Hamden Government Roundup: Finance Director Vote, Distressed-City Panel
The regular council listing gives two start times; the wetlands meeting was canceled.
HAMDEN, CT — The Legislative Council held a special meeting Monday, Nov. 2, to vote on Dawn Savo as Hamden's director of finance, and the council's Audit Committee brought in officials from Waterbury, Hartford and West Haven on Wednesday, Nov. 4, for a roundtable on cities that came under state financial oversight, according to their agendas. Minutes had not been posted as of Friday, Nov. 6.
Legislative Council
The Nov. 2 special meeting had one item: approving Savo's appointment, along with a budget amendment and her employment agreement, which the council's Committee of the Whole approved Oct. 28. The council's regular meeting is Monday, Nov. 9; its agenda had not been posted as of Friday.
Audit Committee
The Nov. 4 agenda listed a progress update from the administration and a "Distressed Municipality Roundtable" with Joe Geary, chief of staff to three Waterbury mayors; Adam Cloud, Hartford's city treasurer; and Michael Milone, the state Municipal Accountability Review Board's representative to West Haven.
Ice Rink Working Group
The group's Thursday, Nov. 5, special meeting listed a discussion with the Recreation Department and Hamden Youth Hockey about the ice arena.
Other Commissions
Fair Rent Commission (Thursday, Nov. 5): four tenant cases to be heard, two against Seramonte LLC and one each against Broadmoor Apartments and Atria Larson Place, where the landlord asked for a continuance. The commission was also to set its 2027 hearing schedule.
Arts Commission (Wednesday, Nov. 4): an update on the Hamden Through Time 240 project, its 2027 budget and a proposed Hamden jazz concert series.
Veterans Commission (Wednesday, Nov. 4): reports on Wreaths Across America and community relations, plus the Hamden Veterans Coalition and term limits.
Civil Service Commission (Tuesday, Nov. 3): requests to fill an information technology administrator job and a library page job.
Technology Commission (Thursday, Nov. 5): correspondence about MUNIS, the town's finance software, and IT department updates.
The Inland Wetlands Commission's Nov. 4 meeting was canceled.
