General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 296 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 908 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: SEN. KANE, 32nd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 296 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 908 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: SEN. KANE, 32nd 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 the general statutes be amended 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. Statement of Purpose: To provide local tax relief to municipalities by reforming the arbitration process.