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S~ECIAL MEETING OF BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES CVNCERNING CHARIER ·REVISIONS . AS KECO-'­MENDED BY THE BTH CHAIITER REVISION CONMISSION -

MARCH II. 1965

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A Specil1 Meeti ng of the Board of Representatives of the City of Stlwlord .1' . beld TUESDAY. MARCH 9. 1965. It 8:00 P ••• in the BOlrd' ... etiog roo.. "n1cipli Office Building, 429 At: .nti c St re.t. Stl.ford. Connecticut.

The meet ing w., culled to order by the President. Alln H. Ketchl •• It BI40 P.M. (Note: Thi ... etiag .0. ao\ broadcast).

ROLL CALL .1' tlken by the Clerk. There .ere 30 present Ind 10 .b •• nt It the ceIling of the roll. However. several .. wber. arrlYed later in the .. etlng. changiag the roll cal l to 32 present .ad 8 Ib.ent . The .b.eat weabers .ere: Che.ter Wl1ljty., Pat.y Arruzza, Do.inick Viyona, lichlel zeal.I, Stlnlel K.10~ .Ieo, Jennie E.po.lto, Wi l liam Hearing and J. Keggi.

The Vre.ident read the follOWing "CIl1"of the weetlng:

BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES "nicipl1 Office Building 429 Atllntlc street StlmIord, Connecticut

. lIarch 3. 1965

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SUBJECT: SPECIAL BOARD IEmNG

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------I. ALAN H. KETCIWI. Prelldeat of the Bolrd of aepre.e.t ...

ti.e. of the City of Stlwlord, pur ••• nt to Sectloo 202 of t~e

Stlmford Chlrter. hereby cl11 a SPECIAL MEETING of aald Ioard of

Repre.entatlye •• for

TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1965

In the Board of Repre.entatlye ... atlng roo.

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4266 Special "'til9 held tve.d.,. Mlroh 9. 1965

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'la collider Ind .at upon the REPORT Of' TIE CHARTa RlV15ION COMllTTEB Ind to Ict .pan prcpo.ed Chlrter chlnge •• to be .ublitted to reterendu ••

ALAN H. KETCIIAII. Prelidellt Baird at Re~relentltive.

TIE PI!SIDINT Illd thl. Bo.rd I. IIOW oper.tlllg under the provl.lan. at t~. Ho .. Rul. Aot (~. A. 465. 1957 Se •• lon. I' lmended to d.te). He quoted tral thl Act •• toll 01111 I

"The Cherter Re,lIlol1 COlllllilion .h.ll hold It Ie In one publlo h •• rlng .nd .,y hold .uoh other public helrlng' •• It •• , de •• n.c •••• ry. It .hlll .ubmlt It. r.port. Including propo.ed Chart.r I .. ndment or I .. nd"nt. to the Ippolntlng luthcrlty. Within thirty (30) dlY. thereltter. the Ippointlng lutborlty Ihall bold It lellt onl public helrlng on luch report Ind Ihlll within tltta.n (15) dlY. atter luch he.rlng •• ake recommendltloal to the CODatIlion tor .uch chlngel II it dee .. dellrablel proylded It no luch ·reoommendltlonl Ire DId. within luch tlCte.n (15) dlYI. thl report ot the CoMllllon .hlll be deemed tlnal."

THE PIBSID!NT .lld w. Ire now In the Itlge where thll Doard II .Iklng recaomendl­Uanl blok to the Chlrter Revilian Cannlilian. II. laid: ·'Th.retare. aur IcUan Ihlll be gav.rned by our rulel. wherein I majority at thOle prelent will pall or r.ter blck to the Chlrter Revilion Comml.llon any bu.lnall Which we wllh to reter to th.m."

