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PROSPECT The state Freedom of Information Commission concluded the Town Council violated the FOI Act regarding an agenda and minutes for meetings last year.
The commission ruled the agenda for the council’s Feb. 4, 2020, meeting failed to fairly apprise the public of the action to be taken in executive session, minutes for the Jan. 17, 2020, weren’t filed, and the minutes for meetings on Jan. 21, 2020, and Feb. 4, 2020, didn’t record votes taken to enter and come out of executive sessions and who attended the executive sessions.
Resident Kathryn Zandri filed a complaint on March 2, 2020, about the meetings, and a hearing was held last December. The commission released its decision in a letter late last month.
PROSPECT Paul Murray’s time on the Town Council is coming to an end.
Murray, a 62-year-old Democrat, is resigning from the council effective Feb. 1. The council accepted his resignation, with regret, Jan. 5.
Murray, who is retired, is the former owner Andrews & Murray Insurance Group. He also worked as the associate director of admissions at Quinnipiac University. He recently bought a home in Florida with his fiancee.
Murray said he’s been spending more time in the Sunshine State, though it’s not his primary residence. Murray has been able to attend council meetings online, since the council switched to virtual meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But, he said, he doesn’t feel he can represent the town the right way if he’s going to be away for extended periods of time.