6 months into the new year with a number of major issues coming to the forefront and with the mill rate about to be set. It seemed like a good time to have a report card on the current administration’s performance since their re-election in November.

Please feel free to express comments below and respond to the poll.

Mayor Staffieri recently appointed a Charter Revision Commission to review the charter for updating. As part of that review here’s some of the areas the Mayor indicated he would like reviewed: Length of term of the Mayor, Length of term of the Board of Education, minority representation guaranteed on the Board of Alderman and Board of Education, a recall provision for elected officials, and mayoral salary. What other area(s) do you think should be looked at? What do you think of the areas the Mayor recommended?

The Valley Gazzette ran an article this past week where attorney Charles Willinger representing the developer, Ceruzzi-Derby Redevelopment LLC.,  stated “The existing agreement is not benefiting the city, it requires the city to put up the money to acquire the property. The developer has decided to offer substantial benefits to the city and is willing to re-negotiate the agreement. We think in a week or two we should have an amendment agreed.”

This is the first time I have ever heard or read comments from the developer admitting that the current PDA, negotiated by the previous administration, is working against the city’s best interests and that they are willing to address that impropriety.

Your reaction?

Congratulations to Mayor Staffieri and the rest of the Derby residents who were entrusted by the voters of Derby with the task of leading our great little city for the next two years. (A full list can be found along with complete election results on the Derby Web Site).

What would you consider the five most important items our newly elected and re-elected government officials need to focus on over the next two years? Please rank them in order of importance from 1 (being the highest) to 5 (being the lowest). We will use this information as the basis for the beginning of our community discussion.