How In The World Could Paul Perrotti Trade A Town Vehicle For A Golf Cart??

Well, the truth is, HE CAN'T!  At least not without permission from the First Selectman. In order to sell or trade any vehicle you need a "Title" for the vehicle. This is something Paul Perrotti had no access to. Only the First Selectman has access to such titles and would have the authority to sign this title over to another party. Taft School could not have registered the vehicle with DMV without a title.  So, if Paul Perrotti did not sign over the title, who did?  The answer - former First Selectman Ed St. John. So the question should really be, why did former First Selectman Ed St. John trade a town vehicle for a golf cart?

Because the transmission was gone and the vehicle was falling apart.  The vehicle was a 1994 police car that was passed downed to Chief Perrotti.  Taft School expressed an interest in the vehicle thinking they could put a new transmission in and get a few more years out of it; something the Town was not willing to do. So the vehicle was traded for the golf cart, plus Taft made a  $500.00 donation to the Fire Department. 

The golf cart has come in handy at a variety of calls.  It has also been utilized by the Police Department from time-to-time.

There is no mystery here, just a former First Selectman who apparently forgot he signed off on the title.