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| 4 | 4 | | LCO No. 4101 1 of 10 |
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| 6 | 6 | | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 966 |
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| 7 | 7 | | January Session, 2021 |
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| 8 | 8 | | LCO No. 4101 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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| 14 | 14 | | Introduced by: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (PD) |
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| 20 | 20 | | AN ACT CONCERNING TH E METROPOLITAN DISTR ICT OF |
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| 21 | 21 | | HARTFORD COUNTY. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 23 | 23 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 1. Section 8 of number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as 1 |
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| 26 | 26 | | amended by section 3 of special act 83-31, section 1 of special act 99-12 2 |
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| 27 | 27 | | and section 3 of special act 14-21, is amended to read as follows (Effective 3 |
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| 28 | 28 | | July 1, 2021): 4 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Said board, either directly or under committees consisting of one or 5 |
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| 30 | 30 | | more members of said board, shall organize bureaus for the convenient 6 |
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| 31 | 31 | | carrying into effect of the several functions herein committed to said 7 |
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| 32 | 32 | | board and may define the powers and duties of such bureaus and 8 |
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| 33 | 33 | | delegate to them such powers and duties by ordinance, by-law or 9 |
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| 34 | 34 | | otherwise as may, in the judgment of the board, be necessary for the 10 |
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| 35 | 35 | | convenient operation of the same. No member of the board shall receive 11 |
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| 36 | 36 | | any pay for his or her services as such member or as a member of a sub-12 |
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| 37 | 37 | | committee of the board except that a reasonable sum may annually be 13 |
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| 38 | 38 | | appropriated for the actual expenses of said board. The board may, by 14 |
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| 39 | 39 | | ordinance, by-law or otherwise, fix the salaries and define the duties of 15 Raised Bill No. 966 |
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| 43 | 43 | | LCO No. 4101 2 of 10 |
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| 45 | 45 | | all officers and employees or may delegate the fixing of salaries of 16 |
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| 46 | 46 | | employees and assignment of duties of employees to sub-committees or 17 |
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| 47 | 47 | | bureau managers. The chairman and vice-chairman of said district and 18 |
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| 48 | 48 | | of all sub-committees, bureaus, boards and commissions appointed by 19 |
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| 49 | 49 | | the district board shall, unless otherwise provided in the appointment 20 |
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| 50 | 50 | | or [herein] in this section, hold office until the end of the fiscal year of 21 |
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| 51 | 51 | | their appointment and thereafter shall be appointed for terms of two 22 |
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| 52 | 52 | | years and until their successors shall be appointed and shall have 23 |
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| 53 | 53 | | qualified. The members of all sub-committees, bureaus, boards and 24 |
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| 54 | 54 | | commissions appointed by the district board shall, unless otherwise 25 |
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| 55 | 55 | | provided in the appointment or [herein] in this section, hold such 26 |
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| 56 | 56 | | membership until the end of the fiscal year of their appointment and 27 |
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| 57 | 57 | | thereafter shall hold membership for terms of two years and until their 28 |
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| 58 | 58 | | successors shall be appointed and shall have qualified. The managers of 29 |
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| 59 | 59 | | the water bureau and of the bureau of public works and such others of 30 |
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| 60 | 60 | | the officers as by the district board shall be especially so designated shall 31 |
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| 61 | 61 | | hold office during good behavior and shall be removed only for cause. 32 |
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| 62 | 62 | | All other officers and employees may be removed at any time by the 33 |
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| 63 | 63 | | district board at pleasure. All vacancies may be filled by the district 34 |
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| 64 | 64 | | board. Said district board [shall have power to] may fill any vacancy 35 |
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| 65 | 65 | | occurring in its number for the unexpired portion of the term and, 36 |
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| 66 | 66 | | except as otherwise expressly provided, shall act in all cases by a 37 |
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| 67 | 67 | | majority of those present at any regular or special meeting, duly 38 |
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| 68 | 68 | | warned. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum and the time, 39 |
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| 69 | 69 | | place and manner of calling meetings and the holding thereof, including 40 |
