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Votes at a glance: Torrington City Council, Sept. 2, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken Sept. 2 by the Torrington City Council / WPCA: minutes accepted, three conservation commission reappointments, union contract authorization, WPCA payment, tax and sewer refunds, and adjournment.
The Torrington City Council took the following formal actions during its Sept. 2, 2025 meeting (votes and known tallies shown where recorded):
• Accepted the regular meeting minutes from Aug. 18, 2025. Motion moved and seconded; Councilman Oliver recorded an abstention.
• Reappointed Erin Stelma, Christine Altman and Dan McGinnis as regular members of the Conservation Commission, terms to expire Sept. 4, 2028. Motion carried without recorded opposition.
• Authorized the mayor to execute and amend the Torrington Public Works Employees Union contract (AFSCME Local 2212, Council 4, AFL-CIO) covering July 1, 2025–June 30, 2029. Motion carried with an abstention recorded for Councilman Oliver (vote recorded: yes 4, abstain 1).
• As the Water Pollution Control Authority, approved payment from Fund 490 (Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement) to Field Industries LLC, invoice #2001, in the amount of $10,700 for the 619 Midgen Avenue emergency sewer repair. Motion carried on voice vote.
• Accepted the tax collector’s recommendation and authorized tax refunds listed in the tax-collector list dated Sept. 2, 2025. Motion carried on voice vote.
• Accepted the tax collector’s recommendation and authorized sewer-use refunds listed dated Sept. 2, 2025. Motion carried on voice vote.
• The council voted 3–2 to add an agenda item described in the meeting as “Schedule B” to receive a report from the registrars and to consider relocating one polling place; after the vote the mayor questioned whether a two-thirds majority was required to add the item and said he could not cast a tie-breaking vote on that procedural question. The council proceeded to hear registrars’ reports as a department-head presentation. No formal relocation vote was taken.
• The meeting adjourned by voice vote.
