Town of Woodbury Connecticut: Who's Who '

Town of Woodbury
Who's Who

Elected Positions


First Selectman: Paul D. Hinckley (D)
Term:
2 years; elected; salaried
Powers & Duties: Chief Elected Offical of the town; acts as full-time chief executive and operating officer; coordinates administration of town. Phone: (203) 263-2141

Board of Selectmen: Charles M. Bartlett (R) and George W. Hale III (D)
Term: 2 years; elected, part-time salaried
Duties: Supervise the affairs of the town and review the current and future needs of the town; act for First Selectman when absent. Phone: (203) 263-2141

Town Clerk: Rita Connelly (R)
Term: Four years; elected; salaried.
Duties: Custodian of land records, vital statistics and town meeting actions; issues absentee ballots; provides all election material; issues dog, sport and marriage licenses; enrolls voters; maintains minutes of all board and commission meetings; posts town calendar, and assists in land record and genealogical research. Phone: (203) 263-2144

Assistant Town Clerks: Judy Ryan and Suzanne Cooper
Term: appointed; salaried.
Duties: Same as Town Clerk. Phone: (203) 263-2144

Tax Collector: Linda G. Lewis (R)
Term: Four years; elected; salaried.
Duties: Prepares all local property tax bills and collects all taxes due the town. Phone: (203) 263-3912

Town Meeting Moderator: Louis C. DeLuca (R)
Term: Two years; elected.
Duties: Presides over and develops procedures for town meetings.

Registrars of Voters: Abby R. Grondona (D) and Mary Smith (R)
Term: Four years, elected, part-time, salaried.
Duties: Maintain the voter registry list and enroll new voters. Phone:(203) 263-4750

Judge of Probate: Domenic N. Calabrese
Includes the towns of Woodbury, Bethlehem and Watertown
Term: Four years, elected, salaried
Duties: Administration of estates; handles conservatorships, guardianships and adoptions; agent for passports. Phone: (203) 263-2417

Justices of the Peace: Peter Clark, Louis C. DeLuca, Dana J. Fox, Diane B. Heavens, Susan Speilberg, Cynthia B. Boudreau, Audre P. Capaldo, Anne C. Cushman, Thomas O. McEvoy, Margaret R. Warner, Thomas Story and Kathryn C. Yarhouse and Robert J. Horton.
Term: Four years.
Duties: Empowered to perform marriages and witness legal documents.

Board of Education:
Woodbury Deborah Corsico Chr., Salvatore Cataalano, Charles E. Cosgriff
Monica Gati
Bethlehem John Howard, Mark Crane, Thomas Keilty, Stephen Palauskas

Board of Finance: William T. Drakeley (R) Chr., Jane DeVries (D), Debra Tietz (R), Deborah Fuller (D), Richard W. Anderson (R), Richard Famiglietti (R)

Inland Wetlands Agency: Mary Tyrrell (D) Chr., Charles Lewis (R), Robert Walleck(R),
Earl Gillette Jr. (R), Martha Newell (R)
Alternates: Donald Richards Jr. (D), David Withnell (R), Susan Windesheim (U)

Zoning Commission: Martin Overton (R) Chr., Theodore Tietz Jr. (R), Robert Clarke (D),
Charles Cosgriff Jr. (R), Barbara Perkinson (R)
Alternates: Roberta Zulpa (D), Alan Green (R), Chistopher Conto (R)

Board of Assessment Appeals: Nancy Mackey (R) Chr., Sandra Petkus (D), Carl Braun(R)

Zoning Board of Appeals: Michael Novak (R) Chr., Scott O'Keefe (U), Thomas Kaelin (R), Edward Scoville, Jr. (R), Nicholas Judson (R).
Alternates: William M. Hoey (R), Vacancy (R), Vacancy (D)

Planning Commission: Andrew Peklo III (R) Chr., Robert Travers (R), Bette Geraci (D)
Donald Judson (R), Jane Sandulli (R), Mary Connolly (R)
Alternates George Hale III (D), Joseph Justino (U), Vacancy (R)

Appointed Positions

Trustees of Town Funds: J. Pierce Campbell (R) Chr., William O'Dea (D), John Pronovost (R)

Term: At will, appointed, unsalaried
Duties: Administer and invest town funds.

