The New Britain Common Council held its regular meeting on March 26, 2025, at 7:51 PM in Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting began with a moment of silence for former council member Adam Platosh, followed by a proclamation honoring Fire Chief Raul Ortiz for his induction into the Connecticut State Firefighters Hall of Fame. The council then received a presentation on the Mattabassett District budget for fiscal year 2026. After approving the minutes of the February 26, 2025 meeting, the council considered three new petitions, adopted the consent agenda (items A-D), and voted on 13 resolutions, all of which were approved.
Three new petitions were introduced and referred to the appropriate departments:
The consent agenda, comprising items A through D, was adopted unanimously by a roll-call vote of 15-0. These items included:
The council considered and voted on 13 resolutions, each introduced by an alderman and seconded. All were approved unanimously by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Key details:
Welcome to the March twenty-sixth regular meeting of the Common Council. We begin as always at seven forty-seven tonight with public participation. I do not have Mr. I I do not have a uh sign up list, but if there's anybody in the audience who wishes to address the council on any issue, please step up. That's once, twice. Anybody like to speak? And a third time. Hearing none. Anybody calling in remotely? No. No remote callers. Well, this is a first. I'm gonna declare public participation over at seven forty-eight. And the good news is we don't have to hear from any older persons, and we can start the meeting. Which we'll begin shortly. All right, and we're back. I would like to call to order this regular meeting of the New Britain Common Council. The date's March twenty-sixth, twenty twenty-five. The time is seven fifty-one PM. Mr. Clerk, will you please call the roll? All the persons, MacNamara. Here, it's Medley. Sanchez. Bolin Savedra. Simpson. Here. Russell. Barbosa. Hargraves. McAdam. Gibson. Scott. Connors. Melanowski. Pavone. Santiago. Here. Fifteen zero, Yon. Thank you very much. Can we all please rise for the invocation? We'll be followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Let us pray. Oh God, our Heavenly Father, we rejoice in the coming of spring. Look down on our city leaders and employees as they ready to the city for this summer's activities in New Britain's wonderful parks, golf course, and walking trails. We ask this in thy name. Amen. Amen. I'll be allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which he stands.