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Post by Dr.Ken Sokolowski on Nov 10, 2006 8:06:03 GMT -5
Ok, folks,
With Russ gone from the Council, who will be offered up to fill that vacancy?
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Post by oldetowne on Nov 10, 2006 8:59:17 GMT -5
I would guess it will be either someone currently on the Board of Education or someone who had previously been on Council. They need a person who will commit to running for reelection and someone who has a track record of success in elections.
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Post by morganika on Nov 10, 2006 9:17:06 GMT -5
Well does anyone think there is a possibility of things getting better for us with Russ out of the picture, or will it be more of the same? Or (shudder) worse.
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Post by Dr.Ken Sokolowski on Nov 10, 2006 9:25:25 GMT -5
Thank reminds me, who were the three Democrat losers in the last Council election? Who were the Democrat losers in that same BOE election? Otherwise, OT, I follow your train of thinking here.
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Post by oldetowne on Nov 10, 2006 13:00:37 GMT -5
Sorry, Dr. Ken, but I don't understand the question. What I meant to say was that I would put the money on either (1) one of the 6 incumbent Democrats on the BOE or (2) one of any number of Democrats who had served previously on the Council. There were no Democrats who lost in either 2003 or 2005.
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Post by Dr.Ken Sokolowski on Nov 10, 2006 13:26:51 GMT -5
You're absolutely correct. I have got to get rid of this cold!
If the Dem's pull from the BOE, then there will be a vacancy there to be filled, right?
If they pull from some other non-Board or Commission pool, there would be no vacancy to be filled.
Thanks for straightening me out!
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Post by oldetowne on Dec 29, 2006 9:34:21 GMT -5
Rumor is.....
New mayor - Andy Adil (4th highest vote getter)
New deputy mayor - Christine Fortunato
New council member - Paul Montinieri (husband of BOE Julie)
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Post by SyZyGy on Jan 1, 2007 12:03:32 GMT -5
Better choice:
Christine!
Otherwise,
for arrogant Dem's:
Embarrassment! |
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Post by cruzrt on Jan 3, 2007 14:46:10 GMT -5
What qualifications does Paul Montineri have? Is he just a husband of another politician? Has he ever been on a town Commission? If he has, how does he conduct himself?
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Post by oldetowne on Jan 3, 2007 15:51:06 GMT -5
He's the husband of Julie Montinieri, former Council member and current BOE member. I am not sure what he does for work, although I have heard that it's in the refuse business. He's been a member of the EDIC for a year or so and attends most of the meetings. The Courant suggested that he was the Chairman of the EDIC, but the last posted minutes (9/06) don't indicate that.
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Post by Dr.Ken Sokolowski on Jan 3, 2007 17:41:41 GMT -5
Per the minutes of the EDIC meeting of 7/13/2006:
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Post by oldetowne on Jan 24, 2007 17:20:11 GMT -5
I wonder if the fact that former mayor and now State Rep. Russ Morin is presently employed by Kelly Containers of Suffield, (Councilman Paul Montinieri, President), has anything to do with the Council appointment. That is the kind of "qualification" that very few people can match.
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Post by SyZyGy on Feb 4, 2007 11:31:05 GMT -5
In addition to whatever "sweet heart" deal he is getting from Montinieri, he is pulling down a salary while 'on duty' at the Capitol. The following is borrowed from another Connecticut blog. "Wednesday, January 04, 2006
A Full-Time Job? Or Just a Full-Time Salary?
Some Connecticut legislators have begun to voice the opinion that their job should be full-time, according to the Stamford Advocate. Currently, only a few large states, specifically New York, Pennsylvania, California and Michigan, have full-time legislators. Recently, Connecticut has has three lengthy special sessions, prompting questions of whether or not it is feasible for legislators to hold two jobs.
...Personally, I think its partly about the money, and the legislators want as much as they can get. Senators and representatives currently are paid $28,000 per year, plus several [additionally make] a several thousand dollar stipend. Already, they make $12,000 more than the national average. A full-time legislator would require full-time pay for work that shouldn't be full-time. I'm not denying that it is a significant time commitment. It is. But as House Speaker James Amann said, "I got a couple people who complained about it, and quite frankly, I said, 'If you don't want to be a legislator, don't run. Period'" (Stamford Advocate).
States like Florida and Texas, which are immensely larger, don't have full-time legislators. Why should Connecticut? It would only make our government less efficient that it already is. Legislators should be able to wrap up all bills within the give schedule, and the recent special sessions don't indicate a growing commitment, only that the legislature is becoming more inefficient. When the legislature is running full tilt, without wasting any time whatsoever, then they can voice that concern. Until then, if they've been so busy, where's the eminent domain restrictions we've been waiting on for so long now?
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