NDTC Monthly Meeting

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AGENDA
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
(May Minutes to be added)
Reports
Treasurer – Chair
Legislature – Common Council
Board of Education – District Updates
Mayor’s Progress Report
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2017 Municipal Elections
Norwalk will be electing a Mayor,
Common Council and
Board of Education
Opportunity for at-large candidates
to make a two minute presentation
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District Fundraising for the DTC
Report on June fundraising event(s)
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Old Business — New Business
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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June 28th at 6:00 PM
Fundraiser for the Norwalk DTC at the Blind Rhino in Norwalk
15 North Main Street
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Next DTC meeting is July 20th
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Minutes of the May 2017 Democratic Town Committee Meeting

The following members attended:

District A:   Julie Corbett, Eloisa Melendez, Chris Yerinides.

District B:  Sonja Oliver, Sharon Stewart

District C:  John Kydes, Linda Langston, Brenda Penn-Williams by Doug Stern proxy, Samuel Pride.

District D:  Kay Anderson, Robert Hard, Robert Keyes, by Heidi Keys proxy, Bruce Kimmel, Diane Lauricella, Patricia Marshock by Donna King proxy, Warren Peña,

District E:  Michael Barbis, John Igneri, Thomas Livingston, Francis Nash, Lucia Rilling, Kathleen Tepper by Stuart Wells proxy, Galen Wells.

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ed Camacho at 7:45.

There was not a quorum when the meeting began and therefor no vote was taken on the Minutes.  There was no Treasurers Report.

The Chairman reported that between the 18^th and 20^th of July – most likely the 20^th– we would have our nominating meeting.  He then introduced Chris Mattie, a candidate for Governor

Chris Mattie said he was inspired to run by his experiences as a teacher on a Navaho reservation and his experience as a prosecutor.   His experience as a prosecutor has illustrated the need for public financing of elections and he strongly supports the program.  His financial vision for Connecticut includes tolls and allowing small businesses to enter the State employee health care program.  This would allow then to hire more people and expand.  he wants to allow municipalities to charge sales tax which would relieve some of the pressure on property taxes. 

Barbara Smyth introduced herself.  She lives in District D and is thinking of running for the Common Council. 

John Igneri gave the Council Report.  He said the mall is moving through the process and should be starting work soon.  They are making progress and working hard. 

Mike Barbis said that the B of E faces a budget crises because they assumed that the unions would change their health care to the state plan 2.0.   Two unions agreed to the change but the Teacher’s union has not.  If the teacher’s union will not budge, they will have to make some personnel cuts.  June 12^th is the Middle School graduation and June 15^th is the High School graduation. 

Galen Wells reported on the fundraising effort.  The will be a fundraiser for John and Tom and the DTC at her house on June 23^rd and a fundraiser for the DTC on the 28^th at the Blind Rhino celebrating the 4^th of July and Thomas Hooker, the drafter of the CT Constitution, with Hooker Beer. 

Eloisa Melendez made a motion to adjourn.  The meeting was adjourned at 8:45

Respectfully submitted by Galen Wells