Video: Mayor Pavia Discusses Scrap Metal Investigation [Update]

[Editor's Note: This article has been updated to include this week's schedule of board and commission meetings.]

Welcome to "Minutes with the Mayor," a weekly video feature where Stamford Patch interviews Mayor Michael Pavia about the issues facing the city, what topics government boards and committees will be discussing and what scheduled events city residents need to know about.

This week, Pavia addresses the investigation carried out by the state and the into whether employees of the Office of Operations were selling small pieces of city scrap metal for cash over the past few decades.

According to the Connecticut Post, the Board of Finance hired Manhattan-based forensic auditing fire Kroll Associates Inc. to investigate the allegations in May 2010. Former chairman Joe Tarzia requested the investigation after two highways employees delivered $3,149 in cash to Office of Policy and Management director Pete Privitera for the sale of city snowplows.

Stamford police found no evidence of a crime after receiving Kroll Associates' audit report, which the Board of Finance approved $250,000 to complete. The report was then sent to the State's Attorney's office, who after a few months handed it back over to Stamford police.

State's Attorney David Cohen and Stamford police announced on Thursday that no arrests would be made.

The following is a list of board and commission meetings scheduled for this week, which will all take place at the unless a different location is noted:

Monday, June 20

Youth Services Meeting, 6 p.m., 5th Floor, Board Room

Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, 6 p.m., 10th Floor, Operations Conference Room

's Education Issues Meeting, 6 p.m., 5th Floor, BOE Office

Zoning Board Public Hearing, 7 p.m., 4th Floor, Café

Board of Representatives' Legislation & Rules Committee Meeting, 7 p.m., 4th Floor, Democratic Caucus Room

Tuesday, June 21

Hispanic Womens Support Group, 5 p.m., 7th Floor, Conference Rm. 7-H

Board of Education's ARTS Program Graduation, 5:30 p.m., 5th Floor, Board Room

Board of Representative's HCD/SS Committee Mtg., 6:30 p.m., 4th Floor, Democratic Caucus Room

Stamford Harbor Management Commission Mtg., 6:30 p.m, 10th Floor, Operations Conference Room

Board of Representative's Operations Committee Meeting, 7 p.m., 4th Floor, Republican Caucus Room

Planning Board Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., 7th Floor, P&Z Area

Board of Education's Working Board Meeting, 8 p.m., 5th Floor, Board Room

Wednesday, June 22

Zoning Board of Appeal's Public Hearing, 7 p.m., 4th Floor, Café

Board of Representatives' Land Use/UR Committee Meeting, 7:30 p.m., 4th Floor, Republican Caucus Room

Thursday, June 23

Human Resources' Personnel Committee Meeting, 5 p.m., 9th Floor, Conf. Rm. 9-2B

Engineering Department's Tree Hearing, 6:30 p.m., 4th Floor, Café

Board of Education's Neighbor's Link Meeting, 7 p.m., 5th Floor, Conf. Rm. 5-N

Friday, June 24

Board of Education's District Bench Assess Meeting, 10:30 a.m., 5th Floor, Conf. Rm. 5-N

Board of Education's PPT Mtg., 11:30 a.m., 5th Floor, Conf. Rm. 5-N

Board of Education's Writing Committee Meeting, 3:30 p.m., 5th Floor, Conf. Rm. 5-N