SB 444 — AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES TO SERVE ON MUNICIPAL BOARDS OF FINANCE.

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RAHMAN of the 4th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES TO SERVE ON MUNICIPAL BOARDS OF FINANCE.

Subsection (e) of section 7-421 of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing isissubstituted substituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2026):

(B)] (A) any body exercising zoning powers pursuant to chapter 124 or any sSB444special /act Fileor No.municipal charter;

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or [(E)] (D) any body regulating inland wetlands and watercourses pursuant to chapter 440 or any specialSubstitute actSenate orBill municipalNo. charter;

(2)444 no such employee shall serve on a board of finance created pursuant to chapter 106 or any special act or municipal chartercharter; unless such employee (A) is permitted to serve pursuant to the provisions of a municipal charter or home rule ordinance, (B) serves because of membership on the legislative body of the municipality, or (C) earned a salary or wages for such municipal employment totaling less than ten thousand dollars in the previous twelve-month period;

(2) no such employee shall serve on a board of finance created pursuant to chapter 106 or any special act or municipal charter unless such employee (A) is permitted to serve pursuant to the provisions of a municipal charter or home rule ordinance, (B) serves because of membership on the legislative body of the municipality, or (C) earned a stipend for such municipal employment totaling less than ten thousand dollars in the previous twelve-month period;

The terms of office shall be so arranged that the terms of not sSB444more /than Filethree No.members shall expire in any one year.

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Unless444 otherwise provided by charter, vacancies shall be filled by the commission for the unexpired portion of the term.

ThisGovernor's actAction: shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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282 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill makes changes to eligibility for serving on a municipal board of finance that do not result in a fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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282 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 444 AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES TO SERVE ON MUNICIPAL BOARDS OF FINANCE.

SUMMARY This bill creates an additional exception to a statutory prohibition on municipal employees serving on the board of finance (BOF) in the municipality in which they work and live.

The bill allows these employees to serve on the BOF if they earn less than $10,000 per year.

Specifically, to fall under the exception, the salary and wages from the municipality cannot exceed $10,000 in any rolling 12-month period.

Additionally, as under existing law, the prohibition on municipal employees serving on the BOF in the municipality does not apply if:

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a local charter or home rule ordinance explicitly allows the service or 2.

employees serve only in their capacity as a member of the municipality’s legislative body (ex officio membership).

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