Representative Town Meeting (RTM) - Minutes - 11/29/2021

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MINUTES
REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING
Special Meeting
Waterford Town Hall — ZOOM only.
November 29, 2021
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RTM Moderator Thomas Dembek called the November 29, 2021 Special Meeting of the Representative
Town Meeting to order at 7:01 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Greg Attanasio, April Cairns (7:15 P.M.), Thomas J. Dembek, Susan Driscoll, Steven Elci,
Timothy Fioravanti, Miriam Furey-Wagner, Nick Gauthier, Paul Goldstein, Valerie Metivier, Richard
Muckle, Theodore Olynciw, Dan Radin, Michael Rocchetti, Danielle Steward-Gelinas.
ABSENT: Michael Bono, Jennifer Bracciale, Timothy Condon, Kathleen Kohl, David Lersch, Richard
Morgan, Liam O’Leary, Robert Swansen.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT: First Selectman Robert J Brule
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ABSENT: Selectwoman Jody Nazarchyk, Chair of the Board of Education Craig
Merriman; Chair of the Board of Finance Ronald R. Fedor, Selectman Elizabeth Sabilia.
ALSO PRESENT: Town Clerk David L. Campo; Town Attorney Rob Avena.
ITEM C CORRESPONDENCE
None
CALL ITEM 1 — Executive Session
MOTION by Steward-Gelinas, seconded by Gauthier, that the RTM, along with First Selectman Robert
Brule, Superintendent Thomas Giard, Assistant Superintendent Craig Powers, BOE Director of Finance
Joe Mancini, BOE Member Patricia Fedor, BOE Member Christopher Jones (Unavailable), go into
executive session for the purpose of discussing strategy and/or negotiations with respect to current and
pending collective bargaining with multiple bargaining units. This action is taken without prejudice to
the Town’s right to discuss these matters in a private meeting pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes
§1-200 (2) at 7:04 P.M.
VOTING IN FAVOR: Unanimous
MOTION by Driscoll, seconded by Steward-Gelinas, to come out of Executive Session at 7:48 P.M.
VOTING IN FAVOR: Unanimous
CALL ITEM 2 — Waterford BOE Administrators and Supervisors Contract
MOTION by Steward-Gelinas, seconded by Rocchetti, to Pass over.

VOTING IN FAVOR: Dembek, Muckle, Rocchetti, Steward-Gelinas
VOTING AGAINST: Attanasio, Driscoll, Elci, Fioravanti, Furey-Wagner, Gauthier, Olynciw, Radin
ABSTAINED: Cairns, Goldstein, Metivier.
MOTION FAILS: 4-8-3
MOTION by Furey-Wagner, seconded by Gauthier, to vote on the contract as presented.
VOTING IN FAVOR: Attanasio, Driscoll, Elci, Fioravanti, Furey-Wagner, Gauthier, Olynciw, Radin
VOTING AGAINST: None
ABSTAINED: Cairns, Dembek, Goldstein, Metivier, Muckle, Rocchetti, Steward-Gelinas.
MOTION PASSED: 8-0-7
MOTION by Rocchetti, seconded by Muckle, to adjourn at 7:55 P.M.
VOTING IN FAVOR: Unanimous
Respectfully Submitted,
David L. Campo, CCTC
Waterford Town Clerk