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Ad Hoc Committee Meeting on Board of Ethics Appointments - April 27, 2026

Meeting Portal — Monday, April 27, 2026

BodyDanbury, Connecticut

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DateMonday, April 27, 2026

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Okay, so I'm calling this meeting to order.

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It's five o'clock on April 27th.

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This is the ad hoc, which purpose is to meet to speak uh on the appointments to the Board of Ethics.

0:13

Uh it was an agenda item in the April meeting where the uh mayor's office is appointing three people, Abraham Cale, Pedro Medeiros, and Michael Vallinati as members of the uh Board of Ethics.

0:31

I am Frank Salvatore in the chair.

0:33

I have Diane Lepine and Mike Henry as members of the committee, and we have uh T Dot O'Brien from the mayor's office and Tracy from Corporation Council.

0:48

Probably say T dot.

0:50

T.

0:50

Norris.

0:50

I don't know where we're new nickname.

0:54

And no other ex officio members or public are present.

0:58

So let us get started.

1:00

Um I'm gonna open it right up to the committee members for questions.

1:07

Okay, thank you through the chair.

1:09

So there's five positions allocated for that spot, Board of Ethics.

1:13

Correct.

1:15

Five persons, one attorney at law of Connecticut to City, no city, no city office employment, but dot appointed by mayor two-year terms.

1:25

So we have um three, one reappointment.

1:29

We're not getting the appointments.

1:31

We're just doing the appointments right now.

1:33

This next one is reappointment.

1:34

So out of the appointments are any of these members that are there now staying on to fill the vacancy out of the oh there's a fifth vacancy.

1:43

Any of the uh the three aside from the reappointment, are any of those staying on to fill the vacancy?

1:49

Um sorry, so we'll go through who's on right now.

1:53

The only person technically the only person on right now is Kathy Gleason, um, because that is an active appointment.

1:59

So Kathy is still active.

2:01

She was appointed by the council on March 3rd, 2026 and has her appointment until March 1st, 2028.

2:08

We did have a excuse me to a chair.

2:09

So we did a we did a council communication where we appointed her on the council.

2:14

Yes, in March.

2:15

In March.

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Yes.

2:16

Of this year.

2:18

Okay.

2:19

So I'm sorry, she might have been sworn in.

2:21

This could have been February.

2:22

Because March 3rd, she might have been sworn in March 3rd.

2:24

I have March 3rd as her start.

2:26

So she's the act, the only active one right now.

2:29

Correct.

2:29

All right, so we technically have four openings.

2:32

Four openings.

2:33

So question would be then I have her swearing in on March 16th.

2:41

Oh, then I have that wrong.

2:42

I'm sorry.

2:42

So I have her swearing in March 16.

2:44

That's 316.

2:45

So that's so I don't remember the appointment on the communication on the city council.

2:51

Yeah, I don't, I could I don't see that communication.

2:53

I don't remember appointing her, but if you do, it's great you have it.

2:56

The other issue is she's city attorney.

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Kathy Gleason.

3:01

Right?

3:01

Is she corporation counsel?

3:02

No.

3:02

No board counsel.

3:04

No.

3:05

Catherine Gleason.

3:08

Kathy Gleason, right?

3:09

Yeah.

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Summary of Proceedings

Ad Hoc Committee Meeting on Board of Ethics Appointments - April 27, 2026

The ad hoc committee of the Danbury City Council met on April 27, 2026, at 5:00 PM to discuss and vote on three appointments to the Board of Ethics proposed by the mayor's office. The committee, chaired by Frank Salvatore with members Diane Lepine and Mike Henry, was joined by T. Dot O'Brien from the mayor's office and Tracy from Corporation Counsel. No public or other officials were present.

Discussion Items

The committee reviewed the appointments of Abraham Cale, Pedro Medeiros, and Michael Vallinati to the Board of Ethics. One of these is a reappointment; the others are new members.
It was clarified that the Board of Ethics has five positions, but currently only Kathy Gleason is an active member (appointed March 16, 2026, term through March 1, 2028). Thus, four vacancies exist.
Committee members discussed the term expiration dates. Since the appointments would be approved in May, the committee agreed to set the terms to expire on May 1, 2028, to give the appointees a full two-year term. The mayor's office representative expressed appreciation for this adjustment.
Legal counsel confirmed that the Board of Ethics typically meets only when a complaint is filed, though an annual organizational meeting may be required. The committee noted that at least one appointee must be an attorney, and no appointee may hold city office or employment.

Key Outcomes

The committee voted to recommend that the City Council approve the appointments of Abraham Cale, Pedro Medeiros, and Michael Vallinati to the Board of Ethics with terms expiring May 1, 2028. The vote was 2 in favor, 1 abstention.
The committee also noted that a fifth appointment is expected to be considered at the end of the May City Council meeting, which would fill the remaining vacancy.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, so I'm calling this meeting to order. It's five o'clock on April 27th. This is the ad hoc, which purpose is to meet to speak uh on the appointments to the Board of Ethics. Uh it was an agenda item in the April meeting where the uh mayor's office is appointing three people, Abraham Cale, Pedro Medeiros, and Michael Vallinati as members of the uh Board of Ethics. I am Frank Salvatore in the chair. I have Diane Lepine and Mike Henry as members of the committee, and we have uh T Dot O'Brien from the mayor's office and Tracy from Corporation Council. Probably say T dot. T. Norris. I don't know where we're new nickname. And no other ex officio members or public are present. So let us get started. Um I'm gonna open it right up to the committee members for questions. Okay, thank you through the chair. So there's five positions allocated for that spot, Board of Ethics. Correct. Five persons, one attorney at law of Connecticut to City, no city, no city office employment, but dot appointed by mayor two-year terms. So we have um three, one reappointment. We're not getting the appointments. We're just doing the appointments right now. This next one is reappointment. So out of the appointments are any of these members that are there now staying on to fill the vacancy out of the oh there's a fifth vacancy. Any of the uh the three aside from the reappointment, are any of those staying on to fill the vacancy? Um sorry, so we'll go through who's on right now. The only person technically the only person on right now is Kathy Gleason, um, because that is an active appointment. So Kathy is still active. She was appointed by the council on March 3rd, 2026 and has her appointment until March 1st, 2028. We did have a excuse me to a chair. So we did a we did a council communication where we appointed her on the council. Yes, in March. In March. Yes. Of this year. Okay. So I'm sorry, she might have been sworn in. This could have been February. Because March 3rd, she might have been sworn in March 3rd. I have March 3rd as her start. So she's the act, the only active one right now. Correct. All right, so we technically have four openings. Four openings. So question would be then I have her swearing in on March 16th. Oh, then I have that wrong. I'm sorry. So I have her swearing in March 16. That's 316. So that's so I don't remember the appointment on the communication on the city council. Yeah, I don't, I could I don't see that communication. I don't remember appointing her, but if you do, it's great you have it.

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