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| 70 | 70 | | the manner of dissolving tie votes, shall be prescribed by said board by 41 |
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| 71 | 71 | | by-law or otherwise. The district board shall be the final judge of the 42 |
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| 72 | 72 | | election returns and validity of elections and qualifications of its 43 |
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| 73 | 73 | | members and shall decide all tie votes in elections. Except as hereinafter 44 |
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| 74 | 74 | | provided, the district board shall have power to authorize the sale, 45 |
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| 75 | 75 | | transfer and conveyance of real and personal estate belonging to the 46 |
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| 76 | 76 | | district, and shall provide by by-law or otherwise for the form and 47 |
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| 77 | 77 | | manner of execution of the documents and instruments convenient 48 |
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| 78 | 78 | | therefor. The Auditors of Public Accounts, established under chapter 23 49 |
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| 79 | 79 | | of the general statutes, shall audit the district accounts annually in 50 Raised Bill No. 966 |
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| 83 | 83 | | LCO No. 4101 3 of 10 |
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| 85 | 85 | | accordance with the provisions of said chapter. The district board [shall 51 |
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| 86 | 86 | | make provision for the proper auditing of the district accounts and] may 52 |
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| 87 | 87 | | cause any officer to execute bonds to the district with surety to the 53 |
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| 88 | 88 | | acceptance of the district board for the faithful performance of duties. 54 |
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| 89 | 89 | | The district board shall post the current budget of the district in a 55 |
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| 90 | 90 | | conspicuous location on the district's Internet web site. 56 |
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| 91 | 91 | | Sec. 2. Section 8 of special act 14-21 is amended to read as follows 57 |
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| 92 | 92 | | (Effective July 1, 2021): 58 |
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| 93 | 93 | | The [Metropolitan District Commission] Auditors of Public Accounts 59 |
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| 94 | 94 | | shall, annually, submit a copy of the audit prepared pursuant to 60 |
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| 95 | 95 | | [chapter 111 of the general statutes] section 8 of number 511 of the 61 |
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| 96 | 96 | | special acts of 1929, as amended by section 3 of special act 83-31, section 62 |
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| 97 | 97 | | 1 of special act 99-1, section 3 of special act 14-21 and this act, to the 63 |
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| 98 | 98 | | Office of Fiscal Analysis. 64 |
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| 99 | 99 | | Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 4 of special act 90-27, as amended by 65 |
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| 100 | 100 | | section 6 of public act 93-380 and section 9 of special act 14-21, is 66 |
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| 101 | 101 | | amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2021): 67 |
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| 102 | 102 | | (a) The Metropolitan District in Hartford County created pursuant to 68 |
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| 103 | 103 | | number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended, may issue bonds or 69 |
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| 104 | 104 | | other obligations, or may enter into leases of real or personal property 70 |
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| 105 | 105 | | or any interest [therein] in such property, from time to time for the 71 |
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| 106 | 106 | | purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of designing, acquiring, 72 |
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| 107 | 107 | | purchasing, constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, 73 |
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| 108 | 108 | | financing, refinancing, operating or managing any facility, system, 74 |
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| 109 | 109 | | program or equipment necessary or desirable in connection with 75 |
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| 110 | 110 | | carrying out any of its authorized purposes, including payment of 76 |
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| 111 | 111 | | expenses of administration properly chargeable thereto, including, 77 |
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| 112 | 112 | | without limitation, legal, architectural and engineering expenses and 78 |
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| 113 | 113 | | fees, [and costs of audits,] and payment of costs, fees and expenses 79 |
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| 114 | 114 | | which the district board may deem necessary or advantageous in 80 |
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| 115 | 115 | | connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of bonds or notes 81 |
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| 116 | 116 | | or other obligations, including but not limited to, underwriters' discount 82 Raised Bill No. 966 |
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| 120 | 120 | | LCO No. 4101 4 of 10 |
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| 122 | 122 | | and payment of all other items of expense incurred in connection 83 |
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| 123 | 123 | | therewith. The district may issue such types of bonds or other 84 |
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| 124 | 124 | | obligations as the district board by resolution approved by a majority of 85 |
