Legislative & Rules Committee Meeting – August 25, 2026
Legislative & Rules Committee Meeting – August 25, 2026
The Legislative & Rules Committee of the Stamford Board of Representatives met on August 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the Democratic Caucus Room and remotely. The meeting was called to order at 7:02 PM and adjourned at 7:13 PM. All committee members were present, establishing a quorum. The committee addressed four agenda items, including two public hearings, and took unanimous votes on all items except one that was recommitted to steering.
Discussion Items
- LR32.021 – Resolution Urging Statewide Window Safety Legislation: Representative Stone, the resolution’s author, moved to recommit the item to the Steering Committee for one month, citing the desire to include input from Chief Morris and Director Durabus, who were unavailable. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.
- LR32.020 – Ordinance Delegating Shellfish Commission Authority to Harbor Management Commission: A public hearing was opened at 7:07 PM and closed with no public speakers. The committee then voted unanimously to approve the ordinance.
- LR32.017 – Ordinance Establishing Information Reporting Requirements for Mayor’s Office Appointments: A public hearing was opened at 7:08 PM and closed with no public speakers. Representative Weinberg identified two scrivener’s errors in Section 52-11(c) and the last sentence of Section 52-11, which the chair noted would be corrected before publication. The ordinance was then approved unanimously by voice vote.
- LR32.016 – Ordinance to Repeal the Appointments Commission: Representative Krow (likely Cro) spoke in support, noting the ordinance had been delayed to tie it to LR32.017, which he felt had been weakened but still considered the best path forward. The ordinance was approved unanimously by voice vote.
Key Outcomes
- LR32.021 (Window Safety Resolution): Recommitted to the Steering Committee for September 2026 consideration (unanimous voice vote).
- LR32.020 (Shellfish Commission Delegation): Approved as amended for public hearing and final adoption (unanimous voice vote).
- LR32.017 (Reporting Requirements): Approved as amended for final adoption, with two scrivener’s errors to be corrected (unanimous voice vote).
- LR32.016 (Repeal of Appointments Commission): Approved for final adoption (unanimous voice vote).
Meeting Transcript
But I'm gonna call to order this meeting of the legislative and rules committee August 25th, 2026. Um I see in attendance, committee members, representative blank, boudreau, vice chair Camparelli, Representative Hughes, Hi, Lepine, myself, Stone, and Weinberg in attendance. I also note we have ex officio members, President Shaw, Representative Police, Majority Leader Morrison in attendance, and Clerk Johnson as well. There's anybody else that I haven't acknowledged, please feel free to tell me so. All righty, seeing nobody else. Um, with all committee members present, we have a quorum, and so we're gonna move forward with the items for today. Um as we have two public hearings today. Uh yep, that's right. Two public hearings today. Um, I would like to take this agenda in reverse order if possible. Um, so to that extent, if I can get a motion to suspend the rules to take the agenda in reverse order. Motion. Um yeah, we may I suggest do we want to do the public hearing first? Or will we be quick enough to four and three? I think that we're not keeping any any number. Excuse me. Three also has a public hearing, despite the lack of attention to it on the agenda. Okay. So yeah, three and two have public hearings. Four, I think we'll be able to resolve pretty pretty briefly. Okay. All right. Uh motion. Two. Where is stone one? What was that? Was it stone rope for stones in attendance? Oh, is it okay? Sorry. Um, sorry. All in favor on the motion to suspend, please say aye. Any abstentions? All right, the ayes have it unanimously. Um, so we'll take up item number four. Uh, if I could please, well, actually, I'm gonna give Representative Stone. I don't know if you have a motion that you'd like to propose. If not, I'll solicit a motion to approve. Yes, uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, as the person who wrote this resolution, I do feel this is a very important issue, and we need to take the action that we as municipality are legally allowed to take. Uh, that being said, while I appreciate leadership putting this on tonight's agenda, I actually want to recommit this item for one month and take it up in September. I want the most meaningful resolution possible. And in conversations that I had with Chief Morris and Director Durabus, it made sense to allow them the opportunity to voice their opinions directly to this committee. And unfortunately, they're not available tonight. Um, I think it'll allow us to have the most impactful discussion as well. We can work through potential relevant amendments that respect the expertise of our local safety officials. And with that, I move to recommit to September and I yield the floor. Thank you, Representative. Second on the motion. So just point of clarification because we commit to CR.
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