Old Lyme Ethic Commission
Minutes of special meeting
At the Town Hall
Tuesday June 9, 2009
The meeting was called to order by Bob Witcomb (chair) at 7:40 pm
Present were Michael O’Brien and Brian Hautaniemi
No members of the public or press were present.
Due to that absence of The Secretary (Michael Magnus) the chair requested Brian Hautaniemi fill-in as acting Secretary.
The minutes of the April 21, 2009 minutes were unanimously approved with out alteration.
There was no public comment.
The resignation of Michael Magnus had been previously submitted to the chair effective June 30, 2009 due to a pending move of Michael and his wife to New Jersey. The chair made a motion to accept Michael’s Magnus resignation with regret. The motion was second by Brian Hautaniemi and approved unanimously.
Appointment of a new commissioner was the next order of business. After review of the existing alternates Gloria Peduzzi was selected to be contacted first in order to preserve the political party balance that Michael’s resignation had created on the commission (both being Democrats). In order to expedite the process the chair called Gloria directly from the meeting to get her acceptance and inquire about her interest in also being a candidate for the Secretary position. With Gloria’s acceptance to move to the position as a regular commission member the chair made a motion to make her the replacement for Michael Magnus effective upon his resignation. Michael O’Brian seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Election of a new secretary was the last order of business. The Chair made a motion to nominate Gloria Peduzzi as the replacement secretary for Michael Magnus. Brian Hautaniemi seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:14 PM.
Submitted: acting Secretary Brian Hautaniemi
June 11, 2009
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