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IlIay L0, 2018

Janet Vitarius Waugh

Town & City Cierk
City of Ansonia
253 h4ain Sh'eet
Ansonia, CT 06401

Dear Ms. Waugh:

P:;rsuant to Connectieut General Statutes Section 7-465, ancl to the extent such statute is
applicable hereto, you are her:eby given notice that Ansonia Board of Erlucation ('Board')
intends to commence a larvsuit against the City of Ansonia, Connecticut ('City")'clue to th"e
illegal action tal<en liy the City's Board. of A]dermell on or about January 9, 2018, reclucing
the Boarrls approvecl 201?-18 Lruclget appropri.aiion in tho anrount of six lrunrlred thousand
ciollars ($600,000) ('oReduction"), The Board will file suit againut the City if the. City cloes not
by May 16, 2018, restore the fuIl amou[t of tr-e Reduction to the Boarcl's ?01?-1S
appropriation level, rei.nstating sueh appropriation to $81,860,1174, The Board also reserves
its right to add to the lawsuit aclclitionai courts and claims ag'ainst ihe City basecl on any
other illegal actions the City might take snbsequent to this date iu regard to the Board's
appropriaterl buclget and/or other statutorily requirerl City funding of the erlucational
piogran:. for Ansclni.a students under the jur:iscliction of the Board., lvithout further notice to
the City.

You or other rtesignated. representatives of the City may contact me to resolve thia issue, bnt
you shorilcl be awar:e that tinre i.B of the e*sence in tiris n:.atber.

?he foregoing is not intend.ecl to be a complete recitation of ail applicable law and/or facts
regarding the Board's claims against the Oity and shall not be.cleemed to sonstitute a waiver
or relinqui.shrnent of any of tlie Board's rights or remedies, whethey lega1 or equitable, aII of
lvhich are hereby expressly rieserved, inclucling but not limited to the recovery of costs and
attorneys'fees,

rede

David. S. Cassetti
l,ori.e Vaecaro
William Nimons
Dr, Carol Merlone
John Mayini