TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
740 MAIN STREET
EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
JANUARY 17, 2012
PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE REVISIONS
DIRECTOR OF PARK & RECREATION
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
DIRECTOR OF INSPECTIONS & PERMITS (BUILDING OFFICIAL)
PRESENT Chair Richard F. Kehoe, Vice Chair William P. Horan, Jr., Majority Leader Barbara Ann Rossi,
Minority Leader Eric A. Thompson, Councillors Marc I. Weinberg, Linda A. Russo, Ram Aberasturia,
Patricia Harmon and Robert J. Damaschi
Chair Kehoe called the public hearing to order at 7:26 p.m.
The following is a copy of a legal notice published in the Tuesday, January 10, 2012 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, January 17, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 740 Main Street, East Hartford, Connecticut,
regarding proposed revisions to Section 2-115 of the Town of East Hartford Code of Ordinances which amends the job
descriptions and qualifications for the following town Directors: Parks & Recreation, Human Resources, and Inspections
& Permits (Building Official).
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 the job descriptions.
The requirement of a Bachelor’s degree for the Park & Recreation Director position would be preferred, but not required. The applicant will need to have an adequate combination of education and experience in recreation or public administration, along with four years of supervisory experience.
The changes to the job description for the Director of Human Resources will allow applicants to that position to have a combination of education and experience in human resources or public administration, with a Bachelor’s degree being preferred but not required.
For the Inspections & Permits Director position, the need for a Bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering is not necessary – but a Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, public administration or related field would be required, along with a building official’s license issued by the state of Connecticut, and five years of management or supervisory experience.
The following citizens came forward:
Franklin Kucza 87 Greenlawn Street, (1) asked for the interpretation of the “…related field…” requirement in the Director of Inspections & Permits job description; and (2) wants clarification on what type of Bachelor’s degree in architecture is required for the Inspections & Permits Director.
Susan Kniep, 50 Olde Roberts Street, is opposed to the revisions to these job descriptions due to the deletion of the requirement of a Bachelor’s degree for the Parks & Recreation Director and the Human Resources Director and to the deletion of a Bachelors degree in civil or structural engineering for the Inspections & Permits Director.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION By Eric Thompson
seconded by Bill Horan
to adjourn (7:54 p.m.).
Motion carried 9/0.
Attest________________________
Angela M. Attenello
Town Council Clerk
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