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| 125 | 125 | | its members may determine, including, without limiting the generality 86 |
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| 126 | 126 | | of the foregoing, bonds or other obligations payable as to principal and 87 |
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| 127 | 127 | | interest exclusively from the income and revenues of a particular 88 |
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| 128 | 128 | | facility, system or program. Bonds or other obligations payable as to 89 |
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| 129 | 129 | | principal and interest exclusively from the income and revenues of a 90 |
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| 130 | 130 | | particular facility, system or program shall not constitute an 91 |
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| 131 | 131 | | indebtedness within the meaning of any statutory limitation on the 92 |
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| 132 | 132 | | indebtedness of the district or any member municipality. 93 |
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| 133 | 133 | | Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 23, 24, 25, 26 and 51 of 94 |
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| 134 | 134 | | number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended, any surplus moneys 95 |
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| 135 | 135 | | not needed in the determination of the district board to meet the 96 |
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| 136 | 136 | | purposes of funds established pursuant to said sections and any surplus 97 |
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| 137 | 137 | | revenues in the assessable sewer fund may be pledged as additional 98 |
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| 138 | 138 | | security for any such bonds or the provider of any credit enhancement 99 |
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| 139 | 139 | | for any such bonds, which also may be secured by a pledge of any 100 |
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| 140 | 140 | | income or revenues of the district, or a mortgage on any facility or 101 |
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| 141 | 141 | | system or the site thereof. Whenever and for so long as the district has 102 |
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| 142 | 142 | | issued and has outstanding bonds pursuant to this section, the district 103 |
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| 143 | 143 | | board shall fix, charge and collect rates, rents, fees and other charges in 104 |
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| 144 | 144 | | accordance herewith. Neither the members of the district nor any person 105 |
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| 145 | 145 | | executing the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of 106 |
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| 146 | 146 | | the issuance thereof. The bonds and other obligations of the district, and 107 |
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| 147 | 147 | | such bonds and obligations shall so state on their face, shall not be a debt 108 |
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| 148 | 148 | | of the state or any political subdivision thereof, and no person other than 109 |
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| 149 | 149 | | the district shall be liable thereon, nor shall such bonds or obligations be 110 |
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| 150 | 150 | | payable out of any funds or properties other than those of the district. 111 |
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| 151 | 151 | | Bonds of the district issued under the provisions of sections 2 and 13 of 112 |
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| 152 | 152 | | number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended, and sections 2 and 113 |
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| 153 | 153 | | 4 of special act 90-27, as amended by public act 93-380 and this act, are 114 |
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| 154 | 154 | | declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose. 115 |
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| 155 | 155 | | In anticipation of the sale of such bonds the district may issue negotiable 116 |
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| 156 | 156 | | bond anticipation notes and may renew the same from time to time, but 117 Raised Bill No. 966 |
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| 162 | 162 | | the maximum maturity of any such note including renewals thereof, 118 |
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| 163 | 163 | | shall not exceed five years from the date of issue of the original note. 119 |
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| 164 | 164 | | Such notes shall be paid from any revenues of the district available 120 |
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| 165 | 165 | | therefor and not otherwise pledged, or from the proceeds of sale of the 121 |
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| 166 | 166 | | bonds of the district in anticipation of which they were issued. Such 122 |
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| 167 | 167 | | notes and the resolution or resolutions authorizing the same may 123 |
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| 168 | 168 | | contain any provisions, conditions or limitations which a bond 124 |
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| 169 | 169 | | resolution of the district may contain. 125 |
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| 170 | 170 | | Sec. 4. Subsection (c) of section 2-90 of the general statutes is repealed 126 |
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| 171 | 171 | | and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 127 |
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| 172 | 172 | | (c) Said auditors shall audit, on a biennial basis if deemed most 128 |
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| 173 | 173 | | economical and efficient, or as frequently as they deem necessary, the 129 |
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| 174 | 174 | | books and accounts of each officer, department, commission, board and 130 |
