Town of East Hartford, CT
Tom Baptist is an accomplished professional in environmental science and public works, currently serving as the Public Works Project Manager - Sustainability and Acting Director of Public Works for the Town of East Hartford, CT, since January 2019. Prior to this role, Tom Baptist held the position of Superintendent of Public Works for the City of Hartford, where responsibilities included overseeing 2,300 acres of parkland and historic recreation facilities. Tom Baptist has extensive experience from a notable tenure at the National Audubon Society as Vice President and Executive Director, as well as serving as Conservation Director for the Town of Greenwich. Tom Baptist holds a Master of Science in Environmental Science from the University of New Haven and a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Conservation from the University of Connecticut.
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Town of East Hartford, CT
The part of the lands once inhabited by the Podunk Indians saw its first permanent colonists in 1635, when Thomas Hooker and his followers came from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to found Hartford. The east side of the Connecticut River was at that time part of Hartford. Initially settled about 1640, early settlers here included William Goodwin, Thomas Burnham and William Pitkin. The first petition by residents to establish a separate Town was rejected by the General Assembly in 1726. Several more petitions were submitted between that year and 1783, when the Assembly at last gave its approval to the incorporation of East Hartford. The Town then received its Charter from the State of Connecticut on land area taken from the City of Hartford. Today, the Town of East Hartford is governed by a strong Mayor form of government. The Charter empowers the Mayor to govern the Town in cooperation with an elected nine-member Town Council and Town Treasurer. The Chairman of the Town Council is also the Deputy Mayor and his powers include the power to approve and adopt the Annual Budget, the power to enact ordinances, the power to fix penalties and fines, and the powers of subpoena and investigation.