Town Council Chambers
East Hartford, Connecticut
February 24, 2014
Budget Workshop/Police And Fire Departments
PRESENT Chair Richard F. Kehoe, Vice Chair William P. Horan, Jr., Majority Leader Barbara-Ann
Rossi, Minority Leader Esther B. Clarke, Councillors Marc I. Weinberg, Linda A. Russo,
Ram Aberasturia, Patricia Harmon and Anita D. Morrison
ALSO Mayor Marcia A. Leclerc and Finance Director Michael P. Walsh
PRESENT Fire Chief John Oates
Assistant Fire Chiefs William Perez and Matthew McCarthy
Chief of Police Scott Sansom
Deputy Chief of Police Beau Thurnauer
Lieutenant Ricardo Soto
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kehoe called the meeting to order at 6:49 p.m. He announced the exit locations in accordance with
Connecticut General Statutes §29-381 after which he led the Town Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Leclerc addressed the Council on her recommended budget for the Police and Fire Departments,
as well as the budget in general. Chair Kehoe provided an overview of the Council’s review of the
Mayor’s proposed budget, which will culminate in a projected adoption of the budget on March 11, 2014.
The Council reviewed the following departments’ 2014-2015 budgets:
Fire Department: (7:00 p.m.)
Fire Chief Oates presented an overview of his department’s budget and answered questions from the Councillors.
Police Department: (9:00 p.m.)
Chief of Police Scott Sansom presented an overview of his department’s budget and answered questions from the Councillors.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION By Esther Clarke
seconded by Bill Horan
to adjourn (10:30 p.m.).
Motion carried 9/0.
Attest_________________________
Richard F. Kehoe
Town Council Chair
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