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| 175 | 175 | | court of the state government, all institutions supported by the state and 131 |
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| 176 | 176 | | all public and quasi-public bodies, politic and corporate, created by 132 |
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| 177 | 177 | | public or special act of the General Assembly and not required to be 133 |
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| 178 | 178 | | audited or subject to reporting requirements, under the provisions of 134 |
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| 179 | 179 | | chapter 111, except that said auditors shall audit, on an annual basis, or 135 |
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| 180 | 180 | | as frequently as they deem necessary, the books and accounts of the 136 |
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| 181 | 181 | | Metropolitan District of Hartford County. Each such audit may include 137 |
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| 182 | 182 | | an examination of performance in order to determine effectiveness in 138 |
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| 183 | 183 | | achieving expressed legislative purposes. The auditors shall report their 139 |
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| 184 | 184 | | findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Comptroller 140 |
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| 185 | 185 | | and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 141 |
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| 186 | 186 | | cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 142 |
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| 187 | 187 | | agencies. 143 |
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| 188 | 188 | | Sec. 5. Section 7-391 of the general statutes is repealed and the 144 |
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| 189 | 189 | | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 145 |
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| 190 | 190 | | When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the 146 |
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| 191 | 191 | | following terms shall have the meanings herein specified: "Secretary" 147 |
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| 192 | 192 | | means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; 148 |
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| 193 | 193 | | "municipality" includes each town, consolidated town and city, 149 Raised Bill No. 966 |
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| 198 | 198 | | |
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| 199 | 199 | | consolidated town and borough, city and borough; "audited agency" 150 |
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| 200 | 200 | | includes each district, as defined in section 7-324, or other municipal 151 |
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| 201 | 201 | | utility, [the Metropolitan District of Hartford County,] each regional 152 |
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| 202 | 202 | | council of governments, any other political subdivision of similar 153 |
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| 203 | 203 | | character which is created and any other agency created or designated 154 |
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| 204 | 204 | | by a municipality to act for such municipality whose annual receipts 155 |
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| 205 | 205 | | from all sources exceed one million dollars, excluding the Metropolitan 156 |
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| 206 | 206 | | District of Hartford County; "reporting agency" includes each district, 157 |
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| 207 | 207 | | as defined in section 7-324, or other municipal utility, each regional 158 |
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| 208 | 208 | | council of governments, any other political subdivision of similar 159 |
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| 209 | 209 | | character which is created and any other agency created or designated 160 |
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| 210 | 210 | | by a municipality to act for such municipality whose annual receipts 161 |
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| 211 | 211 | | from all sources do not exceed one million dollars; "appointing 162 |
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| 212 | 212 | | authority" means the legislative body of a municipality or the board, 163 |
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| 213 | 213 | | committee or other governing body of such audited agency, except in 164 |
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| 214 | 214 | | any town where the authority to adopt a budget rests with a town 165 |
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| 215 | 215 | | meeting or a representative town meeting "appointing authority" means 166 |
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| 216 | 216 | | the board of finance or other board, committee or body charged with 167 |
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| 217 | 217 | | preparing the budget, or in a town that has no board of finance or other 168 |
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| 218 | 218 | | such board, committee or body, means the board of selectmen or the 169 |
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| 219 | 219 | | town council; "audit report" means the report of the independent 170 |
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| 220 | 220 | | auditor and the annual financial statements of the municipality or 171 |
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| 221 | 221 | | audited agency; "independent auditor" means a public accountant who 172 |
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| 222 | 222 | | is licensed to practice in the state of Connecticut and who meets the 173 |
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| 223 | 223 | | independence standards included in generally accepted government 174 |
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| 224 | 224 | | auditing standards; "public accountant" means an individual who meets 175 |
