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Council passes consent agenda, grant applications, personnel tweaks and property referrals
Summary
In routine business the council approved the consent agenda, several grant submissions and acceptances, a salary increase for the registrar of voters, a sick-leave donation policy change, and referred two city-owned properties to planning for 8-24 reports.
At its February meeting the Bristol City Council cleared a number of routine but consequential items.
Consent and routine motions: the council approved the consent agenda items for the meeting and later approved the city council consent items for 7A–F.
Personnel and compensation: Councilman Greg Hahn moved to increase the registrar of voters’ salary from $50,862 to $65,000 effective Jan. 6, 2027; the motion was referred to the Board of Finance and approved by voice vote. The council also approved an amendment to the personnel policy to allow sick-leave donation for non-bargaining full-time employees, extending an existing donation option to about 13 employees previously excluded.
Grants: The council approved submission of several grants: up to $7,000 from the Main Street Community Foundation for police cadet radios; $25,000 from AARP to renovate the parking lot at the Douglas Beals Community Center (senior center); $5,000 from the Main Street Community Foundation to purchase personal-care supplies for seniors in need; and acceptance of Connecticut State Library funds for the 2026 Summer Enrichment Grant Program.
Real estate referrals and ordinances: Council referred city-owned property at 81 Church Avenue (Firehouse No. 3) to the planning commission for a Conn. Gen. Stat. §8-24 report and requested an appraisal to determine fair market value for potential sale. Council also referred 112 Amblor (Lot 220) to planning under §8-24 to consider acquisition by the parks commission to preserve Hoppers Burge Pond and for potential indoor program space. The ordinance committee introduced multiple amendments to the code of ordinances and scheduled public hearings in March as required by the charter.
Votes were carried by voice vote unless otherwise noted in the transcript, and formal roll-call voting was used only for the veterans tax-exemption resolution.
