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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6566
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT PROHIBITING MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES FROM SERVING ON
CERTAIN MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 7-421 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
October 1, 2019): 3
(e) Any municipal employee shall have the right to serve on any 4
governmental body of the town in which such employee resides except 5
any body which has responsibility for direct supervision of such 6
employee. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, (1) no 7
such employee shall serve on any of the following unless such 8
employee is permitted to serve pursuant to the provisions of a 9
municipal charter or home rule ordinance: [or serves because of 10
membership on the legislative body of the municipality:] (A) Any 11
board of finance created pursuant to chapter 106, [or] any special act or 12
municipal charter or any body exercising the powers of a board of 13
finance; (B) any body exercising zoning powers pursuant to chapter 14
124 or any special act or municipal charter; (C) any body exercising 15
land use powers pursuant to chapter 125a or any special act or 16
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municipal charter; (D) any body exercising planning powers pursuant 17
to chapter 126 or any special act or municipal charter; or (E) any body 18
regulating inland wetlands and watercourses pursuant to chapter 440 19
or any special act or municipal charter; and (2) any municipality may, 20
by ordinance adopted by its legislative body, authorize such 21
employees to serve on (A) any body exercising zoning powers 22
pursuant to chapter 124 or any special act or municipal charter; (B) any 23
body exercising land use powers pursuant to chapter 125a or any 24
special act or municipal charter; (C) any body exercising planning 25
powers pursuant to chapter 126 or any special act or municipal charter; 26
or (D) any body regulating inland wetlands and watercourses 27
pursuant to chapter 440 or any special act or municipal charter. 28
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 7-421(e)
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit municipal employees from serving on any governmental
body charged with preparing the municipal budget except when
authorized by charter or home rule ordinance.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist.; SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist.
REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist.; REP. STALLWORTH, 126th Dist.
REP. BAKER, 124th Dist.; REP. SANTIAGO E., 130th Dist.
REP. STAFSTROM, 129th Dist.; SEN. BRADLEY, 23rd Dist.
H.B. 6566