Wildaliz Bermudez

Sponsored a Hartford council resolution setting the city's living wage rate at $22.21 an hour for the 2017-2018 budget year. The council adopted it on 2017-06-26.

June 26, 2017Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Sponsored a Hartford council resolution setting the city's living wage rate at $22.21 an hour for the 2017-2018 budget year. The council adopted it on 2017-06-26.

June 26, 2017Supports Labor Rights

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Proposed a Hartford council resolution to end drug testing for city jobs that are not safety-sensitive, except after an accident or with reasonable suspicion. The council sent it to committee on 2016-11-28.

November 28, 2016Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced an ordinance to make Hartford a sanctuary city, limiting city help with federal immigration enforcement. The council sent it to its public safety committee on 2016-02-08.

February 8, 2016Supports Immigration

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As head of New Haven's Fair Rent Commission, helped restart a statewide coalition of local fair rent commissions, which held its first meeting in July 2024, Connecticut Public reported.

July 25, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Testified to a state legislative committee for a 2024 bill requiring advance notice of rent increases (HB 5156). She reported that 97% of her commission's cases involved rent increase notices of less than 60 days.

February 20, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a Hartford council resolution backing a pilot program that offers paid day labor to homeless residents and people leaving prison, based on Providence's A Hand Up model. The council adopted it on 2019-05-28.

May 28, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Introduced a Hartford ordinance to set rules for the police department's use of drones. The council sent it to two committees on 2018-01-22.

January 22, 2018Supports Data Privacy

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Submitted testimony to a state legislative committee backing a 2016 bill on water rates and bottled-water sellers (SB 422). She objected that the regional water utility gave Hartford no notice of a discounted water deal with Niagara Bottling.

March 11, 2016Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: cga.ct.gov

Became executive director of New Haven's Fair Rent Commission, the city office that handles tenant complaints about steep rent increases and poor living conditions. The New Haven Independent profiled her plans on 2022-05-31.

May 31, 2022

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Sponsored a Hartford council resolution supporting continued investigation and preparation for impeachment of the President. The council passed it 5-1, as amended, on 2019-02-13.

February 13, 2019

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Sponsored a Hartford council resolution urging state lawmakers to back marijuana legalization bills with racial equity rules for cannabis business ownership and jobs. The council passed it 9-0 on 2017-12-11.

December 11, 2017

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Testified to a state legislative committee against a 2017 bill giving the state more control over the finances of struggling cities like Hartford (HB 7050), calling it a way around elected local government.

March 9, 2017

Source: cga.ct.gov

Testified to a state legislative committee in favor of a 2017 bill to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana for adults 21 and older (HB 5314). She said a legal market meant new city revenue and treating drug use as a health issue.

March 7, 2017

Source: cga.ct.gov

Was appointed minority leader of the Hartford City Council when the council adopted a resolution naming her to that post on 2016-01-11.

January 11, 2016

Source: hartfordct.gov