Bill Text: CT HB05724 | 2013 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Municipal Employees From Serving On Certain Municipal Legislative Bodies.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-18 - File Number 569 [HB05724 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05724-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Committee Bill No. 5724
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 5038
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
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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:

Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 7-421 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):

(e) Any municipal employee shall have the right to serve on any governmental body of the town in which such employee resides except any body which has responsibility for direct supervision of such employee. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, (1) no such employee shall serve on any of the following unless such employee is permitted to serve pursuant to the provisions of a municipal charter or home rule ordinance: [or serves because of membership on the legislative body of the municipality:] (A) Any board of finance created pursuant to chapter 106, [or] any special act or municipal charter or any body exercising the powers of a board of finance; (B) any body exercising zoning powers pursuant to chapter 124 or any special act or municipal charter; (C) any body exercising land use powers pursuant to chapter 125a or any special act or municipal charter; (D) any body exercising planning powers pursuant to chapter 126 or any special act or municipal charter; or (E) any body regulating inland wetlands and watercourses pursuant to chapter 440 or any special act or municipal charter; and (2) any municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative body, authorize such employees to serve on (A) any body exercising zoning powers pursuant to chapter 124 or any special act or municipal charter; (B) any body exercising land use powers pursuant to chapter 125a or any special act or municipal charter; (C) any body exercising planning powers pursuant to chapter 126 or any special act or municipal charter; or (D) any body regulating inland wetlands and watercourses pursuant to chapter 440 or any special act or municipal charter.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2013	7-421(e)

PD

Joint Favorable