Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06142 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/24/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6142
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 1845
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. WILLIAMS, 68th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6142 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 1845

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 

Introduced by:

REP. WILLIAMS, 68th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING RESERVE FUND BALANCES AND CHANGES TO MUNICIPAL BINDING ARBITRATION.

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

That section 7-473c of the general statutes be amended to prohibit an arbitration panel from considering a municipal reserve balance when determining a municipality's financial capability and to limit the review of a rejected arbitration award by a municipality to a single arbitrator.

Statement of Purpose: 

To prevent an arbitration panel from considering a municipal reserve fund balance when determining a municipality's financial capability and to limit the review of a rejected arbitration award by a municipality to a single arbitrator.