Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Governance Resolutions topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
NECCOG meeting records motions to confirm Jim Rivers as executive director and approve regional grants, plans
Summary
At its Aug. 23 meeting, the Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments recorded motions to confirm Jim Rivers as executive director and to approve FY24 regional grant agreements, the FY25 Unified Plan of Work, STIP amendments and regional referrals; the transcript excerpt records motions and seconds but does not list vote tallies.
The Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG) recorded motions on Aug. 23, 2024, to confirm Jim Rivers as NECCOG’s executive director and to approve several regional planning and grant actions, according to the meeting minutes from the hybrid session in Canterbury.
Maureen Nicholson, identified in the minutes as Chair, moved to confirm Jim Rivers as NECCOG Executive Director; Chris Lippke seconded the motion. The minutes record the motion and second but do not include a vote tally in the excerpt.
The board also recorded motions to approve a Fiscal Year 2024 Regional Services Grant agreement (moved by Nicholson, seconded by Lincoln Cooper) and to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025 Unified Plan of Work (UPWP) and delegate authority to the executive director to enter into agreements with the Connecticut Department of Transportation and other agencies (moved by Nicholson, seconded by Kevin Cunningham). Minutes show the motions and seconders; no vote counts or roll-call results are included in the transcript excerpt.
NECCOG minutes also document a motion to approve STIP actions and amendments (moved by Mary Calorio, seconded by Kevin Cunningham) and a motion to approve an Ashford text amendment while tabling a Plainfield sign-regulation referral (motion by Kevin Cunningham, seconded by Maureen Nicholson). The transcript excerpt lists the procedural actions and the movers/seconders; it does not provide vote tallies.
Votes at a glance (motions recorded in minutes; vote tallies not specified in the transcript excerpt): - Resolution 8-1-24: Confirming the selection of Jim Rivers as NECCOG Executive Director (motion: Maureen Nicholson; second: Chris Lippke). - Resolution 8-2-24: Fiscal Year 2024 Regional Services Grant and authorization for the Executive Director to execute the agreement (motion: Maureen Nicholson; second: Lincoln Cooper). - Resolution 8-3-24: Fiscal Year 2025 Unified Plan of Work Program and delegation of authority to the Executive Director to enter agreements with CT DOT and other state/federal agencies (motion: Maureen Nicholson; second: Kevin Cunningham). - STIP actions and amendments: motion to approve (motion: Mary Calorio; second: Kevin Cunningham). - Regional referrals: Ashford text amendment approved, Plainfield sign-regulation amendment tabled (motion: Kevin Cunningham; second: Maureen Nicholson).
The minutes do not include direct quotes from the motioners or recorded vote counts in the available excerpt. The meeting moved on to other agenda items and adjourned at 10:57 a.m.
