RTM Meeting

January 4, 2022

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 January 4, 2022, 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 January 18, 2022, to deal with any agenda items not disposed of at the adjournment of the January 4, 2022 meeting.

1. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon a request by the Finance Director and the Personnel/Human Resources Director, to approve (i) the transfer of the obligation for payment of the frozen accrued benefits for certain public safety supervisory employees under the Fire Pension Fund and Police Pension Fund to the Retirement Plan for Non-Union Supervisory Employees (the “NUSE Plan”); (ii) the amendment of the NUSE Plan to permit in-service retirement benefit payments to certain Police participants who are eligible for normal retirement benefits under the NUSE Plan; (iii) the authorization of the First Selectperson to offer eligibility for in-service retirement benefit payments under the NUSE Plan to other Police or Fire participants in the NUSE Plan who are otherwise eligible for normal retirement benefits; (iv) the amendment of the NUSE plan to require cessation of benefit accrual by any participant who has commenced in-service retirement benefit payments; and (v) the authorization of additional ministerial actions to effectuate these resolutions.

2. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the First Selectwoman, to approve the appointment of Deputy RTM Moderator, Lauren Karpf, to serve as the Town’s alternate representative to the Western Connecticut Council of Governments per subsection (b) of Section 2-4 of the Code of Ordinances, for the term effective November 2021 through November 2023.

3. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Board of Finance and a request by the Deputy Chief of Police, to approve an appropriation in the amount of $843,844.40 to purchase Body and Vehicle Dash Cameras, Helmet Cams, Modems, WiFi Access Point, Building Security Cameras and Tasers.

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

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                                                                                                            Jeffrey Wieser, 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.

     This is to certify that on December 24, 2021, this meeting notice was published in the Westport News and posted on the town web page, www.westportct.gov, under Meeting List and Calendar. This notice was sent by email to the Town Hall E-mail List and a specific email was sent to RTM members.

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Jeffrey M. Dunkerton, Town Clerk

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