Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00474 Compare Versions

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8	8	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 474
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13	13	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
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23	23	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E ORGANIZATION AND O PERATIONS OF
24	24	THE METROPOLITAN DIS TRICT OF HARTFORD COUNTY.
25	25	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
26	26	Assembly convened:
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28	28	Section 1. Section 19 of number 511 of the special acts of 1929 is 1
29	29	amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2020): 2
30	30	No bonds, notes or other certificates of debt, except such as are to 3
31	31	mature in six months or less and to be paid from current taxes shall be 4
32	32	issued under authority of [this act] number 511 of the special acts of 1929 5
33	33	if such issue shall bring the total outstanding indebtedness of the district 6
34	34	to an amount in excess of five per centum of the combined grand lists of 7
35	35	said district unless otherwise provided by special act. The grand lists for 8
36	36	the purpose of this section shall be deemed to include the assessed value 9
37	37	of all shares of capital stock the taxes on which are required by section 10
38	38	1205 of the general statutes, revision of 1918, as amended to be remitted 11
39	39	annually to the towns and cities composing the district by the state. In 12
40	40	computing the total outstanding indebtedness of the district for the 13
41	41	purposes of this section, there shall be deducted the amount of the 14 Raised Bill No. 474
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47	47	district's sinking fund, the amount of bonds issued for the supply of 15
48	48	water or for the construction of subways or underground conduits for 16
49	49	cables, wires or pipes, the principal amount of all such bonds having 17
50	50	been refunded or replaced by other indebtedness the proceeds and 18
51	51	projected earnings on which or other funds are held in escrow to pay 19
52	52	and are sufficient to pay the principal, interest and any redemption 20
53	53	premium until maturity or earlier planned redemption of such 21
54	54	indebtedness and the amount of such other bonds of the district as may 22
55	55	be issued under any act of the legislature, especially providing that the 23
56	56	bonds issued [thereunder] under any such act shall be deducted in 24
57	57	computing the total outstanding indebtedness of the district. 25
58	58	Sec. 2. Section 8 of number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended 26
59	59	by section 3 of special act 83-31, section 1 of special act 99-12 and section 27
60	60	3 of special act 14-21, is amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 28
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62	62	Said board, either directly or under committees consisting of one or 30
63	63	more members of said board, shall organize bureaus for the convenient 31
64	64	carrying into effect of the several functions herein committed to said 32
65	65	board and may define the powers and duties of such bureaus and 33
66	66	delegate to them such powers and duties by ordinance, by-law or 34
67	67	otherwise as may, in the judgment of the board, be necessary for the 35
68	68	convenient operation of the same. No member of the board shall receive 36
69	69	any pay for his or her services as such member or as a member of a sub-37
70	70	committee of the board except that a reasonable sum may annually be 38
71	71	appropriated for the actual expenses of said board. The board may, by 39
72	72	ordinance, by-law or otherwise, fix the salaries and define the duties of 40
73	73	all officers and employees or may delegate the fixing of salaries of 41
74	74	employees and assignment of duties of employees to sub-committees or 42
75	75	bureau managers. The chairman and vice-chairman of said district and 43
76	76	of all sub-committees, bureaus, boards and commissions appointed by 44
77	77	the district board shall, unless otherwise provided in the appointment 45
78	78	or [herein] in this section, hold office until the end of the fiscal year of 46
79	79	their appointment and thereafter shall be appointed for terms of two 47
80	80	years and until their successors shall be appointed and shall have 48 Raised Bill No. 474
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86	86	qualified. The members of all sub-committees, bureaus, boards and 49
87	87	commissions appointed by the district board shall, unless otherwise 50
88	88	provided in the appointment or [herein] in this section, hold such 51
89	89	membership until the end of the fiscal year of their appointment and 52
90	90	thereafter shall hold membership for terms of two years and until their 53
91	91	successors shall be appointed and shall have qualified. The managers of 54
92	92	the water bureau and of the bureau of public works and such others of 55
93	93	the officers as by the district board shall be especially so designated shall 56
94	94	hold office during good behavior and shall be removed only for cause. 57
