Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05589 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/19/2011

                            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.