FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on September 15, 2008, at which time the complainant and the respondent appeared, and stated on the record that they had reached a stipulation in settlement of this matter, as follows:

1.      Firefighter Michael Strehan shall return to work effective September 20, 2008;

2.      Firefighter Strehan shall remain on probation as set forth on Schedule A attached to the stipulation;

3.      Firefighter Strehan shall return to the Fire Academy in February, 2009, or when next scheduled;

4.      The above-referenced complaint is withdrawn;

5.      All pending grievances filed in connection with or related to the subject of the above-captioned matter are withdrawn;

6.      Firefighter Strehan shall withdraw his pending workers’ compensation claim for wrongful termination/discrimination;

7.      The Board of Fire Commissioners will comply with Freedom of Information laws.   

The following orders by the Commission are hereby recommended on the basis of the record concerning the above-captioned complaint:

1.  Based on the withdrawal of the complaint, the case is hereby dismissed.

2.  The Commission commends the parties on having reached a non-litigated settlement in this matter.

 

 

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Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its special meeting of October 8, 2008.

 

 

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Petrea A. Jones

Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-180(c), G.S., THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF EACH PARTY AND THE MOST RECENT MAILING ADDRESS, PROVIDED TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION, OF THE PARTIES OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.

 

THE PARTIES TO THIS CONTESTED CASE ARE:

 

Fairfield Fire Fighters Association,

IAFF Local 1426

c/o Daniel Hunsberger and the

Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters

Association of Connecticut

35 Glen Hollow Drive

Monroe, CT 06468

 

Board of Fire Commissioners,

Town of Easton

c/o Bryan L. LeClerc, Esq.

Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C.

75 Broad Street

Milford, CT 06460

 

 

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Petrea A. Jones

Acting Clerk of the Commission

 

 

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