Representative Town Meeting (RTM) - 1255 (04/06/2026)

FIFTEEN ROPE FERRY ROAD
PHONE 860-442-0553
WATERFORD, CT 06385-2886
www.waterfordct.org
LEGISLATION & ADMINISTRATION STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE RTM
COMMITTEE REPORT
POLICE COMMISSION EXPANSION TO SEVEN MEMBERS (RTC 10/2/23)
Background
Feb.22, 2024 Committee Meeting. Initial meeting for new committee; brief introduction of four pending issues.
Consensus of committee to focus on two issues involving public participation and postpone Police Commission
expansion review to future meeting,
(Referral request and Police Commission ordinances available with meeting agenda at waterfordct.org)
Feb. 13, 2025 Committee Meeting. No discussion on this issue; with Attorney Avena present, focus was on ethics
and YFSB/Senior Citizens ordinances. Consensus to defer other issues to future meeting.
Current Committee Action
Jan. 21, 2026 Committee Meeting. Initial meeting for the new committee; introduction of all pending issues. No
background was identified for the proposed expansion. Committee members generally agreed that the item could
likely be referred back to the RTM with no action. The chair will reach out to current ccommissioners to see if they
wish to participate in the next L&A meeting.
Feb. 9, 2026: The Committee noted that no commissioners or other stakeholders have presented evidence
demonstrating a need to increase the size of the Police Commission. To the Committee’s knowledge, no requests
for expansion have been made since the item was referred in October 2023. The Committee also noted that
appointment-related concerns are outside the scope of this item and could be addressed separately if necessary.
Recommendation: The Committee voted unanimously to report this item out of committee with the
recommendation that the RTM take no further action because underlying concerns about appointments can be
addressed in another format.
Submitted by:
Erica Casper
Chair, Legislation & Administration Standing Committee
Representative Town Meeting
Town of Waterford
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