Town of Newtown Legislative Council Charter Appointment Committee Meeting
Monday, July 9, 2012 at 7:00 PM
NEWTOWN MUNICIPAL CENTER
3 Primrose Street, Newtown, CT
PRESENT: Paul Lundquist, Bob Merola, Mary Ann Jacob, Jeff Capeci
ABSENT: Phillip Carroll
Charter Appointment Committee of the Newtown Legislative Council Chairman Paul Lundquist called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
VOTER COMMENT: No members of public present
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: Ms. Jacob moved to accept the meeting minutes of June 20. Motion Seconded. Minutes unanimously approved. Mr. Merola moved to accept the meeting minutes of June 27. Motion Seconded. Minutes unanimously approved. Ms. Jacob moved to accept the meeting minutes of June 28. Motion Seconded. Minutes unanimously approved. Ms. Jacob moved to accept the meeting minutes of July 2. Motion Seconded. Minutes unanimously approved.
NEW BUSINESS
EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTERVIEWING CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION APPLICANTS AND DISCUSSING COMPOSITION OF THE CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION: MOTION: Ms. Jacob moved to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of interviewing Charter Revision Commission Applicants.
7:00 -- Executive session to interview Robert Hall
7:20 -- Executive session to interview Michelle Embree Ku
7:40 – Executive session to interview Ginny Morris
8:00 – Executive Session to discuss selection of nominees for the Charter Revision Commission
9:40 -- Committee returned to public session
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: ~NOMINEES TO THE CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION: MOTION: Ms. Jacob moved that the Legislative Council Charter Revision Appointment Committee nominate 9 voting members to the Charter Revision Commission, consisting of George Coleman (D), Michelle Embree Ku (D), Anthony Filiato (R), John Godin (R), Robert Hall (R), Craig Lehecka (D), James Ritchie (U), George Schmidt (R) and Allan Song (U). Motion seconded and unanimously carried.
MOTION: Ms. Jacob moved that in the event that any of the 9 nominees choose not to participate, the next two choices for nomination would be, in this order: Neil Randle (I) and Brian Bennett (D). Motion seconded and unanimously carried.
VOTER COMMENT: No members of public present
Having no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
Paul Lundquist
Chair
These are draft minutes and as such are subject to correction by the Legislative Council Charter Revision Appointment Committee at the next regular meeting. All corrections will be determined in minutes of the meeting at which they were corrected.
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