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This administration takes way too long to post the minutes from the monthly meetings. Here we are at the end of April and we still do not have the minutes posted from this month's Aldermen's meeting which takes place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. In addition, the links to the minutes that do exist should be made easier to read/clarified.
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Planner (Registrierter Benutzer)
Fred Sampson <small class="fwn">(Gast)</small>
Sanda Ardinto <small class="fwn">(Gast)</small>
Technology allows us to use these tools available for communication. Proven to the fact it is nearly impossible for many working residents with 1.5 hour or more commutes to attend such meetings in person.
Actually it would be better if Ansonia had employers present as Shelton has where we can make a living wage locally.
Judging by the downtown business district appearance and improvement direction (West Main Street backstreet improvement ??? – What will be gained there in light of the decrepit factories surrounding that improvement ??? ) I am quite confident that is not going to happen in my life time. I need to consider my personal options to turn my house into a rent joining the towns growing temporary rental society who so loosely use my tax dollars to gain education and other benefits.
Resident <small class="fwn">(Gast)</small>
The April minutes have been online for some time now: http://www.cityofansonia.com/filestorage/2528/563/565/5105/4_08_14_BOA_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
Nothing in the process has changed regarding aldermen minutes from the past administration. The same recording secretary is used, and the current webmaster places items on the site the same day they are received!
Resident <small class="fwn">(Gast)</small>
Fred Sampson <small class="fwn">(Gast)</small>
Lamico (Registrierter Benutzer)
softy (Registrierter Benutzer)
Larry Sinclair (Gast)
softy (Gast)
Ansonia webmaster (Gast)
FYI - Minutes, agendas, cancellations, news and events, updates, photos, press releases, special meetings, to name a few, are recorded (if applicable) and posted daily. Perhaps if you are unable to locate information, please scroll through the list you are viewing. It is possible that it may be towards the bottom, depending on the nature if the content and title. The website software doesn't always allow preferred formats and we strive to keep the pages as friendly as possible. Should you have specific questions, please click the "contact us" at the bottom of the website page which will allow you to send your questions directly to the webmaster. Rest assured, all that should be on, is. I welcome your comments and questions and thank you for your input.
PS. It's Zawisza
Kenny Plav (Gast)
Geschlossen Ryan Healey (Gast)
Reopened Lamico (Registrierter Benutzer)
I don't know exactly who "Planner" is but he should check with the State of CT regarding minutes for Municipal Meetings.
This is directly from the State of CT FOI Laws.
"Generally, FOIA requires public agencies to keep minutes of their meetings and make the minutes available for public inspection within seven days after the meeting. The minutes must contain the vote of each member of the agency on any issue that came before it. If an agency has an Internet website, it must post the minutes on it by the seven day deadline. The requirement applies only to minutes that must be publicly disclosed (executive sessions are not covered). The law exempts from the requirement agencies of state political subdivisions. "
Planner (Registrierter Benutzer)
I was only citing the legal requirements and identifying when minutes are actually official. In regard to the recording secretaries actually posting the minutes on-line, most secretaries don't have direct access to their websites. Municipal or BOE IT offices generally have to perform the mechanics of posting, so they delay may not be the recording secretary's responsibility.
EileenK (Gast)
Talk about being thrown under a bus (or in this case, an ice cream truck).
Mike (Softy), when you incessantly called my office for minutes to be posted, I explained that I would post them within 24 hours of receiving such minutes. If I didn’t have them, I couldn’t post them (which, I’m sure, the current webmaster will agree). The residents were not at my “mercy.” An improved system would have been welcomed.
Yes, having the minutes posted online is a good practice and benefits the residents, which is why I did the job for years, on my own time, without additional compensation.
Mike, I certainly did not say I “wasn’t obligated” to post the minutes, but I did read to you from the Connecticut State Statutes PA 10-171 – HB 5255 (Sec. 4. Section 1-225) – An Act Concerning Municipal Mandate Relief, which states “no public agency of a political subdivision of the state shall be required to post such minutes on an Internet web site.” This was in clarification of your misunderstanding of the FOIA requirement. The city is not "required" to post minutes online.
Planner is correct - a municipality is a political subdivision of the state. This does not exclude minutes from being filed within seven days with the municipality’s Town Clerk’s office where they are available for public inspection. Minutes are official once approved by the board at its next meeting, there have been cases where revised minutes were posted online to replace an older version, but are noted as such.
Lamico (Registrierter Benutzer)
Fred Sampson (Gast)
Fred Sampson (Gast)
Citizen (Gast)
dzawisza (Registrierter Benutzer)
Recorder (Gast)
Michael Raymond (Registrierter Benutzer)
Dzawisza,
You "take pride in keeping the website updated daily" but you need posters here to send you the changes that need to be made to the site and the site is clearly outdated and incorrect.
I wouldn't be very proud if I were you.
Geschlossen special treatment (Registrierter Benutzer)