Danbury City Council approves motion to resolve legal matters and forms 2024 audit committee

The Danbury City Council approved a motion to authorize the resolution of pending legal matters and to certify the funding for those actions, the clerk said during the meeting.

"Mister mayor, I move that we authorize the resolution of the pending legal matters in accordance with the discussion, together with the certification of funding as provided," the clerk said. The motion was seconded by Councilman Paul Rotello. After calling for remarks and receiving none, the clerk conducted a voice vote and announced, "The ayes have it." The transcript records a voice vote only; no roll-call or numeric tally is provided.

The clerk then announced the creation of the 2024 audit committee, naming Councilman Frank Salvatore as chair and listing members Councilwoman Andrea Gardner, Councilman Ben Chinnese, Councilman Irving Fox and Councilman Elmer Palmer. The clerk stated the appointments aloud; the transcript does not record a separate formal vote on the committee’s creation.

The clerk asked for a motion to adjourn. A motion was made and was seconded (the second is identified in the transcript as "Elmer," which matches Councilman Elmer Palmer as named earlier). The clerk called a voice vote, announced that the "Ayes have it," and closed the meeting.

No statutes, ordinances, or fund amounts were specified in the recorded segments, and the transcript does not show numeric vote tallies or additional procedural materials. The clerk’s announcement of the "audit committee 20 '24" is recorded verbatim in the transcript; this report interprets that phrase as referring to the audit committee for 2024.