Four new members appointed to Shelton EMS Commission
Brian Gioiele
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Exterior of Shelton City Hall, in Shelton, Conn. Jan. 11, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
SHELTON The Board of Aldermen have appointed four people to the city’s five-member EMS Commission, drawing opposition from the panel’s leader who is also an alderman.
The aldermen, at its meeting Thursday, voted 5-2, with Noreen McGorty and David Gidwani opposed, to appoint Republicans Eric Graf, Justin Sabatino and Christopher Motasky and Democrat Karen Tomko-McGovern to the EMS Commission. The four join McGorty, the commission’s chairwoman.
Out of the commission are Thomas DeMarco, Beth Tiberio, Nancy Minotti and Karen Minopoli.
Shelton to invest more money in police vehicles
Brian Gioiele
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SHELTON The city is putting more money into its fleet of police vehicles.
The Board of Aldermen, at its meeting Thursday, unanimously approved spending an additional $58,817 in addition to the $150,000 already spent on the purchase of new patrol cars for updated lighting and radios for the vehicles.
Overall, the city spent $125,732 on four Dodge Durango vehicles from Northwest Hills Automotive LLC, with $47,200 to fully outfit the vehicles; $13,765 for four Motorola radios; $19,060 for four Panasonic Toughbook 33 computers; and $3,060 for required police department logos for each of the vehicles.
These funds as well as the $150,000 was approved at the aldermen’s June 11 meeting will come from aldermanic bonding.