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Votes at a glance: Torrington Council motions and outcomes, Jan. 21, 2025
Summary
The council approved a range of routine and substantive items on Jan. 21, including a legal settlement, a school roof cost amendment, sewer payments, a bridge contract authorization and a fireworks contract extension; several routine reports and refunds were also authorized.
Here are the formal actions the Torrington City Council recorded on Jan. 21, 2025, with outcomes as stated on the record.
- Reappointment: Mayor's reappointment of Oliver R. Davis as an alternate member to the Board of Assessment Appeals (term expiration referenced). Motion to approve carried by voice vote.
- Executive session authorization: Council entered and returned from executive session as noticed; no public action resulted from the executive session.
- Settlement: Accepted the recommendation of corporation counsel to settle pending tax-assessment litigation with the Catholic Cemeteries Association; council recorded that the settlement had been approved by the Board of Finance and the motion carried.
- Resolution (major): Adopted Resolution 143-259 amending Resolution 143-249 to update the school roof project total from $4,431,152 to $5,283,720.93 and to proceed with bid preparation; motion carried.
- Sewer payments: Approved payments from Fund 490 (sanitary sewer capital improvements) including invoices and an emergency repair for Winstead Road force-main; motion carried.
- Contract authorization: Authorized the mayor to award and administer the Church Street bridge rehabilitation contract to McNamy Construction Corporation (motion cited $1,474,000 plus $70,000 contingency); motion carried.
- Fireworks contract: Extended the current fireworks contract for FY 25–26 with Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Company at the same price and terms ($24,000); motion carried.
- Routine approvals: Accepted regular meeting minutes (01/06/2025); accepted building department reports for December 2024 and year-end 2024; authorized tax refunds (list dated 01/21/2025); authorized sewer use refunds (list dated Jan. 21–22). All motions carried by voice votes as recorded.
Where the meeting recorded only a voice vote without roll-call tally, the council announced the motion carried; the transcript does not include a member-by-member recorded vote for these items. If a reader requires a roll-call tally or additional documentation, the council indicated that supporting documents (bid returns, invoices, Board of Finance records) are available in the city files and that final contract awards will be brought back when bids are received.
