Hartford Court of Common Council approves consent items, refers grants and hearings; postpones street-safety ordinance

Hartford Court of Common Council met May 27, 2025, and approved a slate of consent items including a tentative successor collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 17/16 and a contract for insurance brokerage services with AJ Gallagher. The council also referred several grant-funded transit and safety items to committee, scheduled multiple public hearings for June 16 and postponed an ordinance amending city code on post-construction street and sidewalk safety to June 9, 2025.

The consent calendar motion, moved by the majority leader and seconded, placed three items on consent: (1) a resolution approving a tentative agreement for a successor collective bargaining agreement between the City of Hartford and AFSCME Local 17/16; (2) a resolution authorizing the city to contract with AJ Gallagher for insurance brokerage services; and (3) a resolution authorizing the West Indian Social Club to use an outdoor sound system for the West Indian Celebration Week. The council approved the consent calendar by roll call. Councilman Clark recused himself from item 5.1 (the AFSCME tentative agreement); other members recorded votes in favor.

The council then…