Title 7 — Title 7: Municipalities

Sec. 7-490. Imposition and collection of facility charges. (a) A municipality shall have the power to charge and collect facility charges. Such facility charges may be charged to and collected from any governmental unit or sponsor and such governmental unit or sponsor shall be li…

Sec. 7-491. Issuance of notes and bonds. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 7-492 and any general statute, special act or municipal charter or ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding, a municipality shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue from time to time …

Sec. 7-492. Capital reserve fund established. Petition. Referendum. (a)(1) The municipality may create and establish a capital reserve fund and shall pay into such capital reserve fund (A) any moneys appropriated and made available by the state or municipality for the purpose of …

Sec. 7-493. Bonds and notes to be special obligation of municipality. Applicability of statutory debt limitation. Bonds and notes issued pursuant to this chapter shall be special obligations of the municipality and shall not be payable from nor charged upon any funds other than t…

Sec. 7-494. Municipal moneys to be deposited in separate accounts. Annual audits. (a) All moneys of a municipality derived in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, except as otherwise authorized or provided in this chapter, shall be deposited as soon as practicable in a se…

Sec. 7-495. Municipal default or noncompliance. Appointment of trustee. (a) In the event that a municipality shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of notes or bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, a…

Sec. 7-496. Notes and bonds made securities. The notes and bonds of municipalities are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations and other persons carryi…

Sec. 7-497. Income from notes and bonds tax-exempt; exception. It is hereby determined that the powers conferred upon municipalities by this chapter are in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state and for the improvement of their health, safety, welfare, comfort an…

Sec. 7-498. Development property may be tax-exempt. Any development property may be exempted from any property tax imposed by the municipality; provided any municipality may enter into an agreement, approved by resolution, providing for a payment or payments in lieu of taxes with…

Sec. 7-499. Agreement with bond holders. The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any notes or bonds that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in a municipality to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with said holders thereof, or in…

Sec. 7-500. Exclusive procedure for issuance of bonds. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general statute, special act, municipal charter or ordinance to the contrary, no proceedings, notice or approval shall be required for the issuance of any bonds or notes or any inst…

Sec. 7-501. Competitive or public bidding requirements. This chapter shall not supersede any provision of any general statute, special act, municipal charter or ordinance with regard to competitive or public bidding for the sale, lease or other disposition of property or for the …

Sec. 7-502. Applicability of payment bond, prevailing wage and other employee benefit laws. (a) The provisions of section 31-53 shall apply to contractual arrangements for the construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of development property. (b) The provisions of sections 4…

Sec. 7-503. Chapter grants no authority for municipality to acquire, own, develop or improve real property outside its borders. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to give authority to a municipality to proceed under this chapter to acquire, own, develop or otherwise impro…

Sec. 7-504. Definitions. As used in section 7-505: (1) “Density” means the population of a municipality divided by the number of square miles of the municipality; (2) “Population” means the number of persons according to the most recent federal decennial census, except that, in i…

Sec. 7-505. State grants to municipalities. Distribution formula. (a) During each fiscal year the Comptroller shall pay a grant to each municipality for its unrestricted use from any funds appropriated for such purpose. Payment of such grants shall be made on March thirty-first o…

Sec. 7-506. Annual appropriation for purposes of Sec. 7-505. Section 7-506 is repealed. (P.A. 85-516, S. 3, 8; P.A. 89-324, S. 3, 4.)

Secs. 7-507 to 7-509. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 7-510. State grants to municipalities based on housing units. Distribution formula. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Federal housing units” means public housing units assisted by the United States under the United States Housing Act, as amended, that are owned by a local ho…

Secs. 7-511 to 7-519. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 7-520. Local emergency relief account established. There is established an account within the General Fund to be known as the “local emergency relief account”. The purpose of the local emergency relief account shall be to provide for the payment of grants to municipalities t…

Sec. 7-521. Local Emergency Relief Advisory Committee established. (a) There is established a Local Emergency Relief Advisory Committee comprised of: The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Commissioner of Transportat…

Sec. 7-522. Application for grant. Review of application. Payment of funds. Use of funds. Repayment of funds. (a) On or after July 7, 1987, any municipality may apply for an emergency relief grant to reimburse such municipality for documented expenses related to any emergency occ…

Secs. 7-523 to 7-525. Reserved for future use.

Secs. 7-526 to 7-527. Local Property Tax Relief Trust Fund established; application of resources. Payment of certain state grants from resources of fund. State obligations related to guaranteed investment contracts transferred from fund. Local Property Tax Relief Trust Fund succe…

Sec. 7-528. Grants. Allocation of funds. Formulas. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Adjusted equalized net grand list per capita” means the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita determined for each town pursuant to section 10-261; (2) “Municipality” means any town, city, …

Secs. 7-529 to 7-534. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 7-535. Local Capital Improvement Fund established. There is established and created a fund to be known as the “Local Capital Improvement Fund”. Said fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund and shall be held separate and apart from all other …

Sec. 7-536. Definitions. Allocation of funds. Projects. Formulas. Applications for funds. Criteria for review of applications. Grants. Use of funds. (a) As used in sections 7-535 to 7-538, inclusive: (1) “Adjusted equalized net grand list per capita” means the adjusted equalized …

Sec. 7-537. Local capital improvement grant anticipation notes. (a) A municipality may authorize and approve the issuance of local capital improvement grant anticipation notes. Proceeds from the issuance and sale of such grant anticipation notes shall be used to temporarily finan…

Sec. 7-538. Bond issue for local capital improvement projects. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in princip…

Secs. 7-539 to 7-544. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 7-545. Definitions. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; (2) “Municipality” means any town, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough; (3) “Per capita income” for each town means that enume…

Sec. 7-546. Grants-in-aid. Plan for activities. Section 7-546 is repealed, effective April 26, 2007. (P.A. 92-213, S. 2, 5; P.A. 93-99, S. 2, 3; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 97-274, S. 5, 7; P.A. 07-10, S. 2.)

Sec. 7-547. Report evaluating program. Section 7-547 is repealed, effective June 26, 1997. (P.A. 92-213, S. 3, 5; P.A. 97-274, S. 6, 7.)

Secs. 7-548 to 7-559. Reserved for future use.

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 …