Posted: Friday, 30 October 2009 6:41PM

A List of Ballot Questions for Tuesday's Local Election

Matt Dwyer Reporting

Questions on the Ballot for the November 3, 2009 Municipal Election
The Office of the Secretary of the State

ANSONIA
1. “Shall Section 42 of the Charter of the City of Ansonia be amended
and revised to provide that the Board of Aldermen and the Board of
Apportionment and Taxation meet both on the second Tuesday in
February in each year in order for the Board of Aldermen to submit
the proposed budget and that the Board of Apportionment and
Taxation accept the proposed budget on the same day following the
receipt of the budget from the Board of Aldermen which contains
estimates of the amount required by each department of city
government for the ensuing year, given particulars as far as possible,
and recommending an appropriation for city expenses for said year
and also recommending such tax on the poll, and as ratable estate
within the limits as said Board of Aldermen shall deem necessary to
meet the expenses for the next fiscal year?”

BRIDGEPORT
1. “Shall the findings of the Bridgeport City Council authorizing the City
to exercise powers granted in the State of Connecticut City and Town
Development Act be approved?”
2. “Shall a one (1.00) mill tax be levied to establish and maintain a free
public library and reading room?”

BRISTOL
1. “Shall the City of Bristol continue, pursuant to the City Council
Resolution dated July 27, 2009, the Connecticut City and Town
Development Act, which grants additional authority to aid and
promote industrial and other forms of economic development?”

CANTON
1. “Shall the Charter of the Town of Canton be revised as proposed by
the Canton Charter Revision Commission and as approved by the
Canton Board of Selectmen?”

CHESHIRE
1. “Shall the $600,000 appropriation and bond authorization for the
repair and replacement of Country Club Road Bridge over Honeypot
Brook, be approved?”
2. “Shall the $1,000,000 appropriation and bond authorization for the
road repavement program, in addition to a prior appropriation and
bond authorization of $325,000 for an aggregate appropriation and
bond authorization of $1,325,000, be approved?”
3. “Shall the $1,150,000 appropriation and bond authorization for the
Mixville Pump Station construction, be approved?”
4. “Shall the $1,500,000 appropriation and bond authorization for
Water Pollution Control Plant upgrade design, be approved?”
5. “Shall the $450,000 appropriation and bond authorization for
Influent Plant Pump Station Improvements at the Wastewater
Treatment Plant, in addition to a prior appropriation and bond
authorization of $500,000 for an aggregate appropriation and bond
authorization of $950,000, be approved?”
6. “Shall the $500,000 appropriation and bond authorization for
infrastructure improvements at Cheshire High School, be approved?”
7. “Shall the $250,000 appropriation and bond authorization for
district-wide energy improvements/window replacement, in addition
to a prior appropriation and bond authorization of $500,00 for an
aggregate appropriation and bond authorization of $750,000, be
approved?”

CLINTON
1. “Shall the revision to the Town Charter as recommended by the
Charter Revision Committee and approved by the Board of
Selectmen be adopted?”

COLUMBIA
1. “Shall the proposed revised charter be approved?”

DANBURY
1. “Shall the proposed amendments to the Danbury Municipal Charter
approved by the Common Council of the City on March 10, 2009 be
approved?”

EAST LYME
1. “Shall Section 7.3 of the charter be amended to provide that the
annual town budget be submitted to an automatic referendum on the
voting machines?”
2. “Shall Section 4.1.1 of the charter be amended to provide that the
time for the Board of Selectmen to appoint members of town boards
and officers be increased from 15 to 30 days after the Board takes
office?”
3. “Shall Section 5.4 of the charter be amended to provide that the
Board of Selectmen may either appoint a Town Director of Health or
vote to join a District Department of Health?”
4. “Shall Sections 2.13 and 6.2.1 of the charter be amended to provide
that the Board of Tax Review be re-named the Board of Assessment
Appeals?”
5. “Shall Section 3.3.1.5 and 7.7 of the charter be amended to provide
that the price of real estate purchases which may be made by the
Board of Selectmen be increased from $1,000 to $10,000?”

