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A chief of police item asked the board to accept donations totaling $55,000; the board moved and seconded the item on the consent calendar and approved it without recorded opposition in the excerpt. The police request also included a $500 purchase for a K‑9 from Red Devil Canine (Florida) and an equipment donation valued at $2,400 for patrol K‑9 needs; those items were handled on consent and approved.

The deputy chief administrative officer presented multiple street-closure requests tied to Yale University and city events. The board approved closures for College Street and High Street between Elm and Chapel Street on Aug. 17, 2025, and for College Street between Grove and Elm on Aug. 18, 2025, to accommodate Yale opening activities; it also approved Church Street closures for the New Haven Street Festival on July 27, July 28 and Aug. 3, 2025, with rain dates. The deputy chief administrative officer stated the closures would make exceptions for emergency vehicles and residents.

The board considered numerous tax-assistance and abatement petitions submitted by residents. Several petitions were approved on consent; the transcript lists many account numbers and petitioners but does not provide a consolidated dollar figure for the total tax relief in every case. One speaker noted that approving several items would \"bring the city\" a specified dollar figure, but the exact total in the transcript excerpt is unclear and not specified.

The education committee moved three amendments to previously filed resolutions to update grant-application amounts for school roof replacements. The committee chair said the amendments updated requested grant amounts to reflect higher project costs: Cross project $7,596,679; Hillhouse project $8,000,782; and Truman project $1,955,541. The amendments were moved, seconded and approved on the consent calendar in the recorded excerpt.

Most items on the consent calendar were moved and seconded and approved by voice vote with “aye” called and no recorded oppositions in the provided transcript segments.

Votes at a glance

- Acceptance of police donations and K‑9 purchase: approved (motion moved and seconded; voice vote recorded as \"aye\").
- Street closures for Yale openings and New Haven Street Festival: approved (moved, seconded; voice vote recorded as \"aye\").
- Tax-assistance and abatement petitions (multiple account numbers): approved on consent (individual account numbers recorded in the transcript; consolidated totals not specified).
- Education committee amendments updating grant amounts for roof replacement projects (Cross, Hillhouse, Truman): approved on consent (amended amounts listed above).

The transcript excerpt records approvals taken by voice vote under consent; where roll-call tallies and individual votes were not read into the record in the provided excerpt, the transcript does not show detailed yes/no counts.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Full Board of Alders meeting 7/7/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its July meeting the board approved multiple consent items including street closures for Yale and the New Haven Street Festival, police donations and equipment purchases, numerous tax-assistance/abatement petitions, and education committee amendments updating school roof grant amounts for Hillhouse, Truman and other projects.","taxTitle","New Haven County, Connecticut","taxId",4247,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6176973,"New Haven board moves substitute-teacher contract to full body; details and retroactive pay noted",118,774000,892000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5342468-f2206f5fcd97d8443bf8915358f7f2a9&start=774&end=892","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5342468-f2206f5fcd97d8443bf8915358f7f2a9/thumbnail_774000.jpg","/articles/6176973/New-Haven-County/Connecticut/New-Haven-board-moves-substitute-teacher-contract-to-full-body-details-and-retroactive-pay-noted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6176973-258a2ec4e8fa5293e8ca4cde23378908/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201166&Signature=Yal-qbu~1gV1O6zmMPb1g490OSBfkqecC7tgcwbXc1JnNBM3uVvtW8X2GbFQf4ElknFIdvdt0hzKcMPkb2zNB0OquezyRG~ktsKVeMgqd8iRzsGprkKeL6qTLeRX4ySZuDeCk4Eko4xQ6lXdPddCXahb9gxmWmXpkQxJUQg36F1VC78GOy3y~eO2Rhjhl9xOp0amhPBfqHELJlfTEE2L0sk6P7I4dCFIzSr1H8MrJktJwyZtz8gLYkxE2VxIXHs2EZWls11ju1V8dAngWsgd4ow-AOkkmLgjJVLSoyoPICsk5l1apJc536J3GhgCedn8JrQgXsiCQQ1jwxd~W5D40g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Haven Board of Alders moved a seven-year collective bargaining agreement for substitute teachers out of the finance committee so the full board could consider it.

The motion to discharge was presented as consistent with past practice on collective bargaining agreements. A Ward 25 representative asked colleagues to advance the item so the full board could vote that evening, saying, \"I request to be discharged so that the full board may vote on the contract this evening.\" The motion was seconded and placed before the body.

A Board of Education representative described the contract provisions, saying, \"The contract provides annual pay increases with retroactive payments for the last 2 school years. The agreement grants access to dispute resolution procedures and defines responsibilities in classroom management and student support.\" The representative added that substitute teachers would receive two paid training days and that those working 100 or more days in a school year may qualify for tuition reimbursement for certification courses.

Members asked for the item to be discharged from committee and moved it to the floor for a vote; a motion to approve the contract was moved and seconded during the meeting. One speaker urged a named colleague to support the agreement, saying, \"I urge Carlos to vote to approve this item.\"

The motion language submitted to the board covered the period from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2027, and called for retroactive payments and the training and tuition provisions described in the contract text submitted by the Board of Education. The transcript does not record a completed roll-call vote or final tally in the excerpt provided; the item was before the full board for consideration.

Action on the agreement and whether the board adopted the contract were not recorded in the provided transcript segment.

The board will handle the formal vote under regular order; further details about final passage, implementation dates for wage adjustments or retroactive payments, and any administrative next steps were not specified in the transcript excerpt.","The board voted to discharge a finance-committee hold and consider a seven-year collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Education and the substitute teachers chapter; the contract includes annual pay increases, retroactive pay for the last two years and training and tuition provisions.","actionData","errors"]

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New Haven board approves consent items: event street closures, police donations, tax-assistance petitions and school grant amendments

New Haven board moves substitute-teacher contract to full body; details and retroactive pay noted