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| 225 | 225 | | standards included in generally accepted government auditing 176 |
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| 226 | 226 | | standards for personnel performing government audits and the 177 |
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| 227 | 227 | | licensing requirements of the State Board of Accountancy; "receipts" 178 |
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| 228 | 228 | | means amounts accrued or received by a municipality, audited agency 179 |
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| 229 | 229 | | or reporting agency and reportable as revenues in accordance with 180 |
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| 230 | 230 | | generally accepted accounting principles; "municipal utility" means 181 |
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| 231 | 231 | | every Connecticut municipality or department or agency thereof, or 182 |
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| 232 | 232 | | Connecticut district, manufacturing, selling or distributing gas or 183 |
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| 233 | 233 | | electricity to be used for light, heat or power or water. 184 Raised Bill No. 966 |
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| 237 | 237 | | LCO No. 4101 7 of 10 |
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| 239 | 239 | | Sec. 6. (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) There is established a task force to 185 |
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| 240 | 240 | | examine the organization and operations of the Metropolitan District of 186 |
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| 241 | 241 | | Hartford County. The task force's examination shall include, but not be 187 |
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| 242 | 242 | | limited to, a review of the district's charter provisions and 188 |
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| 243 | 243 | | recommendations for revisions to such provisions. 189 |
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| 244 | 244 | | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 190 |
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| 245 | 245 | | (1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 191 |
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| 246 | 246 | | who is a member of the administrative staff of the Capitol Region 192 |
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| 247 | 247 | | Council of Governments; 193 |
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| 248 | 248 | | (2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is 194 |
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| 249 | 249 | | a representative of an organization that advocates for environmental 195 |
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| 250 | 250 | | protection and conservation; 196 |
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| 251 | 251 | | (3) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 197 |
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| 252 | 252 | | Representatives, who is an officer of an engineering or consulting firm 198 |
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| 253 | 253 | | involved in infrastructure improvements to the wastewater system of 199 |
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| 254 | 254 | | the Metropolitan District of Hartford County to achieve goals of the 200 |
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| 255 | 255 | | federal Clean Water Act, 33 USC 1251 et seq.; 201 |
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| 256 | 256 | | (4) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is an 202 |
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| 257 | 257 | | officer of an investor-owned public water supply company operating in 203 |
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| 258 | 258 | | the state; 204 |
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| 259 | 259 | | (5) The Independent Consumer Advocate, selected pursuant to 205 |
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| 260 | 260 | | section 7-334a of the general statutes; 206 |
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| 261 | 261 | | (6) The Consumer Counsel, appointed pursuant to section 16-2a of 207 |
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| 262 | 262 | | the general statutes, or his or her designee; 208 |
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| 263 | 263 | | (7) The chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, 209 |
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| 264 | 264 | | elected pursuant to section 16-2 of the general statutes, or his or her 210 |
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| 265 | 265 | | designee; 211 |
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| 266 | 266 | | (8) One from the city of Hartford, appointed by the mayor thereof; 212 Raised Bill No. 966 |
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| 271 | 271 | | |
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| 272 | 272 | | (9) One from the city of East Hartford, appointed by the mayor 213 |
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| 273 | 273 | | thereof; 214 |
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| 274 | 274 | | (10) One from the town of Wethersfield, appointed by the town 215 |
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| 275 | 275 | | manager thereof; 216 |
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| 276 | 276 | | (11) One from the town of Newington, appointed by the town 217 |
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| 277 | 277 | | manager thereof; 218 |
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| 278 | 278 | | (12) One from the town of Windsor, appointed by the town manager 219 |
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| 279 | 279 | | thereof; 220 |
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| 280 | 280 | | (13) One from the town of West Hartford, appointed by the mayor 221 |
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| 281 | 281 | | thereof; 222 |
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| 282 | 282 | | (14) One from the town of Bloomfield, appointed by the town 223 |
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| 283 | 283 | | manager thereof; 224 |
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| 284 | 284 | | (15) One from the town of Rocky Hill, appointed by the town 225 |