Building Code Board of Appeals: Jeffrey M. Leavenworth (R) Chr., Henry W. Hart (R), Frank A. Pacilio (D), James H. Churchill (D), Michael A. Novak (R)
Term: Five years, appointed, unsalaried.
Duties: Hears appeals to decisions of the Building Official.

Board of Fire Commissioners: Lewis (Owen) Tooker (R) Chr., William Butterly Jr. (R), Gordon Burritt (R), Edward Caisse (R), David Mirabilio (U)

Fire Marshal: Janet Morgan
Term: Appointed, Salaried
Duties: The Fire Marshal is responsible for the enforcement of many sections found in Chapter 541 of the Connecticut General Statues as well as numerous codes that are promulgated un the provisions of these statues. The Marshal and her Deputies are required to annually inspect all buildings and facilities of public service and occupancies regulated by the Connecticut State Fire Safety Code. The code covers all occupancies, except one and two family dwellings and premises used for manufacturing. The Marshal must also investigate the cause and origin of all fires with in their jurisdiction, and within 10 days report the fires to the State Fire Marshal.

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to, the issuing of permits for the use, transportation and storage of explosives, investigate complaints concerning explosives, inspect explosive storage magazines, enforce statue regulations for the installation and use of space heaters, inspect all flammable and combustible liquid storage tank installations, conduct site inspections of all firework or special effect displays, inspect tents and portable structures, conduct plan reviews for various new buildings and businesses, and she is required to attend a minimum of 30 hours of on going education every year.

Deputy Fire Marshals: Mike Devine, Michael Smarz Jr.,Brian Proulx, Kenneth LeClere

Representative to the Northwest Connecticut Public Safety Communication Center: Lewis (Owen) Tooker Jr.

Emergency Management: Ronald Fish - Director, Charlie Rutledge – Deputy Director, Janet Morgan, Sgt. Clayton Brown, Neal Lustig, Martha Newell, David Monckton

Local Emergency Planning Committee: Ronald Fish, Janet Morgan, Sgt. Clayton Brown,
David Monckton, Neal Lustig, Julie Slivinski, Kimberly Gallo, Charlie Rutledge

Open Space Strategy and Implementation Committee: Christopher Wood (D) Chr., Katherine Campbell (R), Walter Henderson (R), Frederick Leavenworth (D), Sharon Feeley (R), Reed Bertolette (D), Ethel Follett (R), Darcy Thurrott (U)

Cable Advisory Committee: Carl Braun, Ron Judson, Charles Cosgriff

Building Code Board of Appeals: Jeffrey Leavenworth (R) Chr., Henry Hart (R), James Churchill (D), Michael Novak (R), Frank Pacilio (D)

Representatives to the Central Naugatuck Valley Regional Planning Agency: Janet Bunch, Katherine Campbell
Term: At will one member each appointed by Planning and Zoning Commissions, unsalaried.
Duties: Represent land use boards on Central Naugatuck Valley Regional Planning Agency.

Conservation Commission: Frederick Leavenworth (D) Chr., Henry DeVries (U), Claudette Volage (R), J. Lawrence Pond (D), Virginia Hart (R), Dione Hutton (R), Ingrid Davis (D)
Term: Three years, appointed, unsalaried.
Duties: Study and recommend actions on environmental concerns of the town.

Park and Recreation Commission: Kathleen Doyle (R) Chr., Vincent Tomkalski (U), Catherine Paoli (R), Michael Riordan (R), Katharine Nichols (D)
Alternates: Ray Villanova (U), Richard Astyk (D)
Director, Jenifer Miller
Term: Four years, appointed, Commission members unsalaried; Director is full-time, salaried.
Duties: Administer and supervise parks and adminsters all recreation programs within the town.

