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Name: Representative Town Meeting
Start: 2021-10-05T23:30+00:00
End: 2021-10-06T03:59+00:00
Location: Electronically

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Representative Town Meeting

Date: 10/05/2021 7:30 PM 10/05/2021 7:30 PM 10/05/2021
Location: Electronically

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October 5, 2021

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING NOTICE

All Representative Town Meeting members and inhabitants of the Town of Westport are hereby notified that a meeting of the Representative Town Meeting members will be held on October 5, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. for the purposes listed below. There is no physical location for this meeting. It will be held electronically. If necessary, the meeting shall reconvene on Tuesday October 19, 2021, to deal with any agenda items not disposed of at the adjournment of the October 5, 2021 meeting.

SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR THIS ELECTRONIC MEETING:

Pursuant to Sections 163-167 of Senate Bill 1202, there will not be a physical location for this meeting. This meeting will be held electronically and live streamed on westportct.gov and shown on Optimum Government Access Channel 79 and Frontier Channel 6020. Meeting materials will be available at westportct.gov along with the meeting notice posted on the Meeting List & Calendar page.

INSTRUCTIONS TO ATTEND ZOOM MEETING:

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Phone number: +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 862 5155 5148

Passcode: 392474

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Members of the Westport electorate attending the meeting by telephone or video may comment on any agenda item. Comments will be limited to 3 minutes.

Emails may be sent to RTMmailinglist@westportct.gov, which goes to all RTM members. These emails will not be read aloud during the meeting.

1. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance, to approve the First Selectmen salary increase to $150,000.00 per year.

2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Director of Human Services, to approve an appropriation of $75,000.00 for Architectural Services and an Environmental Evaluation for Asbestos and Lead at the Gillespie Center. These funds are eligible for reimbursement through a previously approved State Grant.

3. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of at least 20 electors, to adopt an ordinance to create a Civilian Police Review Board. (Second reading. Full text available in the Town Clerk’s Office).

4. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of the RTM Code of Conduct Special Committee, to adopt the Westport Representative Town Meeting Conduct Guidelines and Expectations.

5. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the request of 3 RTM members, to adopt an ordinance restricting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in Westport. (First reading. Full text available in the Town Clerk's Office).

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Velma E. Heller, Moderator

It is the policy of the Town of Westport that all Town-sponsored public meetings and events are accessible to people with disabilities. If you need assistance in participating in a meeting or event due to a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact Westport’s ADA Coordinator at 203-341-1043 or eflug@westportct.gov at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting or event to request an accommodation.

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Agenda:Representative Town Meeting Oct 5