Politics & Government

Herbst Responds to Resignation Flap

The following comes from First Selectman Tim Herbst on the suit over the handling of David Rutigliano's resignation from the Board of Finance.

I will defer to the Town Clerk for a formal response from her office.  What I do know is that the Town Clerk contacted the Secretary of State’s office and the Town Attorneys for guidance upon receipt of the resignation and followed the Town Charter.  

Ms. Tesoro and Mr. Kelly like to talk about their concern for the Trumbull taxpayers, yet they have no problem spending thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on a special election for a seat that the voters of Trumbull elected a Republican to in 2011.  And in 2013, they apparently didn’t hear the 70% of Trumbull voters who believe Trumbull is moving in the right direction.  This type of behavior is exactly why they continue to lose by larger margins in each local election since 2009.  
 
When they learn to be productive rather than counter-productive, the Town will be better served.  All they seem to know how to do is send out malicious press releases and file court actions.  It is time for Trumbull Democrats to offer a positive competing vision of where they will lead the Town of Trumbull.  Trumbullites are sick and tired of their negativity and the results of the 2013 election are proof positive of this fact.

First Selectman Tim Herbst


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