New London — The Connecticut Port Authority plans to unveil the details of the $93 million harbor redevelopment plan for State Pier, which it has spent months negotiating in private, at a public meeting next month.

Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development David Kooris, who made the announcement Wednesday at a meeting of the port authority's board in New London, said an exact date has yet to be confirmed but that the forum likely will be held in mid-September.

Kooris is serving as acting chair of the board following the resignation of Bonnie Reemsnyder last month. He has pledged to increase the level of transparency by the port authority, which has been criticized for negotiating the redevelopment plan behind closed doors with no opportunity for public comment.

The port authority, State Pier operator Gateway, Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted and its partner Eversource continue to negotiate a plan to transform State Pier into an offshore wind hub. Connecticut is set to receive 300 megawatts of electricity from Ørsted-Eversource's Revolution Wind farm south of Martha's Vineyard by 2023, and the state is banking on up to 2,000 megawatts from offshore wind by 2030.

The parties involved told The Day last week that negotiations are on schedule, with attorneys likely to finalize details and sign a contract within a few months. The Day on Monday filed a Freedom of Information Act request for a memorandum of understanding executed by the parties and announced by Gov. Ned Lamont in May.

Separately on Wednesday, Lamont indicated publicly his intention to appoint New London Mayor Michael Passero to fill one of two upcoming openings on the port authority's board. The terms of board members Parker S. Wise and Nancy J. DiNardo expire on Dec. 17, and the governor, under the port authority's bylaws, gets to appoint their replacements.

Passero has argued that the mayor of New London should get a permanent seat on the board to guarantee the city has a say in what happens to State Pier, which is owned by the state and not taxable by the city.

Passero said the offer to fill one of the upcoming openings initially was made at the end of this past legislative session, and that while he was honored, he remains committed to the goal of securing a permanent seat for New London. The governor, through a statement from spokesman Max Reiss, also conveyed his support, saying he proposed changing state law during the last legislative session to give New London a permanent seat on the board. The effort failed, but Lamont said he'd try again this session.

Meanwhile, Lamont has initiated an in-depth review of the port authority and the state's other quasi-public agencies in response, in part, to recent upheaval at the agency, including the resignation of previous board chair at the governor's request, and the executive director of the port authority being placed on paid leave for reasons that remain undisclosed.

The "all encompassing" assessment by the governor's staff will look at the port authority's operational and managerial activity, board activity and action, and "aspects of any deals in the works or recently completed," Kooris said. Lamont has asked the board not to take any major action while that review is underway.

Separately, the resignation of Reemsnyder opens up a seat on the board. Under the port authority's bylaws, the House Majority Leader Rep. Matt Ritter, a Democrat, gets to appoint her replacement. Todd Murphy, a spokesman for Ritter, said he is working with the governor to identify potential candidates, but intends to wait until after the General Transportation Committee's Aug. 20 hearing on recent issues at the port authority before coming to a decision. Ritter has 30 days from the time he receives official notification of the resignation to appoint a new person to the seat.

The terms of two other board members, Grant Westerson and Terry Gilbertson, expired on June 30. It is up to the Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, a Republican, and the Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, a Democrat, to reappoint them or choose replacements.

j.bergman@theday.com