ADMINSTRATION COMMITTEE
OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
October 21, 2010 Meeting
The Administration Committee of the Legislative Council held a meeting on Thursday, October 21, 2010, in Meeting Room 1 in the Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street, Newtown, CT
Present: Chair Gary Davis, Mary Ann Jacob, Jan Andras
Absent: George Ferguson
The meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
No one spoke during public participation.
COMMITTEE MINUTES
The Committee minutes from the meeting on September 1, 2010, were approved unanimously. Mary Ann Jacob moved approval of the minutes and was seconded by Jan Andras.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Communications Update: Mr. Davis reported that there was no new updates beyond what he reported to the Legislative Council at its meeting on October 20, 2010.
Long-Range Planning: The Committee members discussed possible modifications to the format of the Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) and to the process of implementing the plan in light of requests from the Planning & Zoning Commission and First Selectman Llodra for the Committee’s input. Mr. Davis said he would provide the Committee with a draft recommendation for its review based on the discussion at the meeting.
2011-2012 Budget Discussion: Mr. Davis said that LC Chair Capeci had asked for a memo on what areas of the town budget under the Committee’s jurisdiction that the Committee members might want to discuss prior to commencement of the formal town budget process. The focus of the discussion would be information gathering so the Committee would be in a better position to comment knowledgably during its review of assigned town department budgets. Mr. Davis said he was interested in learning more about the activities of the town’s IT Department, the Economic Development Commission and Kevin’s Community Center. Mrs. Jacob said she would be interested in learning more about the Cyrenius Booth Library’s activities and future plans. Mr. Davis said he would draft a memo for
LC Chair Capeci for the Committee’s review. Mr. Davis said he would like Mr. Ferguson to present his thoughts to the Committee on the Legislative Committee’s budget allocation. Mr. Davis said he would like to schedule the Town Clerk to attend a future meeting to outline the progress of the task force looking into recommending changes to the town website.
Mr. Davis said he would like to address all these activities before the end of 2010. The Committee would focus on the topics of the Legislative Council regulations and enhanced grant writing in 2011.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
No one spoke during public participation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. Davis said he would contact the other committee members to determine a date for the next committee meeting.
Having no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:41 p.m. Jan Andres moved the meeting be adjourned, and Mary Ann Jacob seconded. The vote was unanimous.
Gary Davis
* Minutes are not finalized until approved at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
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