Town Retirement and Pension Board: Eugene Shugrue (R) Chr., Albert Redway (R), Augustus D. Hampson (R), Robert Taylor (D), Deborah Fuller (D)
Term: Five years, appointed, unsalaried.
Duties: Administers the town's pension plan.

Public Building Commission: William Barthelmess (R) Chr., Karl Lindahl (R), Frank Shepard (R), Christopher Laux (U), Vacancy
Term: Three years appointed, unsalaried.
Duties: Oversee all major public building projects (new buildings, improvements or demolition) undertaken by the Town of Woodbury.

Town Historian: Frederick T. Strong
Term: Two years; Appointed

Representative to the Litchfield Hills Visitors Bureau: Patricia Ubaldi-Nurnberger

Municipal Animal Control Officer: Angela Bond 263-7350

Deputy Municipal Animal Control Officers: Stephanie Gilmore, Richard Lamothe, Justo Lopez

Historic District Commission: Barbara Gardella (R) Chr., William T. Drakeley Jr. (R),
Lois Fiftal (D), Marion Griswold (D), Maureen Donnarumma (R)
Alternates: Paul Hadzima (D), Susan Cheatham (R), Duncan Stephens (R)

Library Board Of Trustees: Wrey Trompeter (R) Chr., Sylvia Herbstritt (R),Mark Alvarez (D), Jane Gallagher (D), Peter Perkinson (R), Dorothy Russo (R)

Shade Tree and Sidewalk Committee: Katherine Campbell Chr., David Monckton,
Gerald Stomski, Ruth Thomas, Norma Heaven, George Lyman, Thomas Zissu,
Priscilla Steponaitis

Elderly Commission: Karen Lindahl (D) Chr., Grace Carey (D), Sharon Botelle-Sherman, (D), Loryn Ray (U), Sargent Tower (R), Alternates Mary-Kate Gill (D), Carroll Michener (R)

Administrative Positions

Assessor: Sylvia Keiser
Term: Five years, appointed
Assistant Assessor:
Denise Hames
Duties: Establishes a Grand List of real estate, motor vehicle and personal property for a tax base. Phone (203) 263-2435

Building Offical: Gary Testa
Term: Four years, appointed
Duties: Issues all building permits required by state statue and town ordinance; inspects new construction and enforces building code. Phone: (203) 263-5717

Fiscal Officer and Treasurer: Manuel Gomes
Term: Appointed, salaried.
Duties: Oversees financial operations of the town Phone: (203) 263-2449

Social Services Director: Melinda Bottone
Term: Appointed, part-time, salaried.
Duties: Helps residents apply for various government programs such as and General Assistance, energy assistance. Provides counseling and information/referral services to town residents in need. Phone (203) 263-4117

Municipal Agent: Melinda Bottone
Term: Appointed, salaried.
Duties: Assists seniors in applying for benefit programs. Phone: (203) 263-4117

Director of Public Works: David Monckton
Term: Hired, salaried,
Duties: Oversees the Highway Department, parks and lawns and the sanitation and waste removal operation. Phone (203) 263-3633

Zoning Enforcement Officer: Joe Chapman
Term: Hired, salaried.
Duties: Enforce land use regulations Phone (203) 263-3467

Town Counsel: Carmody and Torrance, Waterbury.
Term: Appointed, at will.
Duties: Provide legal support to the town on various matters.

Town Auditor: Robert E. King & Company
Term: Contracted
Duties: Annual audit of town financial records and special reports as needed.

Town Planner: Christopher Wood
Term: Hired, salaried.
Duties: Reviews all appliccations submitted to the land use commissions; acts as staff to land use commissions; writes revisions to land use regulations; oversees zoning enforcement, and prepares various reports on land use issues for town boards. Phone (203) 263-3467

Administrative Assistant to First Selectman: Linda Anderson
Term: Hired, salaried
Dutes: Oversees the Selectmens Office . Handles personnel records, acts as clerk for Board of Selectmen and handles town insurance matters and building maintenance. Phone (203) 263-2141

Tree Warden: Gerry Stomski
Term: Appointed.
Duties: Monitors tree conditions on town property and recommends tree removal and planting program. Phone: (203) 266-4466

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