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West Haven council elects Christopher Vargo as chair; keeps public-comment limit at three minutes
Summary
At its organizational meeting the West Haven City Council elected Christopher Vargo as chair, appointed Stacy Riccio as council clerk and rejected an amendment to extend public-comment time to five minutes, instead approving rules that keep three-minute public comments by roll call vote.
The West Haven City Council elected Christopher Vargo as its chairman and confirmed a slate of organizational items at an organizational meeting, including the appointment and swearing-in of Stacy Riccio as council clerk. The council rejected an amendment to extend public-comment periods to five minutes and approved the rules as written, keeping the limit at three minutes.
The meeting opened with introductions of temporary clerk Stacy Riccio and City Clerk John Lewis. After a motion to elect the council chair was made and seconded, the new chair took the dais and delivered remarks thanking colleagues and praising recent city accomplishments credited to the mayor and council. "I promise to work hard every day to make sure that we do right by the residents," the new chairman said.
The council then addressed leadership and…
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