EAST WINDSOR
1. “Shall the Charter be generally revised to reformat, consolidate and
recodify in order to facilitate public understanding of the structure
and processes of its local government to allow for efficient
organization and administration of government and meet the needs
of the public?”
2. “Shall the Charter be revised by modifying Chapter VIII (Finance
and Taxation) to include, among revisions: an automatic budget
referendum (maximum of three referenda) and, in the event of a
failed third referendum, reversion to the prior year’s annual budget
increased by two (2) percent?”
3. “Shall Chapter IX – Town Employees Section 9-2 of the Charter be
revised to limit all employment contracts to three (3) years?”
4. “Shall Chapter X – Town Meeting Section 10-8 A) of the Charter be
revised to increase the threshold requiring the action of the Town
Meeting for appropriations not included in the Annual Budget from
Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) TO Thirty Thousand ($30,000.00)
Dollars?”

ELLINGTON
1. “Shall the town of Ellington appropriate $1,725,000 for acquisition
of the 5 and 11 Hubbard Lane properties in Ellington for use for
open space, active and passive recreation and other municipal
purposes and for various related site improvements; and authorize
the issue of bonds and notes in the same amount to finance the
appropriation?”

GLASTONBURY
1. “Shall the town of Glastonbury appropriate $2,000,000 for purchase
of development rights and acquisition of land pursuant to ordinance
establishing the town’s reserve for land acquisition and authorize the
issue of bonds and notes in the same amount to finance said
appropriation?”
2. “Shall the town of Glastonbury sell real estate owned by the town
located at 131 Addison Road at the price and on such terms and
conditions as determined by the Town Council?”
3. “Shall the town of Glastonbury sell real estate owned by the town
located at 232 Williams Street at the price and on such terms and
conditions as determined by the town council?”

GROTON
1. “Shall the Ordinance Appropriating $10,725,000 for Thames Street
Rehabilitation and Authorizing the Issue of Bonds and Notes in the
Same Amount be Approved?”

HEBRON
1. “Shall the Town of Hebron adopt the amendments to the Hebron
Town Charter as approved by the Board of Selectmen on August 20,
2009?”

KILLINGLY
1. “Shall the existing provisions relative to the Town Council be revised
to reduce the total number of Councilors from nine (9) to seven (7);
to provide that the Council Chairperson shall be elected as a district
Council office; and, shall the provisions for a super majority vote of
the Town Council be reduced from six (6) Councilors to five (5)
Councilors, principally effecting Section 302, and Chapter V of the
Town Charter?”
2. “Shall the Town Council be amended to provide for “at large”
rather than “district” election of Town Councilors, principally
effecting Sections 202, 203, 204, 206, and 302 of the Town
Charter?”
3. “Shall Section 701 and 1007 of the Charter be amended to require
an all day 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. machine vote for final budget
approval?”
4. “Shall the proposed amendments encompassing all the grammatical
changes and language changes to make the Charter gender neutral
be approved?”

KILLINGWORTH
1. “Shall the Charter of the Town of Killingworth be revised in
accordance with the recommendation of the Charter Revision
Commission dated July 15, 2009 and approved by the Board of
Selectmen on August 5, 2009?”

LEBANON
1. “Shall the Town of Lebanon adopt an Ordinance permitting the
Municipal and Board of Education budgets to be split and voted on
separately?”

LEDYARD
1. “Shall Chapter II of the Ledyard Charter, Elections and Elected
Officials be revised as follows: Section 3, Elective Officers, and
Section 5, Board of Education, are revised to allow voters to vote for
up to nine candidates for both the Town Council and the Board of
Education. Section 7, Minority Representation, is revised to allow a
maximum of six candidates from each party to be elected to either the
Town Council or the Board of Education. (The maximum number
elected from the same party would be six.) Section 10, Vacancies, is
revised to permit filling vacancies on the Board of Education, in
accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes?”
2. “Shall Chapter VI of the Ledyard Charter, Officers, Departments,
and Boards Appointed by the Mayor be revised as follows: Section
7, Department of Public Safety, is revised to: (a) specify and clarify
the duties of the Director of Public Safety and the Director of Civil
Preparedness and Emergency Management, (b) reorganize a Law
Enforcement Division and a Fire Safety and Emergency Medical
Services Division, and (c) create an Administrator of Emergency
Services position and a Public Safety Commission?”
3. “Shall Chapter VII of the Ledyard Charter, Finance and Taxation be
revised as follows: Section 16, Eminent Domain, is added to prohibit
the taking of private property for public use without first a two-thirds
vote of the Town Council and then a majority approval vote at a
referendum in which at least 15% of registered voters participate?”
4. “Shall chapters and sections of the Town Charter which clarify
descriptions and responsibilities for positions, hiring and appointing,
and budget preparation be revised as proposed?”
5. “Shall chapters and sections of the Town Charter, in general,
intended to: (a) update references, (b) improve readability, and (c)
comply with Connecticut General Statutes be revised, as proposed?”

