Unless otherwise provided by law, any appointed official of the state, including any person appointed to a board, commission, council, authority, task force, committee or other body, shall serve at the pleasure of the person or body authorized to make the appointment but no longer than the term of office of such appointing authority or until such official's successor is appointed and qualified, whichever is longer.
(P.A. 73-659; P.A. 89-87, S. 3, 5.)
History: P.A. 89-87 added provision to include, as an appointed official of the state, any person appointed to a board, commission, council, authority, task force, committee or other body.
Cited. 201 C. 685; 224 C. 693.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Chapter 46 - State Appointive Officers
Section 4-1. - Appointed officers; term; compensation and expenses.
Section 4-1a. - Appointed officers, unspecified terms.
Section 4-2. - When nominations are to be made.
Section 4-2a. - Fingerprinting and criminal history records checks of appointees and nominees.
Section 4-3. - Term of office of legislative appointees.
Section 4-4. - Term of office of executive appointees.
Section 4-6. - Appointment and term of department heads.
Section 4-8. - Qualifications, powers and duties of department heads.
Section 4-9. - Governor to commission officers.
Section 4-10. - Appointments to state boards and commissions; lists.
Section 4-11. - Suspension of administrative officers.
Section 4-12. - Removal of officer, commissioner or deputy.
Section 4-13a. - Appearance of assistant on subpoena of state officer.
Section 4-15. - Expenses of state officers and employees.
Section 4-16. - Expenses paid by the state.
Section 4-16a. - Indemnification of commissioners.
Section 4-17. - Meeting attendance of trustees or directors of state-aided institutions.
Section 4-18. - Resignations of state officers.
Section 4-19. - Appointments to fill vacancies.
Section 4-20. - Bonding of state officers and employees.