Stratford town council
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Stratford Town Council is the legislative body
of Stratford, Connecticut
. The ten-member council is elected every two years, with members elected by geographical district. The Town Council appoints one of its members to serve as Chairman. The Town Council sets policy through the enactment of ordinances and resolutions, which must be signed or vetoed by the Mayor.
The 2008-2009 Town Council
has 6 Republicans and 4 Democrats; its members are as follows:
Michael Henrick currently serves as Council Chairman.
, which has been closed since the mid 1980s.http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Stratford-s-Shakespeare-theater-the-saga-684818.php
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of Stratford, Connecticut
Stratford, Connecticut
Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It was founded by Puritans in 1639....
. The ten-member council is elected every two years, with members elected by geographical district. The Town Council appoints one of its members to serve as Chairman. The Town Council sets policy through the enactment of ordinances and resolutions, which must be signed or vetoed by the Mayor.
The 2008-2009 Town Council
Town council
A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch....
has 6 Republicans and 4 Democrats; its members are as follows:
- First District - Michael A. Julian (R)
- Second District - Alvin O'Neal (D)
- Third District - Gavin B. Forrester, III (D)
- Fourth District - Emma Brooks (D)
- Fifth District - John M. Dempsey (R)
- Sixth District - Amy J. Wanamaker (D)
- Seventh District - William A. Stroomer (R)
- Eighth District - Thomas W. Moore (R)
- Ninth District - Joseph A. Kubic
- Tenth District - Michael F. Henrick (R)
Michael Henrick currently serves as Council Chairman.
Long standing issues
One of the oldest issues confronting the council has been the vacant American Shakespeare TheatreAmerican Shakespeare Theatre
The American Shakespeare Theatre was a theater company based in Stratford, Connecticut, United States. It was formed in 1955 by Lawrence Langner, Lincoln Kirstein, and Joseph Verner Reed. Plays were produced at the Festival Theatre in Stratford from 1955 until the company ceased operations in...
, which has been closed since the mid 1980s.http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Stratford-s-Shakespeare-theater-the-saga-684818.php