Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05601 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/19/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5601
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 1627
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
REP. ROLDAN, 4th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5601 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 1627

Referred to Committee on Planning and Development 

Introduced by:

REP. ROLDAN, 4th Dist.

AN ACT STRENGTHENING MUNICIPAL ETHICAL STANDARDS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to prohibit any (1) municipal chief executive officer; (2) member of a municipal legislative body; (3) member of a planning, zoning or combined planning and zoning commission; (4) member of a board of education; (5) superintendent or (6) municipal or board of education purchasing agent from receiving any item exceeding one hundred dollars in value in any year from (A) a firm or any employee of a firm holding or bidding on a contract with such municipality or board of education, or (B) any person with a matter pending before a planning, zoning or combined planning and zoning commission, provided that any municipality with an ethics code adopted pursuant to state law may establish more stringent ethical requirements.

Statement of Purpose: 

To establish ethical standards for municipal officials.