He then cilled tor the r.port at the Chlrter Revillon Coamlttee. Mr. Georg. V. Connorl. Chllrman. Ilid h. would tlrlt reid hll report Ind then bring up elch S.ctlon Indlyiduilly Ind .ake • lotion tor either reterr.l b.ck to the Charter levl.lon COlalallon. or approval. or reJection. el the C'le .IY be. He .tlrted to prelent hil report at the Ictlon taken by hll Co ... lttee. al' tollowl:

BEPORT OF TIlE CHARm BEVIS ION COIOlITTEE OF TIE 8TH BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, STAJIFORD. CONNECTICUT

The Chart.r B.vi.lon Co.mJtt.e at the 8th Baird at Reprelent.ti,e. at the City at Stlllord. held I .. eting Tue.d.y. March 2. 1965. It 7:00 P.M. In City H.ll. Pre.ent w.rel George V. Connor •• John J. Morrll. Jr •• John V. Kine. Jr •• Frlnce. C. Lllllendahl. Edwin D. Ilcovo. Sr •• Ind Peter A. MnUn.

Another meeting WII held Mlrch 3. 1965 It 8100 P.M. Prelent were George V. Connarl. John J. Morrll. Jr •• Frlnce. Lililendlhi. Edwin D. Ilcova Ind Willi •• P. C.porlzzo.

On SlturdlY. Mlrch 6. 1965. I .. etlng WI' held In City Hill It 10100 A._. Pre.ent wer.1 George V. Connor •• John·J. Morrl •• Jr •• John Kin •• Jr •• Frlnce. C. Lllllendlhl. Edwin D. Ilcovo. Peter A. Mlrtin Ind Willi .. P. Clporlzzo.

'la .ccept or to re.ublit the report ot thl 8th Chlrter Re,l.lon C ... I •• lol. I' pre •• nted to the BOlrd ot Repre.entltl,e. on Februlry 1. 1965:

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MR . JUI~ ~HRIS suggelted at this time tbat it would expedite .Itter. conlider­ably if Mr. Connors wou~ d dl.p~n.e with the entire reading oC hi, Committee repnt •• d uk. up mot ters as <hey appeared in the report Cro. the 8th Chlrter Revision Comoi •• io. Ind make the Co .. ittee reca ... ndltionl I. they .ent Ilong. It was .greed by the members th.t this wouid be the belt way to hlndle it.

All matters that appe .. .In the report DC the 8th Chlrter Revil10n Co_ill ion ~.re ~PROVED. with tbe except ian of the following:

CHAPTER 10

Sec. 102. TerDS aC of lice of .lective ofCicers.

REfERRED BACK to Commission. with thp. recommendation that this .tlY "IS i." until a ruling i. received fram the Attorney Generll. The Bolrd WI' not oppo,td. but questioned thlt this is the right time to .ake this change.

CHAPTER II

S§c. HI. £1.c;lon of Board oC Finance. (The Mayor .hlll be In .x-oCficio yating Member oC tbe Board DC Financel

Thh recoMBndation wa, RE.JECTED. for the rea, on that the Mayor would. in eCCect. be .erving two City 80ardl. The Jegality WI. 11.0 que.tioned. a. 'being in ooaCllet with Sec. 9-167A of the Generll Statutes. Ind al.o with Sec. 619. oC the Chlrter.

C!!APTER 20

Sec. 203. President.

Thi' wa. REfERRED BACK to the Charter Revi,ion Commi.sion for I langulge change to re.d I. fellows,

"On first lIonday in December. CollOlling .ach biennial elecdon. the Mayor shall convene the Board of Reprelentative. for the purpole of organization. He shall pre. ide at luch meeting unt11 I temporlry Chlirman .h.ll have been appointed by the 801rd. The Bolrd Iblll thereupon elect from among itl .. mber. it. President, to hold oCCice for the term Cor wbich the Board wa. elected. He Ihall preside ' at all meetinOI oC the BOlrd. In the event oC hi, ab •• nce. the members pre.ent may. bJ majoritJ vote. elect a Cbllr .. n of tb3 meet rng. The Prea1d.nt or other Chairmln oC the .eeUng .hlll hi .. the la .. right to vote al InJ .. mber of tbe 80ard."

CHAPTER 42

Sec. 421. OuaI1!lcatlon, of the Director oC Health. - .

Thl, wa. REFERRED 8ACK to the Chlrter Revi.ion Commillion for I Ilngulge cblnge. to reid II Callow.: I '

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b, th . . .. 'or •• ith the aperov.l of the Bo.rd of I.pr •••• t.tlv ••• tor • ter. ot the ,eara. ,

CHote: -COIal •• ioner- .hould r.1d -oir.ctor- (1962 ret.rend ... Propo •• l II). D.l.t.d ln 3rd lin. ot report the .ord.: '~lth I degr •• 1n public be.lth-. Al.o d.l.t.d 11 6th lin. of r.port tb. word.: "tb. h.lltb co .. l.llon led".1

Stet 422. Atjlstlat Director ot H,alth.