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| 285 | 285 | | manager thereof; 226 |
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| 286 | 286 | | (16) One from the town of Glastonbury, appointed by the town 227 |
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| 287 | 287 | | manager thereof; 228 |
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| 288 | 288 | | (17) One from the town of East Granby, appointed by the first 229 |
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| 289 | 289 | | selectman thereof; 230 |
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| 290 | 290 | | (18) One from the town of South Windsor, appointed by the town 231 |
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| 291 | 291 | | manager thereof; and 232 |
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| 292 | 292 | | (19) One from the town of Farmington, appointed by the town 233 |
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| 293 | 293 | | manager thereof. 234 |
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| 294 | 294 | | (c) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 235 |
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| 295 | 295 | | than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 236 |
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| 296 | 296 | | be filled by the appointing authority. 237 |
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| 297 | 297 | | (d) The Independent Consumer Advocate shall serve as chairperson 238 |
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| 298 | 298 | | of the task force and shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, 239 Raised Bill No. 966 |
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| 304 | 304 | | which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of 240 |
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| 305 | 305 | | this section. 241 |
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| 306 | 306 | | (e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 242 |
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| 307 | 307 | | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning 243 |
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| 308 | 308 | | and development shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 244 |
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| 309 | 309 | | (f) Not later than January 1, 2022, the task force shall submit a report 245 |
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| 310 | 310 | | on its examination to the joint standing committee of the General 246 |
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| 311 | 311 | | Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning and 247 |
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| 312 | 312 | | development, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 248 |
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| 313 | 313 | | general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 249 |
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| 314 | 314 | | submits such report or January 1, 2022, whichever is later. 250 |
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| 315 | 315 | | Sec. 7. (Effective July 1, 2021) Not later than January 1, 2022, the board 251 |
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| 316 | 316 | | of commissioners of the Metropolitan District of Hartford County shall 252 |
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| 317 | 317 | | adopt, administer and enforce the model code of ethics for 253 |
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| 318 | 318 | | municipalities and special districts developed by the State Ethics 254 |
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| 319 | 319 | | Commission, pursuant to public act 94-172, and as revised from time to 255 |
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| 320 | 320 | | time by the Office of State Ethics. 256 |
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| 321 | 321 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 322 | 322 | | sections: |
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| 324 | 324 | | Section 1 July 1, 2021 Number 511 of the |
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| 325 | 325 | | special acts of 1929, Sec. |
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| 326 | 326 | | 8 |
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| 327 | 327 | | Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 SA 14-21, Sec. 8 |
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| 328 | 328 | | Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 SA 90-27, Sec. 4(a) |
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| 329 | 329 | | Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 2-90(c) |
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| 330 | 330 | | Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 7-391 |
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| 331 | 331 | | Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 New section |
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| 332 | 332 | | Sec. 7 July 1, 2021 New section |
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| 334 | 334 | | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 335 | 335 | | To (1) require annual audits of the Metropolitan District's books and |
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| 336 | 336 | | accounts by the Auditors of Public Accounts, (2) establish a task force to |
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| 337 | 337 | | examine the organization and operations of the district, and (3) require Raised Bill No. 966 |
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| 341 | 341 | | LCO No. 4101 10 of 10 |
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| 343 | 343 | | the board of commissioners of the district to adopt, administer and |
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| 344 | 344 | | enforce the model code of ethics for municipalities and special districts. |
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| 345 | 345 | | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except |
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| 346 | 346 | | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not |
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| 347 | 347 | | underlined.] |
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