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Torrington Blue Ribbon Commission
Minutes of Meeting
Tuesday December 13, 2011
Torrington City Hall, 5 PM Office of the Mayor
Members Present: Mayor Bingham, Elinor Carbone, Lorel Purcell, Mike Clark, Ken Traub, and Douglas O’Connell also present: advisor Mayoral Aide Tim Waldron.
- Mayor Bingham opened the meeting at 5:00 PM on a motion by Mr. Clark, seconded by Ms. Carbone and approved by the membership.
- Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of 11.22.11 was made on a motion by Ms. Carbone, seconded by Ms. Purcell, and unanimously approved by the commission.
- Mr. Traub presented an overview of his extensive analysis of the distribution, condition and expenses relating to all equipment owned by the City of Torrington. He stated that there was more work needed to complete the study before formulating a recommendation for improvements. He noted that there are some generators in service that are greater than fifty years old, and that parts availability and dependability were significant issues on those pieces. He observed that there is a disconnect regarding responsibility for equipment replacement decisions between department heads and the City maintenance management, and that due to this situation, maintenance costs are likely higher than they would be if a more definite chain of responsibility were defined. Mr. Traub stated that there was a large
redundancy in identical equipment being used and stored by multiple City departments ands suggested that a centralized equipment storage site would reduce equipment inventories significantly. He stated that there is some inconsistency in equipment record keeping procedures and that accounting didn’t always follow accepted procedures, resulting in maintenance cost and vehicle fit-out cost confusion; specifically regarding the comparison between vehicle maintenance costs versus vehicle replacement expense.
- A motion was made by Mr. O’Connell, seconded by Ms Carbone, that the Mayor review Mr. Traub’s presentation with appropriate City department heads prior to the BRC formulating a definite recommendation regarding City owned equipment. The Motion was carried by the commission.
- Ms Purcell updated the BRC task list:
Regarding the MSW Program under Review by the BRC, Mr. Clark provided the following information:
Mr. Clark stated that he had met with Principal Robert Axon of Oliver Wolcott Technical School to explore students at OWTS working on the City website and educational materials to support public education of the PAYT program. He said that Mr. Axon was supportive of the idea and would arrange a meeting and planning session with Mark Eucalitto, head of the OWTS Graphic Arts Department to develop a plan forward.
5) Other Business:
There was no other business.
5) Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 PM on a motion from Mr. Clark, seconded by Ms Carbone and approved by the commission.
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