Board of Police Commissioners - Minutes - 10/06/2021

SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
October 6, 2021
PRESENT: 
J. Dimmock, M. Gelinas via Zoom, R Brule, T Sheridan
ABSENT: 
All Commissioners Present
DEPARTMENT: 
Chief B. Mahoney, Lt. 
N VanOverloop, Lt. M Balestracci
PUBLIC: Attorney Robert Avena, Attorney Eileen Duggan, Jodie Strohl, Susan Driscoll. Bill
Sheehan, Johanna Vazquez
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM:
Chairman Gelinas called the special meeting to order at 2:04 pm. in the General Meeting Room of the
Waterford Police Department, with Zoom access.
A Quorum was established.
Correspondence- Letter from Chief Brett Mahoney announcing his Retirement effective October 29,
2021.
MOTION: made by Commissioner Dimmock to accept Chief Brett Mahoney’s letter of Retirement
SECONDED by Commissioner Gamble. The motion was voted upon and passed.
MOTION: made by Commissioner Dimmock to enter into executive session, Pursuant to Connecticut
General Statutes 1-200 (6) (A), for the purpose of discussing a potential candidate for appointment as
Interim Police Chief. Included with the Police Commissioners will be Chief of Police Brett Mahoney,
Town Attorneys, Robert Avena, and Eileen Duggan and when called upon LT Mar Balestracci. The
motion was seconded by Commissioner C. Gamble. The motion was voted on and passed.

PUBLIC MEETING: Out of Executive Session at 2:07, there were no votes or action taken during
executive session.
MOTION: made by Commissioner J. Dimmock to appoint Lieutenant Mare Balestracci as Interim
Police Chief effective October 29, 2021, for a period of up to six (6) months, and to authorize the First
Selectman to finalize any outstanding terms and conditions of this interim appointment. The motion
was SECONDED by Commmissioner C. Gamble, the motion was voted on and passed.
Adjournment: 
A MOTION was made by Commissioner Sheridan to adjourn, 
The motion was
SECONDED by Commissioner Brule, the motion was voted upon; the motion passed.
Meeting was adjourned at 3:12 pm.
Respectfully submitted by:
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