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Hartford City Council Meeting

Monday, June 26, 2000

Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network, Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000

There are 66 items on the regular agenda. The meeting will begin at 8 P.M. at Hartford City Hall and will be televised on Hartford Public Access, Channel 21.

Charter Revision—The Council will be voting on the final report from the Charter Revision Commission. The final report reflects changes made by the Commission after discussion with Council members. The final report includes:

  • A stronger mayor with broader powers of appointment
  • Four year terms for the mayor and Council members
  • An increase from nine to 15 Council members
  • Election by districts of Council members. Under the revised Charter the city would be divided into five districts with each district having three representatives.
  • A Board of Education with seven members; four elected, three appointed for four year terms
  • Residency requirements for every department head and coordinator. (Item #25)

The Council has 15 days from the date of submission of the final report to respond. (The report was submitted June 19, 2000.) The Council may approve or reject the report, may approve or reject parts of the report, and determine when the approved portions will be voted on in referendum.

Council members O’Connell, Sanchez, and Watkins are recommending that the Council vote to revise the final report with regard to district representation. (Item #49)

Pay Raises for City Employees -- The Council will vote on a set of ordinances designed to give 2% pay increases to some city employees who are appointed or elected. The employees effected are non-union employees who have not had pay adjustments since July 1992. The ordinances were reviewed for a second time by the Operations, Management, Budget, Education, and Labor Committee which is recommending removal of 20 of the pay increases. The pay increases would be retroactive to July 1, 1997. (Item #29)

Bond Issue for November -- On the recommendation of City Manager Kee Borges, the Council will vote to send to public hearing a bond ordinance for $35,000,000 for streetscape improvements. The ordinance would fund streetscape improvements, pedestrian enhancements, street reconstruction, and improvements to the city’s drainage and flood control system.

If approved after public hearing by the Council the ordinance would be placed on the November 7 ballot for voter referendum. There are seven other bond ordinances which could be added to the November ballot. (These ordinances have been to public hearing but are not on the agenda for the Council’s June 26 meeting.) (Item #41)

Body Piercing Revisited – On recommendation of Deputy Mayor Sanchez, the Council will vote on an ordinance amending the recent action on body art statutes. The ordinance will allow ear-piercing procedures performed with a “mechanical device which utilizes pre-sterilized earrings in a single-unit, single-use cartridge system or is a disposable device.” This ordinance has been to public hearing and is on the action calendar. (Item #36)

Preservation Policy -- On the recommendation of Deputy Mayor Sanchez, the Council will vote on a resolution which would direct the city to reevaluate its demolition policy. The resolution argues that the city should strongly consider “each building shell for reconstruction by removing impediments to redevelopment.” (Item #48)

Lewis Street Development – The Council will be voting on a resolution which would authorize the sale of properties on Lewis, Trumbull, and Pearl Streets, to Trumbull Centre, LLC. Trumbull Centre is proposing to build apartments and a parking garage on the properties. (Item #24)

If you have any questions about the agenda call Greg Vickers at CREN, 249‑1416.  The Citizens' Research Education Network is a non‑profit information and research center for Hartford community‑based organizations.

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