Town Council Chambers
740 Main Street
East Hartford, Connecticut
JUNE 3, 2014
PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE REVISIONS
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 Morrison
Chair Kehoe called the public hearing to order at 7:14 p.m. The Chair announced the exit
locations in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes §29-381, after which the
Council joined him in the pledge of allegiance.
The following is a copy of a legal notice published in the Tuesday, May 27, 2014 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, June 3, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 740 Main Street, East Hartford, Connecticut, regarding proposed revisions to the Town of East Hartford Code of Ordinances as follows:
- Article 7, Section 13-30: Panhandling
- Section 2-3b: Registrar of Voters Salary
- Section 2-113b: Veterans Commission
Any person(s) wishing to express an opinion on this matter may do so at this meeting. Drafts of these revisions are on file in the Town Clerk’s office.
Angela Attenello
Town Council Clerk
Chair Kehoe summarized the history for each of the three revisions of the Code of Ordinances that are the basis for this public hearing.
The following citizens spoke:
Don Currey, 14 Martin Circle, believes there is a safety issue for both the panhandler and the motorist who donates to the panhandler. Mr. Currey spoke in favor of the Registrars of Voters salary increase.
Richard Soranno, 80 Phillips Farm Road, thanked the Council for their work on the Panhandling ordinance, but thinks the penalty fee should be greater than $100 per incident.
Fran Wishart, 5 Phillips Farm Road, thanked the Ordinance Committee and the Town Council for instituting the Panhandling Ordinance.
MOTION By Esther Clarke
seconded by Bill Horan
to adjourn (7:35 p.m.).
Motion carried 9/0.
Attest________________________
Angela M. Attenello
Town Council Clerk
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