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New London council sworn in; John Satti elected council president
Summary
Newly sworn-in New London councilors elected John Satti as council president and Jeffrey Hart as president pro tem. Satti outlined priorities including education funding, downtown revitalization and public-safety support.
John Satti was sworn in and elected council president at the New London City Council’s Dec. 1 meeting, where the council also swore in newly elected members and installed Jeffrey Hart as president pro tem.
At the outset of the meeting the council administered oaths to incoming councilors. After nominations opened for council president, Satti was nominated and — after nominations were closed — the body voted by voice and “the motion carries,” the record shows, electing him to the leadership post.
In remarks after taking the gavel, Council President John Satti said the council will prioritize downtown revitalization, education, public safety and housing. “We will also have to decide who will be the future operators of Ocean Beach Park and how the facility will look in the decades to come,” he said. He listed recent and planned school and facility investments and described a proposal for a joint budgetary task force to start earlier and meet more frequently to address fiscal planning.
Satti cited capital spending that he said the city has directed to schools and recreational facilities, including a multi-million dollar program of school rebuilds and other projects. “If your math is good, this equates into over a quarter billion dollars invested in our children and their future,” he said in remarks to the chamber.
Jeffrey Hart, newly elected president pro tem, pledged even-handed leadership and thanked colleagues and campaign supporters. "I swear to live up to it and, you know, hold me accountable to that, please," Hart said.
Mayor Michael E. Pasro and state representatives Anthony Nolan and Dan Gajewski attended and offered congratulations. Pasro highlighted the city’s fiscal improvements and growth in housing and infrastructure since 2015 and said his administration looks forward to partnering with the council on education and human services priorities.
The council recessed the meeting until Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. and invited attendees to a fellowship at Little Galapagos on Broad Street.
