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Ethan Fry | Dec 18, 2013 7:11 am
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Ansonia Republicans want to change the way the town clerk is paid, saying the current system lacks accountability, transparency, and is ripe for abuse.
The Ansonia town clerk is paid a base salary of roughly $28,000, but she is also allowed to take home a percentage of the fees collected by the office on items such as marriage licenses and birth certificates.
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‘Overhaul Looms For Ansonia Town Clerk’s Office’
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Eugene Driscoll | Sep 2, 2013 8:12 pm
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Three Seymour police commissioners violated the state’s Freedom of Information Act by allowing two high-ranking officers to remain in an executive session for the full duration of a closed-door meeting.
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‘Goodmaster Wins FOI Complaint, Proposed Decision States’
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Eugene Driscoll | Aug 23, 2013 9:08 am
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The report kept from the public’s view regarding the alleged malfeasance of a former Derby tax clerk is far from the Book of Revelation, but it provides some clarification on last year’s internal investigation.
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‘Confidential Report Gives Some Details On Derby Investigation’
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Staff | Aug 20, 2013 9:04 pm
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Derby officials do not have to release a secret report regarding the alleged malfeasance of a former city employee, according to a letter from an attorney for the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission.
Note — after this story was published, the Valley Indy received a copy of the report.
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‘Secret Derby Report Can Remain Secret, FOI Rep Says’
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Staff | Jul 7, 2013 5:25 pm
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An attorney for the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission is reviewing a report written by the City of Derby’s attorney to determine whether it can be released to the public.
The move comes after a complaint filed by the Valley Indy against the city under the state’s Freedom of Information Act.
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‘Disputed Derby Document In State Agency’s Hands’
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Jodie Mozdzer Gil | May 14, 2013 12:34 am
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Did Seymour’s Board of Police Commissioners violate the law by having department brass sit on executive session interviews of job candidates?
That’s the question at the center of a complaint currently under review by the state Freedom of Information Commission, part of a larger battle between retired Detective Sgt. Ronald Goodmaster and the Seymour Police Department and Board of Police Commissioners.
Goodmaster’s FOI complaint was the subject of a two-hour hearing at the FOI Commission last week. His lawyer says the complaint is just one of a “vast morass” of issues that will likely culminate with a lawsuit.
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‘Seymour Ex-Cop Takes Dispute With Town To FOI Commission’
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CT News Junkie | Apr 17, 2013 11:32 am
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State lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would give people the right to sue police officers who interfere with their ability to record video or photographs of cops on the job, CT News Junkie reported.
The Judiciary Committee forwarded the bill to the state Senate Friday. State Sen. Martin Looney, D‑New Haven, introduced the bill and told CT News Junkie he hopes the state’s House of Representatives, where the bill died the past two years, will pass it in 2013.
Looney believes there’s a greater degree of comfort with the bill this year given all of the publicity surrounding the issue — like the case of Jennifer Gondola, an Ansonia woman arrested in New Haven last summer after refusing to turn over her cell phone while recording an arrest.
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‘Bill To Protect Citizens Who Record Police Moves Forward’
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Eugene Driscoll | Feb 18, 2013 9:26 am
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Union workers at Derby Public Library will see raises of about 2 percent per year through 2015, according to a contract approved by the Derby Board of Aldermen Jan. 24.
The contract was approved unanimously after an executive session, during which the Aldermen met in private to go over the contract.
A copy of the contract is posted at the end of the article.
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‘Derby Library Workers Receive 2 Percent Raises’
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Eugene Driscoll | Jan 30, 2013 7:09 pm
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The Derby Board of Aldermen met behind closed doors Jan. 24 to receive a report from its attorney detailing … well, the Valley Indy is not sure what the report detailed because the Aldermen are keeping it secret.
The Aldermen voted 7 – 1 to withhold a report by corporation counsel Joseph Coppola detailing (presumably) his investigation of Katherine Kulhawik, the former tax office clerk who “may have” mishandled cash payments from residents and manipulated taxpayer data.
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‘Derby Won’t Release Tax Office Report’
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Eugene Driscoll | Jan 24, 2013 8:16 am
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City Hall and Public Works employees will receive wage increases of roughly 2 percent per year over the next two years, according to contracts approved by elected officials.
The Derby Board of Aldermen meet in an executive session in October to discuss the city’s collective bargaining agreements with City Hall and Department of Public Works employees.
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‘Derby Workers Receive 2 Percent Raises Per Year’
