Ethics Commission - Minutes - 09/08/2025

Minutes
Waterford Ethics Commission Special Meeting
Monday, September 8, 2025, 7PM
Waterford Police Station Training Room
1. Call to Order by the Chair at 7:00PM
2. Pledge of Allegiance was observed.
3. Attendance and Seating of Alternates: Members present were Betsy Ritter, Adam Stone, Christopher
Nailon, Alan Messier and Cathy Patterson. Alternates present were Paul Helvig and Sara Gilman Mallari.
Alternates were seated. There were no members of the public present. The Commission was joined by
Attorney Jeffrey Longregan.
4. Public Comment: None
5. Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of August 5, 2025: The minutes were approved as
amended by the corrected spelling of Sara Gilman Mallari’s name under Item 5. Motion to approve was
made by Cathy Patteron, seconded by Adam Stone. Unanimously approved..
6. Correspondence: None
7. Report from the Chair: Wording for the posting of agendas and minutes with Executive Session
information as is shown in Item 10 has been approved by Town Attorney Avena.
8. Old business: None
9. New business: None
10. Executive Session:
Motion made at 7:10PM to move into Executive Session to continue to hear and discuss items of
business currently before the Commission as stipulated and protected under CGS Title 1 Chapter 10 Sec.
1-79 to 1-101rr.

Motion made by Paul Helvig, seconded by Adam Stone, unanimously approved. Motion to end
Executive Session was made at 9:26PM by Cathy Patterson, seconded by Chris Nailon, unanimously
approved.
11. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn was made at 9:27PM by Paul Helvig, seconded by Sara Gilman
Mallari, unanimously approved
Respectfully Submitted,
Elizabeth Ritter, Chair
Note: Next regularly scheduled meeting is October 7, 2025.