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"COUNCILMAN APONTE DONE? NOW WHAT?"

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Anonymous Gigi said...

Sorry to burst your bubble. The Town Clerk has officially ruled the date as a typo since the resolution clearly states that the appointment is to fill out the remainder of Pedro Segarra's term which expires at the end of 2011. But it was a fun couple hours at the City Council offices I'm sure.

January 6, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Anonymous Honest Abe said...

Be that as it may, why wasnt the "typo" discovered when such a resolution has to go thru so many channels ?

January 6, 2011 at 4:57 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

Gigi,

You haven't burst my bubble at all. Just because someone in City Hall says "fix it" doesn't mean it is legal or proper. None of the "fixers" have been able to provide me with any procedure or statute that gives them the authority to just "fix" a certified document or prior instances where it was done.

At least three attorneys and one former Councilperson have all said that just "fixing" a certified document is not proper. If it was a typo, the time to fix it was clearly the night of the meeting.

Stay tuned

January 6, 2011 at 5:19 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin, you need to ask the Lazu #1 or Lazu #2 how to handle it, they both work for the City.

January 6, 2011 at 5:59 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin,
I hate to interrupt a good tempest in a teapot, but when in doubt, read the directions.
Chapter III, Section 4(c)(3) of the charter provides:
(3) Filling Vacancies in Any Elected Office. Subject to the provisions of
applicable provisions of the General Statutes (C.G.S. §9-221) governing the filling of
vacancies in municipal office, in the event a vacancy shall occur in any elective office (with
the exception of Mayor, which is addressed in §4(b)(3) of Chapter IV of this Charter and the
Board of Education as set forth in §5(c) of Chapter IX of this Charter) the Council shall fill
any such vacancy by appointment until the next regularly scheduled municipal general
election; or, if such election is not permitted by the General Statutes, for the remainder of the
term of office. The vacancy filled by election shall be for the remainder of the term of office.

The Council didn't have any more authority to fill the vacancy with an appointment that lasted only until January 1 than it would have had to say the appointment would last until 2020. A court should consider the termination date surplusage and of no effect.

January 6, 2011 at 10:35 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin: Typos never stand up in the court of last resort. Why don't you work on what your sources say about who is quietly behind both the "other" latino mayoral candidate as well as the strongest announced contender to Pedro? Wouldn't that be a story if they were one and the same...and is it just coincidence that Eddie's rJo wants Eddie's Sean Arena on council, while making subtle waves, along with Sean's honorable state rep, about Pedro's handling of city hall? Connect the dots for us, yo.

January 6, 2011 at 11:28 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

aaaaaaand this marks the final "scoop" provided to Kevin via a certain employee with initials "AC". It is as useless and inconsequential as her career at the City has been and will be. Talk about a waste of taxpayer money.

January 6, 2011 at 11:32 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Anonymous 11:32 PM:

My initials are not "AC", I've never worked in City Hall, and I can relate to the sensitive nature of a briss.

Nice try.

Mr. 11:28 PM

January 7, 2011 at 12:43 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mr. 11:28pm,

I think Mr. 11:32 was referring to the overall "scoop" of the original post regarding Aponte.

January 7, 2011 at 10:14 AM

Anonymous Honest Abe said...

It doesnt really matter wether Pedro or Kelvin becames Mayor,Pedro is running a corrupt enterprise in city hall and so would roldan if he became mayor.The only difference between Pedro and Kelvin is which set of corrupt insiders between them gets city work,money and contracts.The citizens of hartford are ill served by such corruption and incompetance.

January 7, 2011 at 10:32 AM

Anonymous Mike Lupo said...

Will it ever end? Kevin, you are correct, "You can't make this stuff up."
This City becomes more of a joke as the days pass.
It is apparent there are only a few people running the City, each one with an agenda and the lust for power.
Citizens of Hartford Unite, It's time to take control of City Hall. Otherwise the State will.

January 7, 2011 at 5:36 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Notice how quiet Kevin gets every time someone criticizes Pedro.di

January 7, 2011 at 9:19 PM

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