Title 7 — Title 7: Municipalities

Sec. 7-560. Definitions. Whenever used in subsection (a) of section 7-394b, and sections 7-560 to 7-579, inclusive, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the state of Connecticut. (2) “Certified municipality” means a municipal…

Sec. 7-561. Establishment of property tax intercept procedure and debt service payment fund. Any municipality may establish a property tax intercept procedure and a debt service payment fund, as provided in sections 7-562 to 7-564, inclusive. The municipal officer or body empower…

Sec. 7-562. Documentation for issuance of general obligations. Requirements for intercept procedures and debt service payment fund. Percentage or amount of property tax deposited in fund. Fund use. (a) Any municipality which proposes to issue general obligations supported by a ta…

Sec. 7-563. Indenture or other agreements. The tax intercept procedure and the debt service payment fund shall be established pursuant to an indenture or other agreement between the municipality and the trustee. Such indenture or agreement shall include all the terms, conditions …

Sec. 7-564. Rights and remedies of holders of general obligations. The holders of general obligations for the benefit of whom the property tax intercept procedure and debt service payment fund is established shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies under law, the …

Sec. 7-565. State pledge to holders of general obligations. The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any general obligations issued under sections 7-560 to 7-579, inclusive, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with a municipality pursuant to t…

Sec. 7-566. Municipal petition to become a debtor. No municipality shall file a petition to become a debtor under Chapter 9 of Title 11 of the United States Code without the express prior written consent of the Governor. If the Governor consents to a petition, he shall submit a r…

Sec. 7-567. Additional property tax to pay current year's expenses. If during any fiscal year any municipality determines that it has failed to levy necessary taxes or to levy a tax which, in addition to all other estimated yearly income of such municipality is sufficient to pay …

Sec. 7-568. Issuance of deficit obligations to fund general fund deficiency. Required designation of designated tier III municipalities. (a) Except as expressly provided in sections 7-560 to 7-579, inclusive, no municipality shall issue any deficit obligation to fund a general fu…

Sec. 7-569. Obligation for which there is a special capital reserve fund. State Treasurer's approval. No municipality, including any certified or designated municipality, shall issue any obligation for which there is a special capital reserve fund of any kind which is in any way …

Sec. 7-570. Issuance of additional general obligations. Any certified or designated municipality which has authorized the issue of its general obligations and proposed to issue and secure such general obligations by a special capital reserve fund is hereby empowered to authorize …

Sec. 7-571. Establishment of special capital reserve fund to secure general obligations. (a) Any certified or designated municipality may establish a special capital reserve fund to secure general obligations with a term of more than one year issued pursuant to sections 7-560 to …

Sec. 7-572. Application by tier I municipality to Secretary of Office of Policy and Management for certification or designation to issue general obligations. Any municipality that desires to issue general obligations under section 7-573 shall apply to the secretary for certificat…

Sec. 7-573. Requirements for general obligations by tier I certified or designated municipality. Any tier I certified municipality or designated tier I municipality that meets the eligibility requirements of subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of section 7-572, may issue general …

Sec. 7-574. Application by tier II municipality to Secretary of Office of Policy and Management for certification to issue general obligations. Any municipality that desires to issue general obligations under section 7-575 shall apply to the secretary for certification. The secre…

Sec. 7-575. Requirements for general obligations by certified tier II municipalities or designated tier II, III or IV municipalities. Designation as tier III municipality for issuance of deficit obligation. Any tier II certified municipality or any designated tier II, III or IV m…

Sec. 7-576. Referral of tier II municipality to Municipal Finance Advisory Commission. Three-year financial plan. Monthly reports. Each tier II certified municipality shall work with and report to the Municipal Finance Advisory Commission as provided for in this section. The secr…

Sec. 7-576a. Designation as tier I municipality. Application for designation as tier I municipality. The Municipal Finance Advisory Commission may designate any municipality referred to said commission pursuant to subsection (d) of section 7-395 as a tier I municipality. The chie…

Sec. 7-576b. Application by municipality to Secretary of Office of Policy and Management for designation as tier II municipality. Conditions. Referral to Municipal Accountability Review Board. (a) The chief elected official of a municipality designated as a tier I municipality pu…

Sec. 7-576c. Application by municipality to Secretary of Office of Policy and Management for designation as tier III municipality. Conditions. Notice to legislative body. Approval or rejection by legislative body. Designation by secretary. Referral to Municipal Accountability Rev…

Sec. 7-576d. Municipal Accountability Review Board. Established. Membership. Terms. Vacancies. Alternates. Expenses. Responsibilities and authorities. Requirement to supply financial reports and records to board. Collective bargaining negotiations with municipal or board of educa…

Sec. 7-576e. Application by municipality to Secretary of Office of Policy and Management for designation as tier IV municipality. Approval. Notice to municipal legislative body. Approval or rejection by municipal legislative body. Designation by Municipal Accountability Review Bo…

Sec. 7-576f. Retention of designation as tier I, II, III or IV municipality. Requirements for ending designation. Termination of tier designation or redesignation to lower tier. (a)(1) A municipality designated as a tier I municipality in accordance with section 7-576a shall reta…

Sec. 7-576g. Retention of designation as tier III or IV municipality. Requirements for ending designation. Section 7-576g is repealed, effective October 1, 2022. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 371; P.A. 22-35, S. 15.)

Sec. 7-576h. Property tax levy by tier II, III or IV municipality. Limitation. Exception. A designated tier IV municipality shall not enact a property tax levy in its annual budget that is more than three per cent greater than the property tax levy contained in its annual budget …

Sec. 7-576i. Municipal Restructuring Fund. Eligibility for funds. Submission of restructuring plan. Board monitoring of use of funds. Guidance development by secretary. Board approval of budgets. Distribution of funds to third party. Use of funds to pay arbitrator. Exception. (a)…

Sec. 7-576j. Contract with designated tier III or IV municipality for contract assistance. Limits. Provisions. Prohibition. Uses. Other credit support. (a) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the State Treasurer may enter the state into a contract with any de…

Sec. 7-577. Attorney General to apply for writ of mandamus. (a) The Attorney General may apply for a writ of mandamus on behalf of the Municipal Finance Advisory Commission or the Municipal Accountability Review Board, requiring any official, employee or agent of the municipality…

Sec. 7-578. Municipal comprehensive economic development plan to increase tax base. Within one year of initial participation as a certified tier I or tier II municipality, a participating municipality may develop a comprehensive economic development plan designed to increase the …

Sec. 7-579. Definition of deficit obligation re town and city of New Haven. For the purposes of sections 7-560 to 7-578, inclusive, deficit obligation, as defined in section 7-560, with respect to the town and city of New Haven, means such obligation issued on or after July 1, 19…

Sec. 7-579a. Determination of cumulative excess of expenditures and excess of estimated expenditures for certain fiscal years. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (6) of section 7-560, for purposes of determining the cumulative excess of expenditures under said subdivis…

Secs. 7-580 to 7-599. Reserved for future use.