Senate Resolution No. 5, reported by the Senate Committee on Judiciary and chaired by Senator Winfield of the 10th District, proposes the adoption of a resolution approving the stipulation of settlement in two related legal actions: Ralph Birch v. Town of New Milford, Et Al., and Shawn Henning v. Town of New Milford, Et Al. These cases, consolidated under the United States District Court, District of Connecticut, Civil Action No. 3:20CV1790 (VAB), require an expenditure exceeding $2.5 million from the General Fund budget. The Attorney General has submitted this stipulation of settlement for approval in accordance with section 3-125a of the general statutes.

The fiscal impact of the resolution is an expenditure of $25,200,000 from the General Fund's adjudicated claims account to cover the costs of the stipulated judgment in the actions involving Ralph Birch and Shawn Henning. This is a one-time expense with no anticipated fiscal impact in the out years. The Judiciary Committee has given a favorable recommendation for the resolution with a vote of 9 yeas and 0 nays. The Office of Legislative Research does not provide analysis for resolutions, and therefore, no additional summary is provided in this context.