MANCHESTER
1. “Shall the Town appropriate $8,000,000 to pay for improvements to
roads and sidewalks, and for debt administration, to be financed by
the issuance of general obligation bonds and notes of the Town?”
2. “Shall the Town appropriate $8,000,000 to redevelop and revitalize
the Broad Street commercial area consisting of approximately 148
acres, and including the Parkade, by carrying out the Broad Street
Redevelopment Plan, Phase I, as approved by the Board of
Directors, including the extension of Center Springs Park to Broad
Street, the construction of a greenway along Bigelow Brook, street,
sidewalk and other infrastructure improvements, the acquisition of
property in the redevelopment area, and for debt administration, to
be financed by the issuance of general obligation bonds and notes of
the Town?”

MANSFIELD
1. “Shall the town of Mansfield Appropriate $1,052,450 for acquisition
of land or interests therein for open space, municipal, or passive or
active recreational uses and for improvements to land currently
owned by the town or to be acquired by the town for such purposes,
and authorize the issue of bonds and notes in the same amount to
defray said appropriation?”
2. “Shall the town of Mansfield appropriate $3,093,840 for
replacement of the Stone Mill Road and Laurel Lane Bridges and
authorize the issue of bonds and notes to defray the portion of said
appropriation not funded from grants?”
3. “Shall the town of Mansfield appropriate $105,250 for construction
of the Hunting Lodge Road bikeway/walkway and authorize the issue
of bonds and notes in the same amount to defray said
appropriation?”

MIDDLETOWN
1. “Shall Section IX, Section 2: Debt Authorization be approved YES
NO?”
2. “Shall the town of Mansfield appropriate $263,130 for construction
of a salt storage shed to be located at the Mansfield Public Works
Department complex and authorize the issue of bonds and notes in
the same amount to defray said appropriation?”

MONTVILLE
1. “Shall the Town Charter be amended to create the appointed
position of Town Manager, remove the elected position of Mayor and
make related changes to the powers and duties of the Town Council,
including creating a new position of a Mayor that is a member of the
Town Council?”
2. “Shall the Town Charter be amended to abolish the Public Safety
Commission, establish a Board of Fire Commissioners and a Board
of Police Commissioners and add new Charter sections relating to
the Municipal Animal Control Officer and Emergency Dispatchers?”
3. “Shall the Town Charter be amended to combine the Conservation
Commission with the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Commission, give Town boards, commissions and other agencies the
right to hire certain personnel necessary to carry out their functions
subject to budgetary funding and Town Council approval, require
that the taking of property by eminent domain be approved by a twothirds
vote of the Town Council and a majority vote at a referendum
and make grammatical, technical, administrative and other changes
and clarifications?”

NEW HAVEN
1. “Shall the City of New Haven, as authorized by the Board of
Aldermen, continue to undertake programs and projects under the
City and Town Development Act, Chapter 114 of the Connecticut
General Statutes Sec. 7-480 et. Seq. of the Connecticut General
Statutes?”

NEW LONDON
1. “Shall the City of New London approve the resolution renewing for a
five year period the powers granted in the City and Town
Development Act, pursuant to CGS Sec. 7-480 et seq.?”