95	95	All other officers and employees may be removed at any time by the 58
96	96	district board at pleasure. All vacancies may be filled by the district 59
97	97	board. Said district board [shall have power to] may fill any vacancy 60
98	98	occurring in its number for the unexpired portion of the term and, 61
99	99	except as otherwise expressly provided, shall act in all cases by a 62
100	100	majority of those present at any regular or special meeting, duly 63
101	101	warned. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum and the time, 64
102	102	place and manner of calling meetings and the holding thereof, including 65
103	103	the manner of dissolving tie votes, shall be prescribed by said board by 66
104	104	by-law or otherwise. The district board shall be the final judge of the 67
105	105	election returns and validity of elections and qualifications of its 68
106	106	members and shall decide all tie votes in elections. Except as hereinafter 69
107	107	provided, the district board shall have power to authorize the sale, 70
108	108	transfer and conveyance of real and personal estate belonging to the 71
109	109	district, and shall provide by by-law or otherwise for the form and 72
110	110	manner of execution of the documents and instruments convenient 73
111	111	therefor. The Auditors of Public Accounts, established under chapter 23 74
112	112	of the general statutes, shall audit the district accounts annually in 75
113	113	accordance with the provisions of said chapter. The district board [shall 76
114	114	make provision for the proper auditing of the district accounts and] may 77
115	115	cause any officer to execute bonds to the district with surety to the 78
116	116	acceptance of the district board for the faithful performance of 79
117	117	duties. The district board shall post the current budget of the district in 80
118	118	a conspicuous location on the district's Internet web site. 81
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125	125	(Effective July 1, 2020): 83
126	126	The [Metropolitan District Commission] Auditors of Public Accounts 84
127	127	shall, annually, submit a copy of the audit prepared pursuant to 85
128	128	[chapter 111 of the general statutes] section 8 of number 511 of the 86
129	129	special acts of 1929, as amended by section 3 of special act 83-31, section 87
130	130	1 of special act 99-1, section 3 of special act 14-21 and this act, to the 88
131	131	Office of Fiscal Analysis. 89
132	132	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 4 of special act 90-27, as amended by 90
133	133	section 6 of public act 93-380 and section 9 of special act 14-21, is 91
134	134	amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2020): 92
135	135	(a) The Metropolitan District in Hartford County created pursuant to 93
136	136	number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended, may issue bonds or 94
137	137	other obligations, or may enter into leases of real or personal property 95
138	138	or any interest [therein] in such property, from time to time for the 96
139	139	purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of designing, acquiring, 97
140	140	purchasing, constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, 98
141	141	financing, refinancing, operating or managing any facility, system, 99
142	142	program or equipment necessary or desirable in connection with 100
143	143	carrying out any of its authorized purposes, including payment of 101
144	144	expenses of administration properly chargeable thereto, including, 102
145	145	without limitation, legal, architectural and engineering expenses and 103
146	146	fees, [and costs of audits,] and payment of costs, fees and expenses 104
147	147	which the district board may deem necessary or advantageous in 105
148	148	connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of bonds or notes 106
149	149	or other obligations, including but not limited to, underwriters' discount 107
150	150	and payment of all other items of expense incurred in connection 108
151	151	therewith. The district may issue such types of bonds or other 109
152	152	obligations as the district board by resolution approved by a majority of 110
153	153	its members may determine, including, without limiting the generality 111
154	154	of the foregoing, bonds or other obligations payable as to principal and 112
155	155	interest exclusively from the income and revenues of a particular 113
156	156	facility, system or program. Bonds or other obligations payable as to 114
157	157	principal and interest exclusively from the income and revenues of a 115 Raised Bill No. 474
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163	163	particular facility, system or program shall not constitute an 116
164	164	indebtedness within the meaning of any statutory limitation on the 117
165	165	indebtedness of the district or any member municipality. 118
166	166	Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 23, 24, 25, 26 and 51 of 119
167	167	number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended, any surplus moneys 120
168	168	not needed in the determination of the district board to meet the 121
169	169	purposes of funds established pursuant to said sections and any surplus 122
