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New Britain council approves multiple procurement resolutions and adopts settlement after executive session
Summary
The New Britain Common Council on June 25 approved a package of procurement and resolution items — including public works vehicles, equipment and IT purchases totaling several hundred thousand dollars — and entered executive session to discuss and then adopt a settlement related to the mayor.
The New Britain Common Council on June 25 unanimously approved a series of procurement and resolution items covering public works equipment, public safety technology and city IT infrastructure, and later returned from executive session to adopt a settlement item. The meeting included votes on at least a dozen items ranging from overtime enforcement funding to vehicles and IT upgrades.
Council members approved a $69,982 resolution for federal highway overtime enforcement for speeding and aggressive driving enforcement, a set of public works vehicle and equipment purchases (a freightliner truck, compact street roller for $23,134, a 2025 Ford F-250 and a cargo van for $132,488.70, a multipurpose compact tractor for $44,416.01 and a John Deere backhoe‑loader for $173,170.19), an Isuzu box truck for road projects ($88,626), HVAC work for the New Britain Police Department training room ($18,528.23), firewall equipment (approximately $55,600) and an uninterruptible power supply for City Hall server room (about $51,000).
During discussion of the firewall procurement, John Delbado, a public safety representative, explained the department’s choice of vendor and the procurement approach: the department has used XDF as a reseller and installer; purchasing through that vendor and prepaying for equipment would reduce costs compared with an alternative state contract route, saving the city an estimated $25,000. Delbado said some vendors require prepayment to secure equipment delivery and installation.
Earlier in the meeting the council moved into executive session at 7:14 p.m. "to discuss the settlement with the mayor," with invited attendees named; council members returned at 7:26 p.m. and after reconvening took a voice vote to adopt Item B, the settlement matter. Several members offered condolences and said the decision was difficult before voting to adopt the item.
Other business: the council referred an amendment to chapter 2, section 2‑911 of the code of ordinances (a city reorganization matter) to the administration, finance and law and public services committee; it recognized Tom Tippahoo for his career in professional basketball and approved a portable cooling/purchasing resolution (about $25,833.36). The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Votes at a glance: all recorded motions described in the meeting were adopted by voice vote; roll call at the start of the meeting recorded 13 members present.
