A committee of the Danbury City Council has been called for to review the nomination of a constable.  Francis Kieras was recommended by the Mayor for the role, but Councilman Joe Britton says he only  recently switched from the Republican party to an Independent.  Kieras served as constable before, running in 2017 on the Democratic ticket.  He was appointed as a Justice of the Peace by the Republican party and took office in January 2021.  Danbury has five elected constables, one must belong to the minority party.  Britton asked the city attorney’s office and the registrar about the vacant position, but during his council meeting comments, Britton also cited a political mailer endorsing Republican council candidate John Esposito III signed by Kieras. The mailer specifically mentioned Britton, Esposito’s then-opponent, and questioned his ability to properly serve Danbury as he was serving with a law firm in Massachusetts.  Britton was on the Danbury Board of Education at the time of the Danbury municipal election in November.