Ralph E. Penny

At a Glance

Participation Rates

Member's participation rate, based on the number of times they were eligible to vote on measures.

53.8%

Voted Yes or No

3.8%

Abstained or Didn't Vote

42.3%

Absent

Closest Measures

The closest votes by the RTM since the start of this member's first term, based on the margin of yes and no vote — and how this member voted on those issues.

Date	Measure Name	Vote	Outcome
2023-03-13	$9,600 Registrar of Voters Grant from CTCL (item #2)	Absent	Failed
2022-05-09	Delete $50,000 for Roger Sherman Baldwin Park from Budget	Yes	Failed
2023-01-17	$500,000 Registrar of Voters Grant from CTCL (item #10)	Absent	Passed
2022-03-14	8-30g SOMR Amendment	Yes	Failed
2022-09-19	Appointment - Richard Kaplan to the Board of Nathaniel Witherell	Yes	Passed
2022-05-09	Delete $2,800,000 for Greenwich Avenue Intersection from Budget	Yes	Failed
2023-03-13	Rescind Amended item #10 from January 2023 (item #8)	Absent	Failed
2023-09-18	Appointment - M. Goldstein to the Board of Nathaniel Witherell	Not eligible to vote	Failed
2024-06-10	Amend Vacancy Filing Requirements - Wet Ink Only	Not eligible to vote	Failed
2022-10-24	Appointment - Laurence Simon to the Board of Nathaniel Witherell	Yes	Passed

