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Votes at a glance: Groton council approves promotions, grant, contract, parking fee schedule and flag donation
Summary
At its meeting the Groton council unanimously approved two fire department promotions, accepted a $27,815 state reimbursement grant for a nuclear safety emergency program, authorized a $98,825 change order for wastewater sludge removal, approved a parking fine-and-fee schedule (to be effective once the ordinance is finalized), appointed a Beach and Parks Committee member, accepted a $950 donation for street flags, and adjourned.
The Groton mayor and council conducted a series of routine votes and approvals at their meeting, passing each item unanimously.
Appointments and personnel - Kevin Price: Resolution R-26-07-80 appointing Kevin Price as battalion chief in the Groton Fire Department (effective 07/20/2026) passed unanimously; Price was sworn in. - Christian Grabalski: Resolution R-26-07-81 appointing Christian Grabalski as battalion chief (effective 07/20/2026) passed unanimously; Grabalski was sworn in. - William Patterson: Resolution R-26-07-82 appointed William Patterson (43 Washington Drive) as a regular member of the Beach and Parks Committee, term to expire 12/31/2027; the council approved the appointment without comment.
Grants, contracts and ordinances - Nuclear safety emergency program grant (R-26-07-83): The council authorized acceptance of $27,815 from the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security), with Office of Policy and Management approval, to reimburse equipment and resource allocations tied to the nuclear safety emergency program; the motion passed unanimously. - Wastewater change order (R-26-07-84): The council authorized Grattan Utilities Management to approve a change order (PO 72617) increasing the purchase order by $98,825 to Highstone & Son Inc. to complete fiscal-year 2026 sludge removal at the wastewater treatment facility, to be paid from sewer available cash on hand; the council approved the change order unanimously. - Fine-and-fee schedule for parking regulations (R-26-07-85): The council approved the fine-and-fee schedule tied to City Ordinance 2.50; members clarified the schedule will not go into effect until the underlying ordinance is finalized and passed.
Donations and adjournment - Flag program donation (R-26-07-86): The council accepted a $950 donation from Sue Roy (Grama, Connecticut) to purchase flagpole sets for the street flag program; council members noted the program has grown from about 20 to roughly 70 flags through donations.
All recorded votes during the meeting were unanimous as stated in the transcript. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that was approved.
Note: Where the transcript lists a resolution number and motion text, those identifiers are used above; specific mover/second names were not recorded in the transcript audio provided.
