Legislative Council

3 PRIMROSE STREET NEWTOWN, CT 06470 TEL. (203) 270-4201 FAX (203) 270-4205 www.newtown-ct.gov P TOWN OF NEWTOWN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2017 NEWTOWN MUNICIPAL CENTER, NEWTOWN, CT MOTIONS PRESENT: Phil Carroll, Chris Eide, Neil Chaudhary, Judit DeStefano, Ryan Knapp, Paul Lundquist, Mary Ann Jacob, Dan Amaral, Tony Filiato, Dan Wiedemann, Dan Honan. ABSENT: George Ferguson. MR. LUNDQUIST MOVED TO ACCEPT THE CIP POLICY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. SECOND BY MR. KNAPP. MS. DESTEFANO MADE A MOTION TO AMEND AND MAKE A MODIFICATION TO THE LANGUAGE - ALLOWING FOR THE EXCEPTION OF INITIAL PLANNING PHASE SHOULD RECEIVE PRIORITY CONSIDERATION FOR REFERENDUM. SECOND BY MR. HONAN. MOTION TO AMEND FAILS. (10-1) (Ms. DeStefano) MR. KNAPP MOVED TO AMEND AND STRIKE THE WORDING “OR A PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN.” SECOND BY MR. LUNDQUIST. ALL IN FAVOR TO AMEND. (11-0) MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CIP POLICY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE AND AMEND AND STRIKE THE WORDING “OR A PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN.”ALL IN FAVOR. (11-0) MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED PASSES. MR. LUNDQUIST MOVED TO ACCEPT THE ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY ORDINANCE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE. SECOND BY MR. FILIATO. ALL IN FAVOR. (11-0) MOTION PASSES. MR. LUNDQUIST MOVED TO ACCEPT THE PENSION AND OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) ORDINANCE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE. SECOND BY MR. CHAUDHARY. MR KNAPP MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION TO ADD AND REPEAL THE CURRENT OPEB ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO REPLACE IT. SECOND BY MR EIDE. ALL IN FAVOR TO AMEND. (11-0) MOTION TO APPROVE THE PENSION AND OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND AMEND TO ADD AND REPEAL THE CURRENT OPEB ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO REPLACE IT. ALL IN FAVOR (11-0) MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED PASSES.