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 DECEMBER 4, 2019 NEWTOWN MUNICIPAL CENTER, NEWTOWN, CT MOTIONS PRESENT: Jordana Bloom, Alison Plante, Chris Smith, Phil Carroll, Judit DeStefano, Dan Wiedemann, Paul Lundquist, Chris Eide, Ryan Knapp, Cathy Reiss, Andy Clure, Dan Honan. MS. DESTEFANO MOVED TO NOMINATE MR. LUNDQUIST AS CHAIR OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. SECOND BY MR. HONAN. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. (12-0) MR. CARROLL MOVED TO NOMINATE MR. WIEDEMANN AS VICE CHAIR OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. SECOND BY MR. CLURE. MOTION FAILS. (5-7) (Ms. Bloom, Ms. Plante, Mr. Smith, Ms. DeStefano, Mr. Lundquist, Mr. Eide, Mr. Honan opposed) MS. BLOOM MOVED TO NOMINATE MS. DESTEFANO AS VICE CHAIR OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. SECOND BY MR. EIDE. MOTION PASSES. (7-5) (Mr. Carroll, Mr. Knapp, Mr. Wiedemann, Mr. Clure, Ms. Reiss opposed) MS. DESTEFANO MOVED TO APPOINT JUNE SGOBBO AS CLERK OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. SECOND BY MR. EIDE. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. (12-0) MR. HONAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 2019 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. SECOND BY MS. DESTEFANO. MOTION PASSES. (9-3) (Ms. Plante, Mr. Clure, Ms. Reiss abstained) MS. DESTEFANO MOVED A REQUEST, FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PERMISSION TO ACCEPT THE AWARD OF $34,337.78 GRANT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY – DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERT TRAINING. SECOND BY MR. CARROLL. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. (12-0) MS. DESTEFANO MOVED TO ACCEPT THE 2020 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR. SECOND BY MR. EIDE. MR. EIDE MOVED TO AMEND THE MOTION TO CORRECT THE DATE OF MONDAY, MARCH 29 TO MONDAY, MARCH 30. SECOND BY MR. CARROLL. ALL IN FAVOR TO AMEND. (12-0) MOTION TO ACCEPT THE 2020 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR AS AMENDED TO CORRECT THE DATE OF MONDAY, MARCH 29 TO MONDAY, MARCH 30. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. (12-0)