Thi •••• REFERRED BACK to the Charter B •• i.ion Coali •• iol tor I Ilngulg. cblage. to r.1d •• tall ... :

-Th' Dlrector ot 1I •• 1th •• Y 'ppoint ' .n Allht.nt Dlr.ctor tor Health Aft.lr. for Envlron .. nt.l He.lth. who .h.ll p.rtor. the duti •• th.t .r. delevated to hl. by the Director. Th. Dlrector tor H •• lth ACt.lra .h.ll po •••••• 11 the powers .nd pertor •• 11 the dutl •• ot the Director durlng the .b.ence or dl.abilit, DC the Direator oC H,.lth, or ln the event of • vacancy ln th.t otfic.. H, .hall b •• phy.ician .llglbl. to pr.ctice wedlcine ia Conn.cticut. Th. AI.i.tant Director Cor Enviran­... tll Healtb .b.ll be a quallfled lanlt.r, .aglneer with training or pr.ctic.l ",p.ri.nc. ln public health work."

5'9' 415. Dutl" of the Health Co .. l"lop.

Thl •••• REFERRED BACK to tbe Cb.rter Revl.loa COIada.lon tor • l.ngu.ge ch •• g" to raid •• tollow.:

-Th. H.alth CaBai •• ion .h.ll act in an Idvi.ory c.p.cit, to the Dir.ctor of H •• ltb i. tbe direction and control of th. D.partwent ot Health. Sald CQMml.lloa .h.ll d.tarain. wlthln applicable St.te Stltut •• led/or 'pecill act., the h •• lth pollcl •• tor the City ot St •• tord, except a • • 'y oth ... l •• be deterMined by the Board ot Reprea.ntative., .nd •• k. reco .... d.tion. to . the Director ot He.ltb .ed/or thl M.,or, for the lllpl .... t.tlon ot tholl polielea aed tor dbaellin.t1on ot tnfor ... tloa to thl pubUe,"

(Note: Fin.l •• ntlnce •••• ll.in.ted ln abov •• 1

S.p. 134: Pollee Work ••• k.

Tha Bo.rd REJECTED thi. recowaend.tion. b.c.u •• lt •••. p •••• d by r.t.r.ndu. on April 2, 1951.

CHAPTER 44. FIRE DEPAllTIIENT.

S.c. 444. Firemen'. Work We.k.

Thl. reco ... ed.tloa ••• REJECTED. bec.u •• ie ••• p ... ed b, r.f.r.ed .. on Nov.wber 5. 1957.

CHAPtER SO. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Sec. 500- Appointive Boardl.

Thi •••• BlFERRED BACK to the C •• rter l.wi.ioD Cowwl •• ioD tor • l.nguage ch.ng •• to, reid II .toll .... :

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"The appointive Boards shall be : The 1'1Innino a.ard, the B.ard .f Tax Reviow . the Board oC Recreation. the tuning ~Ird, the U.ard .t Z.ning Appeala, the lIoard oC I'ublle Safety, the Health eo .. l .. ion, the Park C.mmission, the I_Isonnel Commission, the Public Welflre Co .. 1111.n, the Patriot!c and Special Events Commi.slon, the Ilumln Rightl Co .. i"ion, the lJubbard 'Ioiyhts Gal{ Co .... issl.n. the Sewer C ..... illlon, .!!!!I..!!Ie Flood and Erosion Control Board." .

Sec. 503. App.intment and Rem.val .r B •• rd memberl.

Thi. "'81 REFEHHEB BACK t. the Chlrter R.vlll.n Coomlillon, f.r rellOnl It.ted prevl.ully under Chepter 10, Sec. 102.

Sec. 503. 2 (A new Section)

Thi. WI. REFERRED BACK to Charter Revili.n C.MOI'II.n, tor rellonl Itated pr.ylo .. iy under Chapter 10, Sec. 102.

