![]() ![]() In attendance were First Selectman Bowsza, Deputy First Selectman Marie DeSousa, and Director of Public Works Len Norton. On November 3rd the Ethics Commission held a hearing regarding the complaint in an executive session. No specific reasons were publicly provided. On November 2nd, Sauerhoefer unexpectedly resigned from both positions. At the time of my complaint, I was not aware of the state law. Absent Town Charter or ordinance exclusions, which the town does not have, his P&Z appointment was clearly illegal. 7-421 which explicitly prohibits his appointment to the P&Z Committee. My complaint also did not cite state law C.G.S. My complaint did not allege any wrongdoings at all accordingly, no such evidence was presented. Simply stated, this looked wrong, and I questioned it others had also questioned this in the past, but not formally and nothing ever came of these previous inquiries. ![]() In his Public Works position, he collects and decides on contractor bids for town projects, with significant funding involved. The short complaint addressed avoiding the appearance of impropriety (i.e., the “optics”) with a town employee, Joe Sauerhoefer, who holds the position of Deputy Director of Public Works and had been appointed to both the Town Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Committee and the Building Commission. On October 24th, I initiated a formal written complaint to the East Windsor Ethics Commission. ![]()
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