State’s Attorneys’ Advisory Board

Minutes of the Meeting of November 21, 2011

Office of the Chief State’s Attorney
Rocky Hill, Connecticut

In attendance were: Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane; Deputy Chief State’s Attorneys John Russotto and Leonard Boyle; State’s Attorneys Kevin Lawlor, Stephen Sedensky, John Smriga, Gail Hardy, David Shepack, Brian Preleski, Michael Regan, David Cohen, Matthew Gedansky, Maureen Platt, Patricia Froehlich; and Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney John Waddock for State’s Attorney Michael Dearington.

The meeting was called to order at 12:24 p.m.

The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted on a motion by State’s Attorney Gedansky, seconded by State’s Attorney Sedensky.

The group engaged in a brief discussion of a survey on prosecutorial discretion being distributed by a graduate student at Central Connecticut State University.

Deputy Chief State’s Attorney Russotto informed the group that the Division should be able to fund the travel related costs for our representative to attend future National District Attorney Association (NDAA) meetings.

The Board voted unanimously to appoint State’s Attorney Patricia Froehlich as the Director for NDAA, replacing retired State’s Attorney Timothy Liston.

The meeting adjourned at 12:52 p.m.

The next meeting will be held on December 19, 2011.

Kevin Lawlor
Secretary