General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5589 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1571 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: REP. O'BRIEN T., 24th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5589 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1571 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: REP. O'BRIEN T., 24th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL PENSIONS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to provide that any municipality with a charter provision providing that elected officials of the municipality with a minimum length of service are entitled to a municipal pension of some percentage of their salary prior to retirement may enact an ordinance providing a pension of a higher percentage for officials with a greater length of service. Statement of Purpose: To allow municipalities flexibility regarding the payment of certain pensions.