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New Canaan selectmen approve wide set of contracts, purchases and appointments
Summary
At its April 15 rescheduled meeting the New Canaan Board of Selectmen approved multiple contracts and appointments ranging from public‑works and parks purchases to personnel appointments and material testing for athletic fields.
The New Canaan Board of Selectmen on April 15 approved a series of contracts, purchases and personnel appointments affecting parks, public works, police, finance and health services.
The board voted unanimously to authorize purchases and contracts that included replacement automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for the police department, new water bottle fillers for town parks, tree plantings in Erwin Park, and geotracking devices for town vehicles. Members also approved materials‑testing services for the town athletic field project, environmental testing for the planned demolition of Erwin House, and technology and audio‑visual equipment purchases for the new police building. In personnel matters the board appointed a temporary health director and an acting tax collector, and approved a part‑time hire in the building department.
Why it matters: the actions allocate town funds, move infrastructure projects forward and fill short‑term staffing gaps that town officials said are needed to maintain permitting, public safety and park amenities over the spring and summer months.
Key approvals and context
- Finance and audits: the board reviewed the engagement letter from the proposed external auditor (O'Connor Davies) and discussed rising audit costs. The engagement letter will proceed to Town Counsel and the audit committee as part of the town’s procurement and oversight process.
- Public safety equipment: the police department was authorized to buy two replacement AEDs from Stryker for $5,889.96 to replace units that have reached the end of their service life and to add units for patrol and secondary vehicles.
- Technology and permitting: the Information Technology department received approval to complete a desktop replacement purchase (SHI, $36,870) and to renew the OpenGov online permitting contract for one year (amount discussed as $35,000). Selectmen and staff noted the software’s higher‑than‑usual price increase but said it provided…
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