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West Haven council appoints Charter Revision Commission, sets May 29 deadline
Summary
Council appointed a bipartisan 12-member Charter Revision Commission and named Councilman Ron Quagliani as liaison; the council set a May 29, 2026 deadline for the commission's final report.
The West Haven City Council on March 9 approved nominations to the Charter Revision Commission, appointing 12 members in a bipartisan slate and designating Councilman Ron Quagliani as the council liaison to the commission.
The council recorded a roll-call vote on the appointments: 12 yeses and 1 abstention. Members named in the nominations included Roberta (Bobby) Garlock, Arthur Gilbert, Bridget Hoskie, Steven Adderola, Steven Johnstone, Arthur Kelly, Tony Mancini, Lalani Perry, and Gail Tagliatelle, among others listed at the meeting. The mayor and council leaders emphasized the workload and set expectations that the commission would complete its work on an accelerated timeline.
The council set a deadline of Friday, May 29, 2026 for the Charter Revision Commission to submit its final report to the City Council. Corporation counsel and outside counsel guidance were provided to the council about avoiding conflicts of interest for commission members (for example, treating library employees as "employees" who may create qualification thresholds). Councilman Quagliani will serve as the liaison and report back to the council.
The council chair described the charter as the city’s governing document and urged commissioners to proceed diligently; the mayor and council leaders noted the commission makeup was bipartisan and within the council’s stated constraints on the number of city officials included.
