Child poverty rates rise

Shelton Poverty Task Force

By allisonmaluchnik

  • Poverty Task Force Plan Presented to Shelton City Commission

  • Draft Charter Issued to Shelton City Commission

    Draft Charter included list of proposed group officials for Poverty Task Force

  • Poverty Task Force was supposed to be voted as an act of the Shelton City Commission, and was not voted upon

    The Poverty Task Force then became a Shelton City Administrative progam, as it was not voted on the the City Commission

  • Poverty Task Force Meeting

    A member asked to audio record public meeting under Open Public Meetings Act. He was turned down by other members of Poverty Task Force, and told not to record the meetings

  • Poverty Task Force Open Public Meeting

    Member tried to audio record Public Meeting. Other members disagreed with his actions. One of these members left the meeting, resigning from the Poverty Task Force. This caused the Public meeting to be postponed indefinately, upon coming to a concensus on recording of the Poverty Task Force meetings

  • Poverty Task Force Meeting with City Administration Officials

    City Administrator, Dave O'Leary and a city attorney attend a closed meeting with remaining Poverty Task Force members to discuss Open Public Meetings Act and try to come to a solution.

  • Shelton City Commision Meeting

    City Administrator Dave O'Leary relays that the Poverty Task Force asks the Shelton City Commission for more time to complete their mission