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Lise Letellier says she will press forward with petition to add police cruiser to Tolland Annual Town Meeting warrant despite chief's request
Summary
Resident Lise Letellier told the Selectmen she would proceed with a petition to add a police cruiser to the Annual Town Meeting warrant despite, she said, a request from Chief Bergeron that she not do so. Attendees also questioned why cruiser 3700 was not sold and why repair costs were not disclosed at the budget hearing.
Lise Letellier told the Town of Tolland Selectmen on May 4 that, she said, Chief Bergeron had requested she not move forward with a petition to add a police cruiser to the Annual Town Meeting warrant; Letellier said she will submit the petition regardless.
Letellier also asked the Selectmen for a written response to a March 23 request and raised concerns about fleet transparency. A resident asked why cruiser 3700 was not sold before the arrival of a new Dodge pickup cruiser, and attendee Peter Scrivener asked why the Selectmen had not disclosed funds already spent on repairs to cruiser 3700 at the budget hearing, saying that disclosure might have reduced resulting animosity.
Why it matters: adding an item to the Annual Town Meeting warrant would place the purchase or funding of a cruiser on the town's meeting agenda, potentially shifting decision-making to voters. Questions about whether a retired cruiser was sold and whether repair expenditures were disclosed relate to transparency in budget presentations and how fleet-replacement needs are communicated to residents.
What was said: Letellier said the chief asked her not to pursue the warrant petition, but that she would continue. Peter Scrivener pressed for an explanation from the Selectmen about disclosure of repair expenditures for cruiser 3700 at the budget hearing. The transcript does not record a response from the Selectmen on these points.
Next steps: the transcript records that Letellier intended to move forward with the petition; no formal motion or vote was recorded on the matter at the May 4 meeting. The minutes show the Selectmen adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
