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Votes at a glance: selectmen approve pay raises, accounts payable and two union contracts
Summary
At the meeting the Board of Selectmen voted to approve nonunion pay raises (retroactive), accepted accounts payable totaling $745,654.66, and ratified two union contracts approved in executive session; the board also formed an ad hoc parks-and-recreation advisory committee.
The Board of Selectmen recorded several formal votes at the meeting, including approval of nonunion pay raises, acceptance of the accounts-payable batch, formation of an ad hoc parks-and-recreation advisory committee, and ratification of two union contracts approved after an executive session.
Nonunion pay raises The board approved nonunion wage increases that the board said were reflected in the recently adopted budget and amended the motion to make the raises retroactive to July 1. The motion passed with five votes in favor, one abstention and one member absent; one selectman said they would abstain from a vote that included raises for selectmen.
Accounts payable The board approved the accounts-payable batch presented at the meeting. The bottom line of the AP report shown at the meeting was $745,654.66; the motion to accept the AP passed 6–0 with one member absent.
Ad hoc parks and recreation advisory committee Selectmen voted to form an ad hoc advisory committee for parks and recreation. The motion as amended included two selectmen and the townwide facilities director as members; the parks-and-rec director was also invited to participate. The vote recorded was 6–0 with one absent. The board directed staff to advertise public participation and make meetings accessible to the community.
Union contracts (executive session) Following an executive session on union contracts and finance-director continuity planning, the board returned to public session and approved two collective-bargaining agreements: - A contract described in the meeting record as “Local 1303-126 of Connecticut Council number 4 of the AFL–CIO,” identified as covering five members of the highway department. Motion passed 6–0 with one absent. - A contract described in the meeting record as “Local1303Dash331, Connecticut Council number 4 of the AFL–CIO,” described in the record as the non-supervisors contract. Motion passed 6–0 with one absent.
No further detail on the union contracts (wage schedules or terms) was read into the public record at the time of the vote; the board noted the approvals were contingent on the unions’ acceptance and signed agreements.
Votes summary - Motion to add public-comment resignation item to the agenda: approved 5–1–1 (Bob Mora recorded as "no"; Mather Clark absent). - Refer clerk resignation/payment dispute to personnel subcommittee: approved 6–0–1 (one absent). - Form ad hoc parks & recreation advisory committee: approved 6–0–1 (one absent); two selectmen and townwide facilities director to serve; public invited to participate. - Approve nonunion pay raises (retroactive to July 1): approved 5–0–1 with 1 abstention; one absent. - Accept accounts payable: approved 6–0–1; AP total $745,654.66. - Approve two union contracts (executive-session outcomes): both approved 6–0–1; contracts named in the record as Local 1303-126 and Local1303Dash331 of Connecticut Council number 4 of the AFL–CIO.
Board members asked that documentation supporting wage and contract approvals be included in meeting packets for future review.