CHAI'TEH 52. fLANNING BOARD.

Thll wa. REFERKED BAC~ t. the Chlrter Hevl.l.n C ..... i •• I.n (the .ntire Chlpter) f.r further action , becluse .f an opinl.n received from the Corporation Counlel, dlted March 8. 1965, addrealed to Mr. J .. el Bingham. Cbllr.an at tbe Pl.nnlng Bo.rd.

Sec. 529.1. Vote Required by B.ard of ' He pre lent It Iv e ••

MR. HUSSELL NUVEB that tbe Charter R.vllion C ... lllion cllrlfy tbll Sectl.n. Secoadad Ind CAIRIED. (See page 7 .f 8tb Charter Revlll.n eo .. lliion report, .stltlad "New Section 523 •• wblcb will be tbe lime .1 the preaent Sectl.n 529.1 "'It~ .n addition".)

III. BUSSELL'S AMENDMENT. which "'II lec.nded Ind CAIIIIIEB, tollowl:

"V.te Required by B.ard .f Repreaentatlvel. In deciding .11 .. tt.ra ref.rred t. the BOIrd .t HeprelentltlYel purl •• nt to thll ch.pter. 8 maJ.rity v.te of the entlr •• emberlhlp at 1.ld B •• rd Ib.ll be re­quired t. reverie. Planning B.ard'. decl.i ••• nd appr., ••• , proPOled amend.ent appeal."

C!!APTEH 51. BOARD OF RECREAnON.

Sec. 540. Power. and dUt'6' or the BOlrd of R,cr.,tion.

Thl. recommend.tl.n "' •• REJECTED. bec •••• ot tha obJeotl.n .t "., olylo org •• I •• tlol ••

Sec. 511. Superintendent 01 R,cr"tlon.

Thl. recommend.tlon w.. REJECTED t.r tbe I ... re •• oBl •• outlined .boye .nder SIC. 540.

Sec, 544. SI!! - Appoint .. ", .nd tOD! of ".en. thll "'"I REFERRED BACK t. the Comall.lon ",Ith tb. r.co ... ed.tloft th.t It 'reed •• tollowl:

"Not",lthatlndllg •• y oth.r pro,I.lo •• ot ttil. Ch.,ter. tbere .h.ll be In SUllford, • Hubbard Helgbta Galt eo_halon. SubJlct to tile

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'4270 Specill Meeting held rue.dlY, March q, lYb5

Ipprov.l oC the Board oC Repre.ent.tive., .ucb BOlrd .hlll I •• ulily estlbli.h- the Cee. to be charged, Ind the rulel and regulation. Cor the use and conduct oC the 'Uubbord Heights GoiC Club and aU oC iti Cacill tie.. It .. ay uploy a Ma.ager to .adllinhter its poUcie. and aCCaira and .uch Manager may "lOploy nece.slry 1 •• lltants within the appropriltion thereCor, "

A RECF.55 wa. declared at 11:15 P.M. The reces. being over, the member. re.ulled their seats at 11:20 P.M,

C~TEK 55, ZONING BOARD,

Thl. was REFERRED BACK to the CODlIliion (the entire Chapter, except Cor Sec. 553. Ind 556.1) for Curt her action, becaule oC a letter received Crom I mellber oC the 6th Charter Revilion Commi ss ion, (Frlnklin Moizer) to the Pr6sident of the Board oC Kepresentatives, which queltions itl legality. The letter Collowl :

Mr. Alan Ketchall Oeard oC Repre.entativel Municipal OCCice Building 42Y Atlantic Street Stamford, Connecticut

Dear Mr. Ketchall:

February 15, 1965 ,

As you know, I prelently lerve 08 the Chlrter Bevillon Co .. il.ion Ind in luch caplclty, I, Iloag with tbe other mellberl oC the Commislion, prepared a report which wal lent to your Board on february I, lY65. Since that time, I read a Connecticut eale entitled "Poulol Va. Caparrelli, Building Inlpector oC Plain-ville, 25 Conn. Sup. 370" which clle WII reported In the Dec.llber IS, 1964 edition oC the Connecticut Low Journll, Thil Clle delll with the powerl oC Townl under the HOII. Rule Act InterCerlng with powerl oC Zoning COmmlllionl. Since our Commllslon in sOlie WlYI hll created new provillon. with respect to the ~oning Commillion and .Ince thl. case pOintl out there is a prohibition In the 1I0me Rule Act Croll InterCering with the powers of the ZOning Co.-illion, I would luggelt that you bring this Matter to the attention oC the Chlrter Kevlsion Committee for the ir conlideratlon,

I do not wish to Illply that our action .hould be considered Inter­ference with the powers oC the ZOning Commission, but I do Ceel that other opinions should be lought ' on this lIatter.