NORWICH
1. “Shall the resolution entitled “AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING
$5,000,000 FOR THE CITY OF NORWICH 2009
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE OF $5,000,000 BONDS OF THE CITY
TO MEET SAID APPROPRIATION AND PENDING THE
ISSUANCE THEREOF THE MAKING OF TEMPORARY
BORROWINGS FOR SUCH PURPOSE’, adopted by the City
Council on August 17, 2009, be approved? YES NO”

PLYMOUTH
1. “Shall the Town of Plymouth change the form of government to
Town Manager, Council Chairman and Vice Chairman; Issuance of
bonds and notes approved by the Board of Finance and not the Town
Council?”
2. “Shall the Town of Plymouth approve the following Financial
Considerations: Recommending lowering the amount of Special
Appropriation to $50,000.00 before going to a Town Meeting;
Comptroller changed to Director of Finance; Timeline in budget
process to allow for a second Public Hearing in budget process;
Mayor’s Administrative Assistant salary determined by Board of
Finance?”
3. “Shall the Town of Plymouth adopt other changes as recommended:
Executive Secretary/Receptionist added as permanent position;
Human Services Department/Director to be Human Services
Director; Tax Collector appointed instead of elected; Town Clerk
appointed instead of elected; Eliminate language for all Department
Heads; Elimination of the Human Services Commission?”
4. “Shall the Town of Plymouth adopt the Miscellaneous corrections
which include Political Activity?”

SOUTHBURY
1. “Shall the revised Town Charter in the form filed with the Town
Clerk on September 3, 2009, and thereafter published as required by
law, be approved?”

SOUTH WINDSOR
1. “Shall the resolution appropriating and authorizing bonds in the
amount of $2,000,000 for the acquisition of land or interests in land
for open space preservation, recreation, conservation or agricultural
land preservation be approved?”
2. “Shall the resolution authorizing the conveyance of property to be
obtained from the State of Connecticut, adjacent to Ellington Road,
to Connecticut Studios LLC or its designee, be approved?”
3. “Shall the resolution authorizing the sale of excess property located
at 765 Sullivan Avenue be approved?”

WALLINGFORD
1. “Shall the Charter be revised to provide for an override of a mayoral
veto by six votes of the Town Council where it now provides for
seven votes?”
2. “Shall the Charter be revised to provide for the appointment of a
Town Clerk by the Mayor in accordance with the classified service
system where it is now and appointment by the Town Council for a
two-year term?”
3. “Shall the Charter be revised to reorganize the Chapter on the
Board of Ethics in order to provide for: (a) the creation of a Board
with two appointments by the Mayor, two by the Town Council and
one member appointed by the Board; (b) specific qualifications of the
members; (c) refinements to the complaint procedure?”
4. “Shall the Charter be revised to provide for a three-year term for
Board of Education members where it is now a two-year term?”
5. “Shall the Charter be revised to provide for a veto by the Town
Council of any action of the Public Utilities Commission by six votes
where it now provides for seven votes?”
6. “Shall the Charter be revised to provide for the passage of a
referendum or ordinance by initiative by a majority vote of at least
fifteen percent (15%) of the electors entitled to vote where it now
requires twenty percent (20%)?”
7. “Shall the Charter be revised to incorporate all additional revisions
made by the Charter Revision Commission, including, but not limited
to, the following: (a) updated and gender neutral language; (b) a
revised method of appointment and removal of board/commission
members by the Mayor and Town Council; (c) revisions to the
Purchasing, Personnel and Land Use sections including making the
Town Planner a position under the Charter and making the
appointment of the Environmental Planner by the Mayor where it is
now done by the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission; (d)
make the appointment and supervision of the Fire Marshal by the
Fire Chief where it is now done by the Town Council; (e) increase
the membership of the Public Utilities Commission from three to five
members; (f) provide that a member of the Public Utilities
Commission may not serve on land use boards or the Economic
Development Commission; (g) extend the time within which the Town
Council may veto an action by the Public Utilities Commission from
fifteen to twenty-one days; (h) permit budgeting certain
appropriations in annual installments; and (i) require a mandatory
review of the Charter at least every ten years?”

WEST HAVEN
1. “Shall the proposed West Haven Charter amendments approved by
the West Haven City Council on July 22, 2009 be adopted?”

WILTON
1. “Shall the sale of alcohol/liquor under Package Store Permits be
permitted in Wilton?”
2. “Shall the revised Town of Wilton Charter, dated August 10, 2008,
as drafted by the Charter Commission and submitted to the Board of
Selectmen, be approved?”

WINDSOR
1. “Shall the town of Windsor appropriate $2,800,000 for the Hayden
station firehouse project and authorize the issue of bonds and notes
in the same amount to finance said appropriation?”