General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5724

 

January Session, 2013

 

LCO No. 1729

   

Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist.

 

AN ACT PROHIBITING MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES FROM SERVING ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subsection (e) of section 7-421 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit municipal employees from serving on the legislative body of a municipality if such legislative body has the responsibilities and authority of a board of finance and if such prohibition is set forth in the municipality's charter.

Statement of Purpose:

To extend an existing provision that prohibits municipal employees from serving on a municipal board of finance except where permitted by charter or home rule ordinance.