Title 7 — Title 7: Municipalities
46 chapters · 1,137 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-340 Towns may establish.
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Sec. 7-340. Towns may establish. Any town may, at any annual or special meeting, warned and held for that purpose, vote to establish a board of finance. If such vote is in the affirmative, a certificate of such approval shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of such town an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-340a Alternate members of boards of finance. Appointment or election provided for by ordinance.
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Sec. 7-340a. Alternate members of boards of finance. Appointment or election provided for by ordinance. Any town, in addition to such powers as it has under the provisions of the general statutes, any special act or municipal charter, shall have the power to provide by ordinance …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-341 Oath. Expenses.
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Sec. 7-341. Oath. Expenses. The members of the board of finance shall be sworn to a faithful performance of their duties. No member shall receive compensation for his services as such, but the necessary expenses of the board, when approved, shall be paid by the town. (1949 Rev., …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-342 Officers. Meetings. Filing of minutes and records. Polling of members.
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Sec. 7-342. Officers. Meetings. Filing of minutes and records. Polling of members. Such board shall choose one of its members to be chairman thereof and shall choose a clerk. If such officers are not chosen within one month after the appointment or election of the board because o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-343 Filling of vacancies.
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Sec. 7-343. Filling of vacancies. In case of a vacancy in the membership of the board of finance, unless otherwise provided by charter or special act, the remaining members of the board shall, at a special meeting called by the chairman for that purpose, by a majority vote, appoi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-344 Appropriations. Laying of tax.
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Sec. 7-344. Appropriations. Laying of tax. Not less than two weeks before the annual town meeting, the board shall hold a public hearing, at which itemized estimates of the expenditures of the town for the ensuing fiscal year shall be presented and at which all persons shall be h…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-345 Information concerning town agencies.
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Sec. 7-345. Information concerning town agencies. Each town agency which has expended any appropriation during the past year or is requesting any appropriation for the ensuing year shall report to the board of finance such information as said board requires for its purposes under…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-346 Tax may be apportioned over a period of years.
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Sec. 7-346. Tax may be apportioned over a period of years. Wherever used in this section, the phrase “recurring expenditure” means an expenditure for a purpose for which an appropriation was made in each of the three preceding fiscal years. If any expenditure, other than a recurr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-347 May transfer unexpended balances.
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Sec. 7-347. May transfer unexpended balances. The board may transfer unexpended balances from one appropriation to another, but no amount appropriated for any purpose, whether general or special, shall be used or appropriated for any other purpose unless the same is recommended b…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-348 Towns not to contract in excess of appropriations. Town meeting to increase amount.
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Sec. 7-348. Towns not to contract in excess of appropriations. Town meeting to increase amount. No officer of such town shall expend or enter into any contract by which the town shall become liable for any sum which, with any contract then in force, shall exceed the appropriation…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-349 Penalty.
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Sec. 7-349. Penalty. Any officer who, in violation of any provision of this chapter, expends or causes to be expended any money of such town, except for the purpose of paying judgments rendered against such town, shall be liable in a civil action in the name of such town, and the…