Stamford finance board’s David Mannis to step down due to plans move to Europe

In early 2020, the Board of Associates appointed Mannis to the Board of Finance to substitute fellow Democrat David Kooris, who had resigned to get over as president of the Stamford Downtown Specific Products and services District. Past calendar year, Mannis ran unopposed to end out the rest of Kooris’ time period, which is established to stop in 2023.

He formerly served one three-12 months phrase on the Board of Schooling and was president of the board for part of his time period.

“There are not lots of individuals who can transfer to a new spot at an superior age, which is what I did, and find a chapter of political activity and be frankly — to my amazement — welcomed by Stamford,” Mannis, 75, explained in the course of a Board of Finance meeting Thursday. “I’m off on yet another new chapter. I’m not absolutely sure no matter whether going from New York to Connecticut is a bigger soar than from Connecticut to Italy, but we’ll find out.”

“I hope I gave even a portion of what I acquired back again from this knowledge,” he added.

“It has been an complete enjoyment to provide with you, David,” Freedman said. “You have delivered loads of clever counsel more than the several years, and you will be sorely skipped.”

Any candidates for Mannis’ seat will need to have to go by way of the Board of Representatives’ Appointments Committee and then confront a vote by the whole board.

The Board of Finance is built up of six customers. There are at present 4 Democrats on the board, such as Mannis, and two Republicans.