170	170	revenues in the assessable sewer fund may be pledged as additional 123
171	171	security for any such bonds or the provider of any credit enhancement 124
172	172	for any such bonds, which also may be secured by a pledge of any 125
173	173	income or revenues of the district, or a mortgage on any facility or 126
174	174	system or the site thereof. Whenever and for so long as the district has 127
175	175	issued and has outstanding bonds pursuant to this section, the district 128
176	176	board shall fix, charge and collect rates, rents, fees and other charges in 129
177	177	accordance herewith. Neither the members of the district nor any person 130
178	178	executing the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of 131
179	179	the issuance thereof. The bonds and other obligations of the district, and 132
180	180	such bonds and obligations shall so state on their face, shall not be a debt 133
181	181	of the state or any political subdivision thereof, and no person other than 134
182	182	the district shall be liable thereon, nor shall such bonds or obligations be 135
183	183	payable out of any funds or properties other than those of the district. 136
184	184	Bonds of the district issued under the provisions of sections 2 and 13 of 137
185	185	number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended, and sections 2 and 138
186	186	4 of special act 90-27, as amended by public act 93-380 and this act, are 139
187	187	declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose. 140
188	188	In anticipation of the sale of such bonds the district may issue negotiable 141
189	189	bond anticipation notes and may renew the same from time to time, but 142
190	190	the maximum maturity of any such note including renewals thereof, 143
191	191	shall not exceed five years from the date of issue of the original note. 144
192	192	Such notes shall be paid from any revenues of the district available 145
193	193	therefor and not otherwise pledged, or from the proceeds of sale of the 146
194	194	bonds of the district in anticipation of which they were issued. Such 147
195	195	notes and the resolution or resolutions authorizing the same may 148
196	196	contain any provisions, conditions or limitations which a bond 149
197	197	resolution of the district may contain. 150 Raised Bill No. 474
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203	203	Sec. 5. Subsection (c) of section 2-90 of the general statutes is repealed 151
204	204	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 152
205	205	(c) Said auditors shall audit, on a biennial basis if deemed most 153
206	206	economical and efficient, or as frequently as they deem necessary, the 154
207	207	books and accounts of each officer, department, commission, board and 155
208	208	court of the state government, all institutions supported by the state and 156
209	209	all public and quasi-public bodies, politic and corporate, created by 157
210	210	public or special act of the General Assembly and not required to be 158
211	211	audited or subject to reporting requirements, under the provisions of 159
212	212	chapter 111, except that said auditors shall audit, on an annual basis, or 160
213	213	as frequently as they deem necessary, the books and accounts of the 161
214	214	Metropolitan District of Hartford County. Each such audit may include 162
215	215	an examination of performance in order to determine effectiveness in 163
216	216	achieving expressed legislative purposes. The auditors shall report their 164
217	217	findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Comptroller 165
218	218	and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 166
219	219	cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 167
220	220	agencies. 168
221	221	Sec. 6. Section 7-391 of the general statutes is repealed and the 169
222	222	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 170
223	223	When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the 171
224	224	following terms shall have the meanings herein specified: "Secretary" 172
225	225	means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; 173
226	226	"municipality" includes each town, consolidated town and city, 174
227	227	consolidated town and borough, city and borough; "audited agency" 175
228	228	includes each district, as defined in section 7-324, or other municipal 176
229	229	utility, [the Metropolitan District of Hartford County,] each regional 177
230	230	council of governments, any other political subdivision of similar 178
231	231	character which is created and any other agency created or designated 179
232	232	by a municipality to act for such municipality whose annual receipts 180
233	233	from all sources exceed one million dollars, excluding the Metropolitan 181
234	234	District of Hartford County; "reporting agency" includes each district, 182
235	235	as defined in section 7-324, or other municipal utility, each regional 183 Raised Bill No. 474
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241	241	council of governments, any other political subdivision of similar 184
242	242	character which is created and any other agency created or designated 185
243	243	by a municipality to act for such municipality whose annual receipts 186
