General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5553 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 640 *00640* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5553 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 640 *00640* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require that (1) a collective bargaining agreement between a municipality and its employees be approved by the municipality's board of finance or equivalent body, and (2) a representative of the municipality's board of finance or equivalent body shall participate in collective bargaining agreement negotiations and vote on proposed collective bargaining agreements. Statement of Purpose: To require that a collective bargaining agreement between a municipality and its employees be approved by the municipality's board of finance or equivalent body and to require that a representative of the municipality's board of finance or equivalent body participate in collective bargaining agreement negotiations and vote on proposed collective bargaining agreements.