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At-a-glance: West Haven finance committee approves sewer bond authorization, accepts small donations; council minutes okayed
Summary
The finance committee approved a $538,000 bond authorization for sewer pipe and manhole rehabilitation and forwarded $600 in animal shelter donations to the council; the full council approved the committee recommendations and minutes from March 24 with one abstention.
Key financial actions from the April 14 West Haven council meeting and its committee sessions:
- Sewer rehabilitation appropriation: The finance committee voted to recommend an ordinance appropriating $538,000 and authorizing the issuance of $538,000 in bonds to pay for planning, design and rehabilitation of sewer pipes and manholes in citywide high-priority areas (referred to as “contract 2” work). The committee’s motion was approved in committee and the council recorded the motion as carried that evening.
- Animal shelter donations: The committee reported and the council approved donations totaling $600 for the animal shelter. Donors and amounts presented in the committee report included: Roger/Phyllis Valley ($50), Deborah A. Johnson ($50), Kevin C. Guinti ($150), and Tambas Holdings, Inc. ($250), for a total of $600. The committee cited Conn. Gen. Stat. §7-148(c)(3)(a) and (b) and a municipal general order in its forwarding memorandum.
- Minutes and procedural actions: The council approved the minutes of the March 24, 2025, regular meeting with one abstention recorded. Committee reports noted the city’s budget process is underway and that a MARB (Municipal Accountability Review Board) meeting is scheduled; Mayor Borer briefed the finance committee on state oversight, mediation related to the police pension and ongoing budget deliberations.
Votes at a glance
- Motion: Approve ordinance to appropriate $538,000 and authorize issuance of $538,000 in bonds for sewer pipe and manhole rehabilitation (communication E, contract 2). Outcome: Committee recommendation passed; council motion carried (recorded as passed in committee and adopted in council session).
- Motion: Accept animal shelter donations totaling $600 and deposit to the animal shelter donations account. Outcome: Passed in committee and approved by council.
- Motion: Approve minutes of March 24, 2025 regular meeting. Outcome: Passed by council with one abstention.
Ending: Finance director Michael Gormani told the committee the monthly finance report will be provided at the next meeting and reminded members that the budget process and departmental hearings are ongoing.