Votes Cast

Past Terms

Date	Measure Name	Vote	Outcome	Modality
2023-01-17	Motion - Postpone item #4 to March 2023	Absent	Passed	Absent
2023-03-13	Motion - Suspend Rules on the Second Reading of item #7	Absent	Failed	Absent
2022-05-09	Delete $74,916 for EGCC from Budget	No	Passed	In Person
2022-05-09	Delete $50,000 for Roger Sherman Baldwin Park from Budget	Yes	Failed	In Person
2022-12-12	Motion - Postpone item #13 indefinitely	Absent	Failed	Absent
2022-03-14	8-30g SOMR Amendment	Yes	Failed	In Person
2023-03-13	Motion - Move Previous Question	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-05-09	BOE Acceptance of Federal COVID19 Funds Amendment	Yes	Failed	In Person
2022-09-19	Motion - Postpone item #18 to October 2022	No	Failed	In Person
2022-04-11	GHS Cardinal Stadium Maintenance Agreement (item #13)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-10-24	Reject Greenwich Education Association Contract (item #15)	Yes	Failed	In Person
2023-03-13	Motion - Postpone items #1 and #4 to April 2023	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-05-09	Motion - Limit Debate	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-06-13	$7,633,779 ESER III (ARP) Grant (item #19)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-12-12	Motion - Limit Debate	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-03-14	$4,040,000 for Eastern Greenwich Civic Center (items #30 & #31)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-09-19	Consent Calendar	Yes	Passed	In Person
2023-03-13	$9,600 Registrar of Voters Grant from CTCL (item #2)	Absent	Failed	Absent
2022-09-19	Appointment - James Waters to the OGS Building Committee	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-09-19	TOG Affordable Housing Trust Fund Amendments (items #38 & #39)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-09-19	Appointment - Richard Kaplan to the Board of Nathaniel Witherell	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-05-09	Bonding Resolution	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-04-11	$114,662 for Fire for Maintenance of Building Systems (item #12)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-04-11	Consent Calendar	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-05-09	Budget (FY22-23) As Amended	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-06-13	Motion - Postpone item #18 indefinitely	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-05-09	Delete $2,800,000 for Greenwich Avenue Intersection from Budget	Yes	Failed	In Person
2022-05-09	Delete $1 for Fire Fighting from Budget	Did Not Vote	Passed	In Person
2022-09-19	Appointment - Brad Markowitz to the Board of Nathaniel Witherell	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-09-19	Opt Out of State Minimum Parking Requirements (item #40)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2023-01-17	Consent Calendar	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-10-24	Motion - Postpone item #15 indefinitely	No	Failed	In Person
2022-12-12	Consent Calendar	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-06-13	Consent Calendar	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-10-24	Reject Teamsters Local 456 Funding Agreement (item #14)	No	Failed	In Person
2023-01-17	$9,600 CTCL Grant Amendment	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-05-09	Delete $45,000 for Rink Study from Budget	Did Not Vote	Passed	In Person
2023-01-17	Motion - Limit Debate	Absent	Passed	Absent
2023-01-17	CTCL Grant Amendment	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-01-18	Set RTM Meeting Dates for '22-'23 Term (item #4)	Yes	Passed	Remote
2022-12-12	RTM Electronic Voting	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-03-14	Approve the GAHTF Declaration of Trust (item #34)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-06-13	Affordable Housing Plan Budget Overview Committee Amendment	Yes	Failed	In Person
2022-05-09	Delete $390,000 for Stairs/Ramps at BOE Parks from Budget	No	Failed	In Person
2022-12-12	Reject UPSEU Contract (item #12)	Absent	Failed	Absent
2022-04-11	Motion - Postpone item #13 to June 2022	No	Failed	In Person
2022-06-13	Affordable Housing Plan Finance Committee Amendment	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-06-13	Affordable Housing Plan (item #20)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-05-09	Motion - Proponent and Principal Opponent Open Debate	Did Not Vote	Failed	In Person
2023-01-17	$300,000 for Greenwich Senior Center (item #12)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2023-03-13	Motion - Suspend Rules to Combine items #1 and #4	Absent	Passed	Absent
2023-03-13	Rescind Amended item #10 from January 2023 (item #8)	Absent	Failed	Absent
2022-10-24	Appointment - Laurence Simon to the Board of Nathaniel Witherell	Yes	Passed	In Person
2023-03-13	Agreement between TOG Fire Department and FCHIRT (item #6)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2023-01-17	Motion - Limit Committee Reports to 5 minutes	Absent	Passed	Absent
2023-03-13	Consent Calendar	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-12-12	Open Space Plan (item #16)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-09-19	Motion - Postpone item #19 to October 2022	No	Failed	In Person
2022-09-19	$811,834.55 for School Security (item #41)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2023-01-17	$500,000 Registrar of Voters Grant from CTCL (item #10)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2023-03-13	Motion - Limit Debate	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-12-12	Reject Vinci Gardens (item #14)	Absent	Failed	Absent
2022-05-09	Delete $270,267 for ARP Health Department Grant from Budget	Yes	Failed	In Person
2023-01-17	Motion - Move Previous Question	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-10-24	Consent Calendar	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-12-12	Motion - Postpone item #12 indefinitely	Absent	Failed	Absent
2022-10-24	Leases for Boys & Girls Club and Abilis Inc. (items #10 & #11)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2023-03-13	Motion - Suspend Rules to take item #8 Out Of Order	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-12-12	Reject Arch-Greenwich Ave-Havemeyer Intersection (item #15)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-12-12	Reject LIUNA Contract (item #13)	Absent	Failed	Absent
2022-07-21	Eversource Easement for the Bruce Museum (item #1)	Absent	Passed	Absent
2023-03-13	Motion - RTM Electronic Voting (Appeal of Law Department Ruling)	Absent	Failed	Absent
2023-01-17	Motion - Postpone item #11 to March 2023	Absent	Passed	Absent
2022-05-09	Delete $116,000 for Bible Street Pickle Ball Courts from Budget	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-03-14	8-30g SOMR (item #35)	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-05-09	Motion - Extend Meeting to 1:00 AM	Yes	Passed	In Person
2022-03-14	Consent Calendar	Yes	Passed	In Person
2023-01-17	$500,000 for GHS Vestibule (items #14 & #15)	Absent	Passed	Absent