Town Council special meeting – Aug 18, 2026

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Where: Not listed on the town calendar
Time: Not listed

Recordings of Town Council meetings: Wallingford Government Television's YouTube channel (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The Council approved a consent agenda covering tax refunds, donations, budget transfers, bid waivers, and prior minutes, while withdrawing a lease item. It also approved a new Information Systems Security Manager job description, a collective bargaining agreement with WEPCU/NIPSEU, and a 2.5% pension increase for retirees. Councilors discussed mayoral veto authority and held an executive session on a property purchase without a reported vote on the purchase itself.

Decisions recorded

Approved consent agenda items 3a-3p and 3r, withdrawing item 3q, with 1 absent. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the new job description for Information Systems Security Manager, with 1 absent. page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Town of Wallingford and WEPCU, NIPSEU effective September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, with 1 absent. page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved a 2.5% pension increase for retirees effective with the September 15, 2026 payroll, with 1 absent. page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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Minutes posted on the town website (PDF, 747 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 1, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.
CBA: Collective bargaining agreement: a contract between the city or town and a union of its employees, setting pay and working conditions.
COLA: Cost-of-living adjustment: a raise in pay or a pension to keep up with rising prices.
consent agenda: Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.
executive session: A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, real estate purchases, or personnel matters.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the Town of Wallingford calendar (opens in new tab). First recorded by Wallingford Publick on October 1, 2026.