244	244	from all sources do not exceed one million dollars; "appointing 187
245	245	authority" means the legislative body of a municipality or the board, 188
246	246	committee or other governing body of such audited agency, except in 189
247	247	any town where the authority to adopt a budget rests with a town 190
248	248	meeting or a representative town meeting "appointing authority" means 191
249	249	the board of finance or other board, committee or body charged with 192
250	250	preparing the budget, or in a town that has no board of finance or other 193
251	251	such board, committee or body, means the board of selectmen or the 194
252	252	town council; "audit report" means the report of the independent 195
253	253	auditor and the annual financial statements of the municipality or 196
254	254	audited agency; "independent auditor" means a public accountant who 197
255	255	is licensed to practice in the state of Connecticut and who meets the 198
256	256	independence standards included in generally accepted government 199
257	257	auditing standards; "public accountant" means an individual who meets 200
258	258	standards included in generally accepted government auditing 201
259	259	standards for personnel performing government audits and the 202
260	260	licensing requirements of the State Board of Accountancy; "receipts" 203
261	261	means amounts accrued or received by a municipality, audited agency 204
262	262	or reporting agency and reportable as revenues in accordance with 205
263	263	generally accepted accounting principles; "municipal utility" means 206
264	264	every Connecticut municipality or department or agency thereof, or 207
265	265	Connecticut district, manufacturing, selling or distributing gas or 208
266	266	electricity to be used for light, heat or power or water. 209
267	267	Sec. 7. Section 2 of special act 75-73, as amended by section 2 of special 210
268	268	act 83-18, section 2 of special act 84-75, section 17 of public act 93-380 211
269	269	and section 4 of special act 14-21, is amended to read as follows (Effective 212
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271	271	(a) The members of the board of commissioners appointed prior to 214
272	272	and holding office on the effective date of special act 75-73, special act 215
273	273	83-18, special act 84-75, public act 93-380, [or this act] special act 14-21 216
274	274	or this act shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms for 217 Raised Bill No. 474
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280	280	which they were appointed. Thereafter, members shall be appointed by 218
281	281	the legislative body of each member municipality, to replace the 219
282	282	members whose terms expire and until their successors are appointed 220
283	283	and qualify, provided, in no event shall the total number of members 221
284	284	appointed by the legislative body of any member municipality exceed: 222
285	285	(1) Six in the city of Hartford, (2) three in the city of East Hartford, (3) 223
286	286	one in the town of Rocky Hill, (4) one in the town of Wethersfield, (5) 224
287	287	one in the town of Newington, (6) one in the town of Windsor, (7) one 225
288	288	in the town of Bloomfield and (8) three in the town of West Hartford. 226
289	289	(b) Appointments to the district board by the legislative bodies of the 227
290	290	member municipalities shall be made in accordance with the following 228
291	291	schedule: 229
292	292	(1) The legislative body of the city of Hartford shall appoint (A) three 230
293	293	commissioners for a term of two years to commence January 1, 1977, and 231
294	294	(B) three commissioners for a term of six years to commence January 1, 232
295	295	l981; 233
296	296	(2) The legislative body of the city of East Hartford shall appoint (A) 234
297	297	two commissioners for a term of four years to commence January 1, 235
298	298	1977, and (B) one commissioner for a term of six years to commence 236
299	299	January 1, 1979; 237
300	300	(3) The legislative body of the town of Wethersfield shall appoint one 238
301	301	commissioner for a term of six years to commence January 1, 1979; 239
302	302	(4) The legislative body of the town of Newington shall appoint one 240
303	303	commissioner for a term of six years to commence January 1, 1981; 241
304	304	(5) The legislative body of the town of Windsor shall appoint one 242
305	305	commissioner for a term of six years to commence January 1, 1981; 243
306	306	(6) The legislative body of the town of Bloomfield shall appoint one 244
307	307	commissioner for a term of two years to commence January 1, 1987; 245
308	308	(7) The legislative body of the town of Rocky Hill shall appoint one 246
309	309	commissioner for a term of six years to commence January 1, 1977; 247 Raised Bill No. 474
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315	315	(8) The legislative body of the town of West Hartford shall appoint 248
316	316	(A) one commissioner for a term of one year to commence January 1, 249
317	317	1984, (B) one commissioner for a term of three years to commence 250
318	318	January 1, 1984, and (C) one commissioner for a term of five years to 251
319	319	commence January 1, 1984. 252
320	320	(c) Upon the expiration of the initial terms of appointment under this 253
