conflict of interest since the Mayor is the president of CRCOG and CCM.
There being no further business, the Chair closed the meeting at 7:28 p.m.
Attest________________________
Angela M. Attenello
Town Council Clerk
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