Monday, August 10, 2009

BOARD OF SELECTMEN
SPECIAL MEETING
JUNE 29, 2009
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Attendance: First Selectwoman Derrylyn Gorski, Selectman Walter Briggs

Visitors: Attorney Joseph McQuade, Attorney Kevin McSherry,

First Selectwoman Gorski called the special meeting of the Board of Selectmen to order at 7:30 p.m. The meeting was held in the Conference Room of the Bethany Town Hall.

EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS AND PENDING LITIGATION COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES JACQULINE JOYCE f/k/a J. JOYCE SASLAFSKY VS. TOWN OF BETHANY

At 7:32 p.m. Selectman Briggs moved a motion to go into executive session to discuss a personnel issue. First Selectwoman Gorski seconded the motion. The vote was called. The vote was unanimous. At 7:35 Selectman Briggs moved to exit the executive session. Selectwoman Gorski seconded the motion. The vote taken was unanimous. There were no votes taken during the executive session. Selectman Briggs then moved to accept the settlement as negotiated by Attorney McQuade, on behalf of the Town of Bethany, for the case of Jacqueline Joyce Saslafsky vs. the Town of Bethany, as brought by Jacqueline Joyce Saslafsky to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities . The settlement amount as reached was $6,250. First Selectwoman Gorski seconded the motion. The vote taken was unanimous.

PARK ENHANCEMENT GRANT

Selectman Briggs moved the following resolution:

RESOLVED: That the Town of Bethany approves the submittal of a grant application to the Office of Policy and Management in the amount of $8,000 for Park enhancement and that Derrylyn Gorski is authorized to sign grant application this 29th day of June, 2009.
First Selectwoman Gorski seconded the motion. The vote taken was unanimous.

ADJOURNMENT
Adjournment was called at 7:38 p.m. after a motion was moved by Selectman Briggs and seconded by First Selectwoman Gorski. The vote taken was unanimous.

Respectfully submitted,

June G. Riley
Secretary, Board of Selectmen