321	321	section, members shall be appointed for terms of six years from January 254
322	322	first in the year of their appointment and shall serve until their 255
323	323	successors are appointed and qualify. 256
324	324	(d) On and after January 1, 1989, the eight members appointed by the 257
325	325	governor to the district board shall be electors from The Metropolitan 258
326	326	District, not more than three of whom shall be from any one 259
327	327	municipality within said district nor shall such appointees represent 260
328	328	more than fifty per cent of any municipality's representation on the 261
329	329	district board. The appointments by the governor shall be for six years 262
330	330	and shall be made in accordance with the following schedule: 263
331	331	(1) Three commissioners from the city of Hartford for a term to 264
332	332	commence January 1, 1989; 265
333	333	(2) One commissioner from the city of East Hartford for a term to 266
334	334	commence January 1, 1989; 267
335	335	(3) One commissioner from the town of Wethersfield for a term to 268
336	336	commence January 1, 1989; 269
337	337	(4) One commissioner from the town of Newington for a term to 270
338	338	commence January 1, 1991; 271
339	339	(5) One commissioner from the town of Windsor for a term to 272
340	340	commence January 1, 1989; 273
341	341	(6) One commissioner from the town of West Hartford for a term to 274
342	342	commence January 1, 1989. 275
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349	349	the General Assembly shall be appointed as follows: (1) One 277
350	350	commissioner by the president pro tempore of the Senate, for a term of 278
351	351	five and one-half years commencing July 1, 1993; (2) one commissioner 279
352	352	by the speaker of the House of Representatives, for a term of four and 280
353	353	one-half years commencing July 1, 1993; (3) one commissioner by the 281
354	354	minority leader of the Senate, for a term of three and one-half years, 282
355	355	commencing July 1, 1993, and (4) one commissioner by the minority 283
356	356	leader of the House of Representatives, for a term of two and one-half 284
357	357	years, commencing July 1, 1993. After such initial appointment the terms 285
358	358	of all such commissioners shall thereafter be six years. Such 286
359	359	commissioners shall be electors from The Metropolitan District, 287
360	360	provided no two commissioners shall be residents of the same 288
361	361	municipality. 289
362	362	(f) On and after October 1, 2014, the legislative bodies of nonmember 290
363	363	municipalities shall appoint four members to the board of 291
364	364	commissioners, provided in no event shall the total number of members 292
365	365	appointed by the legislative body of any nonmember municipality 293
366	366	exceed: (1) One from the town of Glastonbury; (2) one from the town of 294
367	367	South Windsor; (3) one from the town of East Granby; and (4) one from 295
368	368	the town of Farmington. Such commissioners shall be ex-officio, 296
369	369	nonvoting members of the board of commissioners, except that, on and 297
370	370	after July 1, 2020, commissioners appointed pursuant to this subsection 298
371	371	may vote with regard to approval of rates established by the water 299
372	372	bureau for the use of water. Commissioners appointed pursuant to this 300
373	373	subsection shall be appointed for terms of six years from January first in 301
374	374	the year of their appointment and shall serve until their successors are 302
375	375	appointed and qualify. 303
376	376	Sec. 8. (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) There is established a task force to 304
377	377	examine the organization and operations of the Metropolitan District of 305
378	378	Hartford County. The task force shall include, but not be limited to, a 306
379	379	review of (1) current procedures related to water rate increases within 307
380	380	the district, (2) the potential need for the Public Utilities Regulatory 308
381	381	Authority to provide oversight of the district, and (3) existing 309
382	382	mechanisms related to district governance and structure of the district's 310 Raised Bill No. 474
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388	388	board of commissioners. 311
389	389	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 312
390	390	(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 313
391	391	who is a member of the administrative staff of the Capitol Region 314
392	392	Council of Governments; 315
393	393	(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is 316
394	394	a representative of an organization that advocates for environmental 317
395	395	protection and conservation; 318
396	396	(3) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 319
397	397	Representatives, who is an officer of an engineering or consulting firm 320
398	398	involved in infrastructure improvements to the wastewater system of 321
399	399	the Metropolitan District of Hartford County to achieve goals of the 322
400	400	federal Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1251 et seq.; 323
401	401	(4) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is an 324
402	402	officer of an investor-owned public water supply company operating in 325
