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Committee recommends a package of elderly tax credits, energy credit and mutual-aid compact to full council
Summary
The Committee of the Whole voted to recommend amendments to sections 44-51, 44-53 and 44-54 (tax credit, tax freeze and energy credit) and recommended adoption of section 10-24 (intrastate mutual-aid compact) to the full City Council; several items passed with a few recorded nays.
The Danbury City Committee of the Whole moved several ordinance amendments and recommended each to the full City Council for final action.
Votes at a glance
- Section 44-51 (tax credit for elderly homeowners): Motion to recommend adoption carried by voice vote; no opposition recorded in the committee.
- Section 44-53 (tax freeze for elderly homeowners): Motion to recommend adoption carried; transcript records a small number of nays from individual council members (including Councilman Emil Bizaid and Councilman Michael Coelho as recorded). The committee recommended the amendment to the council.
- Section 44-54 (energy tax credit): Motion to recommend adoption carried after brief description of the energy assistance amounts (e.g., $250 single, $350 married under income guidelines); a few nays were recorded.
- Section 10-24 (intrastate mutual-aid compact): Councilwoman Holly Robinson moved to recommend adoption; members asked whether charter provisions supersede ordinance designee language. Corporation counsel advised the amended ordinance is sufficient and the committee recommended it to the full council.
What happens next
Each recommendation will appear on the full City Council agenda for final adoption. Corporation counsel and the assessor’s office indicated the ordinances are legally sufficient as amended and that the assessor will prepare to accept applications for tax-relief programs if the council enacts the measures.
