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NECCOG enters executive session on Animal Services Program personnel; guests allowed to participate with one dissent
Summary
At a Dec. 20, 2018 meeting in Dayville, NECCOG moved into executive session to discuss personnel issues tied to the Animal Services Program; the council admitted several outside participants, with one member voting no on that admission.
Rick Ives, NECCOG chair, opened the Dec. 20, 2018 meeting at 9:00 a.m. at NECCOG’s Dayville offices and the council voted to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters related to the Animal Services Program.
The motion to enter executive session was made by Mr. Seney and seconded by Mr. Alberts; Mr. Ives noted that impacted NECCOG staff had been notified of the meeting and informed of their rights under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. The motion passed unanimously.
During a procedural vote before the executive session, the council considered allowing several guests to participate. A motion by Mr. Seney, seconded by Mr. Beausoleil, admitted Ms. Calorio (Putnam town administrator) and Mr. Filchak (NECCOG executive director); that motion passed with one no vote from Mr. Griffiths. Additional participation was approved unanimously for Charles Grant (Franklin first selectman, representing five SCCOG towns), Paul Hopkins (Killingly interim town manager) and Kristi Kelly (NECCOG legal counsel) on separate motions with recorded movers and seconders.
The minutes record that an executive session was conducted to address the personnel issues named in the initial motion; the public record does not include details of the discussion or any personnel decisions. The council later voted, on a motion by Mr. Seney seconded by Mr. Alberts, to exit executive session; that motion was approved unanimously.
The meeting concluded with a motion by Mr. Alberts, seconded by Mr. Seney, to adjourn at 10:22 a.m.; the adjournment motion was approved unanimously.
Attendance listed 14 members present: Mr. Syme (Scotland), Mr. Lippke (Canterbury), Ms. DuBois (Eastford), Mr. Grey (Sterling), Mr. Cahill (Hampton), Mr. Seney (Putnam), Mr. Rose (Chaplin), Ms. Tendrich (Plainfield), Mr. Alberts (Woodstock), Mr. Eaton (Union), Mr. Griffiths (Killingly), Mr. Beausoleil (Thompson), Ms. Nicholson (Pomfret) and Rick Ives (Brooklyn). The document is marked DRAFT and includes a heading referencing the Northeastern Connecticut Transit District.