403	403	the state; 326
404	404	(5) The Independent Consumer Advocate, selected pursuant to 327
405	405	section 7-334a of the general statutes; 328
406	406	(6) The Consumer Counsel, appointed pursuant to section 16-2a of 329
407	407	the general statutes, or his or her designee; 330
408	408	(7) The chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, 331
409	409	elected pursuant to section 16-2 of the general statutes, or his or her 332
410	410	designee; 333
411	411	(8) One from the city of Hartford, appointed by the mayor thereof; 334
412	412	(9) One from the city of East Hartford, appointed by the mayor 335
413	413	thereof; 336
414	414	(10) One from the town of Wethersfield, appointed by the town 337
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421	421	(11) One from the town of Newington, appointed by the town 339
422	422	manager thereof; 340
423	423	(12) One from the town of Windsor, appointed by the town manager 341
424	424	thereof; 342
425	425	(13) One from the town of West Hartford, appointed by the mayor 343
426	426	thereof; 344
427	427	(14) One from the town of Bloomfield, appointed by the town 345
428	428	manager thereof; 346
429	429	(15) One from the town of Rocky Hill, appointed by the town 347
430	430	manager thereof; 348
431	431	(16) One from the town of Glastonbury, appointed by the town 349
432	432	manager thereof; 350
433	433	(17) One from the town of East Granby, appointed by the first 351
434	434	selectman thereof; 352
435	435	(18) One from the town of South Windsor, appointed by the town 353
436	436	manager thereof; and 354
437	437	(19) One from the town of Farmington, appointed by the town 355
438	438	manager thereof. 356
439	439	(c) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 357
440	440	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 358
441	441	be filled by the appointing authority. 359
442	442	(d) The Independent Consumer Advocate shall serve as chairperson 360
443	443	of the task force and shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, 361
444	444	which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of 362
445	445	this section. 363
446	446	(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 364
447	447	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning 365
448	448	and development shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 366 Raised Bill No. 474
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454	454	(f) Not later than January 1, 2021, the task force shall submit a report 367
455	455	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 368
456	456	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning 369
457	457	and development, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of 370
458	458	the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 371
459	459	submits such report or January 1, 2021, whichever is later. 372
460	460	Sec. 9. (Effective July 1, 2020) Notwithstanding the provisions of 373
461	461	resolutions adopted by the Metropolitan District Commission at its 374
462	462	December 16, 2019, meeting concerning its 2020 budget expenditures 375
463	463	and revenues, the Metropolitan District Commission shall (1) make 376
464	464	payment in the amount of $1,250,000 to Riverfront Recapture, Inc. for 377
465	465	2020, and (2) incrementally reduce such payment annually, by equal 378
466	466	amounts, to $600,000 commencing with the district's 2025 budget and 379
467	467	each year thereafter. 380
468	468	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
469	469	sections:
470	470
471	471	Section 1 July 1, 2020 Number 511 of the
472	472	special acts of 1929, Sec.
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474	474	Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 Number 511 of the
475	475	special acts of 1929, Sec.
476	476	8
477	477	Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 SA 14-21, Sec. 8
478	478	Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 SA 90-27, Sec. 4(a)
479	479	Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 2-90(c)
480	480	Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 7-391
481	481	Sec. 7 July 1, 2020 SA 75-73, Sec. 2
482	482	Sec. 8 July 1, 2020 New section
483	483	Sec. 9 July 1, 2020 New section
484	484
485	485	Statement of Purpose:
486	486	To (1) when computing the Metropolitan District's total outstanding
487	487	indebtedness, count two consecutive bond issues as one if the proceeds
488	488	of the new issue are placed in trust to pay off the old issue, (2) require
489	489	annual audits of the district's books and accounts by the Auditors of
490	490	Public Accounts, (3) allow district commissioners appointed from Raised Bill No. 474
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496	496	nonmember towns to vote on approval of water rates, (4) establish a task
497	497	force to examine the organization and operations of the district, and (5)
498	498	require the district commission to fund Riverfront Recapture, Inc. in
499	499	2020 at the same level it was funded in 2019.
500	500	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
501	501	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
502	502	underlined.]
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