Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Personnel Appointment topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Meriden city manager announces new assistant airport manager

Meriden City Council · September 15, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

City Manager Brian Daniels announced Dean Shields has started as Meriden's assistant airport manager; Shields was described as a licensed pilot, a former U.S. Navy airman, with facilities and project management experience and previous service on the Meriden Aviation Commission.

City Manager Brian Daniels told the Meriden City Council that Dean Shields has begun serving as the city’s assistant airport manager.

Daniels said Shields is "a licensed pilot and former U.S. Navy airman with strong hands-on approach, safety focus, and leadership background," and noted Shields’ facilities maintenance and project management experience and three years on the Meriden Aviation Commission. The city manager welcomed Shields to the staff; the announcement ended Daniels’ report segment.

No hiring contract, salary, start date beyond 'has started,' or personnel resolution were attached to the announcement in the meeting transcript; council did not take a separate vote on the appointment during this meeting.