Very truly yourl,

.'ronkl1n Melzer ___ A ________________________________ • ________ _ _ ____ _____ • ______________ _

Sec. 553. Amend ... nU' to zoning regulatlo ... (other than the zoning up), ICter the .effective date of the •• ,ter plan.

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IlEFEIlHEI! back to Co .... illion. with the reco_ndltl.., that Sec. 553. oC Chlpter 55 remlln "~S Is".

Sec. 556.1 Vote rogulred by Board oC Repre,entltl,e ••

MH. KUSSELL MUVEI! that the Charter Revl,lon Comml,.lon clarlCy thl' Ictloa (II pre,lously requested under 52'1.1 - new Sec. 523.). Seconded Ind CAIIllIED.

MR. RUSSELL'S amendllent, seconded Ind CARRIED, Collow,:

"Yote Requlre~ by Board oC Repre.entIUve.. In decldl·ng IU ,,"tter. reCerred to the Board oC RepresenUUvei pur .. a.t to th.iI .chlpter. I majority vote oC the entire member. hlp oC .ald BOlrd .hlll be required to reverse a Zoning Board'. decl.lon Ind Ipprove 101 propo.ed ... nd ... t appeal."

It WIS noted that thl. change will ell~lnlte conCu.lon wben Bolrd lelber • .uat ,ote on appeal reCerral. to the Bolrd ot Representltl,e ••

CHAPTER 56. ZONING APPEALS BOARD.

Thl. wa. REFERRED BACK to the Charter RIVI.loD Co .. I •• lo. (the entire Chlpter) Cor the .... rel,on I. gl.en under Chaptlr 55.

CHAPTER 59. PARK COIlMlSSION.

Sec. 595. Power. and dutie, of the park Co"I"loo.

this recommlndatlon WI' REJECTED.

CHAPTER 62. TA.<ATION.

Sec. 620.1 Tax DI.trict. G.neraill .

This recommendation WI. REJECTED.

CHAPTER 65. BOARD OF FINANCE. (Sel Chlpter 11, Sec. Ill.>

Sec. 650. Membershipr

Thl. recODlendatlon WI' REJECTED, pur'.lnt to pre,lo., reJectloa uader Cblpier 11, Sec. 111.

Sec. 452. Chalr .. n.

Thl' recoomendatloa WI' REJECTED. pur.uI.t to abo.e rello •••

CHAPTER 70. PERSONNEL PROVISIONS .

S.C. 705. Prohibition of politlc.1 .etiyilY,

Thl' WII REfERBED BACK to the Chlrter .1,1.10. COIBdI.loa, wlt_ thl tollowll, .uggeited chlnge,

"No oCtlcer or DtBblr at the Fire Deplrt .. nt at Polloe DlPlrt ... , ~Il be I .. tiber at or deleglte to "'1 poltUoal co ... aUo.. Btl

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cannot bold a.y appointed or public office in the City a! SUlII!o.rd.· . I .

MR. CONNORS thanked the meMberl a! hil Charter Revilion Comaittee tor the long houri they put in preparing their report to the Board.

IK. TRUGLIA laid be a110 .anted to thaak tbe .. mberl a! the COBIdttea, aad' to la, that he thought they .orked extra hard and that Mr. Connorl should be lingled out al having done an excaUeat job. .

THE PRESIDENT laid he a110 wished t.o add hil thankl to the Co~ittee tor a job .e11 doae and that they have devoted a lot o! their time and the Board owel thea a vote of thankl ~or having done an outltaad~ng job in very little ti ...

ADJUURNIENT:

There being no further businesl to come before the Board. on motion. dul, leconded and CARR1EU. the meeting adjourned at 12:10 A. I.

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