Putnam Deputy Mayor Scott Pempek will fulfill Mayor Barney Seney’s mayoral duties in the interim after Seney experienced a medical incident at the Municipal Complex on Thursday afternoon, according to a town statement published by WINY Radio on October 29.
WINY attributed the statement to Town Administrator Elaine Sistaire. It said Seney was being treated by medical personnel and described Pempek’s temporary role as the arrangement used during a mayor’s absence.
The statement did not identify the nature of the medical incident, provide a condition update or specify when Seney would resume his duties. Eastern CT News is not reporting a diagnosis or recovery outcome.
Putnam’s official mayor’s-office page identifies Seney as mayor and describes that office as the town’s chief executive, responsible for administration of appointed departments, boards, agencies and offices. The temporary arrangement described in the statement concerns those mayoral duties; it does not announce a permanent change in office.
This AI-prepared report is based on WINY’s complete written reproduction of the town statement and the town’s official background pages. Eastern CT News has not independently confirmed the medical circumstances. The municipal pages reviewed did not carry a separate incident update.