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Vernon Council Authorizes Mayor to Negotiate Tax Settlement with Prospect and MPT

Vernon Town Council · December 18, 2025
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Summary

After an executive session, the Vernon Town Council unanimously authorized Mayor Daniel A. Champagne (or his designee) to negotiate a tax settlement with Prospect and MPT and invited the town administrator to attend discussions, the council said.

Following an executive session called under Connecticut General Statute 1-206(d), the Vernon Town Council authorized Mayor Daniel A. Champagne, or his designee, to negotiate a tax settlement with Prospect and MPT on behalf of the town.

The motion as stated in the meeting record authorized the mayor "and/or his designate to negotiate a tax settlement with Prospect and MPT on behalf of the Town of Vernon." The motion was seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote. The invitation for town administrator John W. Kleinhans to attend the executive-session negotiations was recorded when the session was authorized.

Council recessed to the mayor’s office for the executive session and returned to the public meeting to formalize the authorization. No vote tallies naming individual yes/no votes were taken at the microphone; the record describes the result as unanimous.