(a) The legislative body of any municipality may, by ordinance, create an authority under an appropriate name and title containing the word “authority”, which may also be constituted a departmental unit of such municipality, or may designate any existing departmental unit of such municipality as such authority. Two or more municipalities may, by concurrent ordinances of their legislative bodies, create such an authority. Such ordinances shall contain a brief statement of the purpose of the authority and shall set forth the articles of incorporation of the authority as follows: (1) The name of the authority and address of its principal office and, where applicable, a statement that the authority is constituted as a departmental unit of such municipality or that an existing municipal department is designated as such authority; (2) a statement that the authority is created under sections 7-130a to 7-130w, inclusive; (3) the name of each participating political subdivision; (4) the names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the authority, except in the case where the authority is constituted a departmental unit or an existing municipal department is designated as such authority, in which case the name of such department and its office address shall be given; and (5) the purpose or purposes for which the authority is to be created.
(b) Passage of such ordinance or ordinances by the legislative body or bodies shall constitute the authority a public body politic and corporate of the state, except where such authority is or becomes a departmental unit of such municipality as herein provided.
(c) Any municipality may become a member of an existing authority upon such terms and conditions as the authority may determine. Any municipality which is a member of an existing authority may by vote of its legislative body elect to withdraw from such authority. Such withdrawal shall be effective only upon such terms and conditions as the authority may require and after compliance with the terms and conditions contained in any contracts between such municipality or the authority and the holders of any bonds of the authority. No such withdrawal shall relieve such municipality of any liability incurred by it as a member of the authority or as a user of any of its projects.
(February, 1965, P.A. 460, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 810, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act allowed authorities to be existing or newly created departments of municipalities and changed provisions accordingly.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 97 - Municipalities: General Provisions
Section 7-103. - Resignation of municipal officers.
Section 7-104. - Refusal of elected official to accept or perform duties.
Section 7-105. - Oath of assessors, board of assessment appeals and tax collectors.
Section 7-105a. - Office of grand juror abolished.
Section 7-106. - Oath of grand jurors.
Section 7-107. - Vacancy appointments by selectmen.
Section 7-108. - City or borough liable for damage done by mobs.
Section 7-109. - Destruction of documents.
Section 7-111. - Proof of claims against municipality.
Section 7-112. - Rate of wages and citizens' preference in work on public buildings.
Section 7-113. - Marking of bounds of towns, cities and boroughs.
Section 7-114. - Renewal of boundary lines.
Section 7-115. - Establishment of disputed boundaries.
Section 7-118a. - Curbs and sidewalks to be designed with cuts at pedestrian crosswalks.
Section 7-119 and 7-120. - Hearing; appeal. Assignment of street numbers.
Section 7-121. - Making of specific appropriations.
Section 7-121a. - Municipal loans to nonpublic schools for construction or renovation.
Section 7-121b. - Contracts with regional water authorities.
Section 7-121e. - Sewage treatment facility improvement trust fund.
Section 7-121f. - Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate.
Section 7-121m. - Notice of actions concerning real property in other municipalities.
Section 7-121n. - Sustainable energy program.
Section 7-122. - Sites for armories. Appropriations.
Section 7-122a. - Municipal fallout shelters and civil preparedness facilities.
Section 7-125a. - Appropriations to improvement associations for road maintenance.
Section 7-127 and 7-127a. - Municipal advisory welfare boards. Committees on needs of the aging.
Section 7-127c. - Municipal agents for children.
Section 7-127d. - Neighborhood youth center grant program.
Section 7-127f. - Annual reports. Audit.
Section 7-127g. - Annual reports to the General Assembly.
Section 7-128 and 7-129. - Public squares and parks. Gifts for parks.
Section 7-129a. - Park and recreation capital and nonrecurring expense fund.
Section 7-130. - Playgrounds and recreation centers.
Section 7-130a. - Public recreational facilities authorities. Definitions.
Section 7-130b. - Creation of authority. Joining and withdrawal.
Section 7-130d. - Powers of authority.
Section 7-130e. - Municipalities may grant property and money to authority.
Section 7-130f. - Operation of projects.
Section 7-130g. - Bond issues.
Section 7-130h. - Securing of bonds.
Section 7-130i. - Rates, rents, fees and charges.
Section 7-130j. - Use of receipts.
Section 7-130k. - Enforcement of rights of bondholders and trustees.
Section 7-130l. - Tax exemption.
Section 7-130m. - Bonds to be legal investments.
Section 7-130n. - Liberal construction. Consent of other bodies not required.
Section 7-130o. - Municipal powers to aid authority.
Section 7-130p. - Provision of property to authority.
Section 7-130q. - Lease of facilities.
Section 7-130r. - Financial aid by municipality.
Section 7-130s. - Municipal guarantee of authority bonds.
Section 7-130t. - Pledge or assignment of lease to secure bonds.
Section 7-130u. - Exemption of property from levy and sale by virtue of execution.
Section 7-130v. - Payment by authority of sums in lieu of taxes.
Section 7-130w. - Construction of statutes. Consent of other agencies not required.
Section 7-131. - Municipal forests. Public shade trees.
Section 7-131a. - Conservation commissions.
Section 7-131c. - Open space land. Definitions.
Section 7-131f. - Considerations for approving grants from funds authorized prior to July 1, 1998.
Section 7-131g. - Grant: Amount, purposes, valuation of land. Issuance of bonds.
Section 7-131h. - Charges by municipality.
Section 7-131i. - Municipal use of open space land.
Section 7-131j. - Taking of land by state or public service company.
Section 7-131k. - Acceptance of federal funds.
Section 7-131l. - Development of watershed areas for recreation and fish and wildlife sites.
Section 7-131m. - Combined conservation and recreational commission.
Section 7-131p. - Establishment of municipal land acquisition and development authority.
Section 7-131q. - Agricultural land preservation fund.
Section 7-131r. - Land acquisition fund.
Section 7-131s. - Charter Oak open space trust account.
Section 7-131v. - Local and regional agricultural councils.
Section 7-131w. - Municipal sale of certain real property; appraisal required.
Section 7-132 and 7-133. - Bounty: On bobcat or lynx; on snakes and wild animals.
Section 7-135. - Use of municipal lockup and community correctional center in another town.
Section 7-135a. - Reimbursement of towns for keeping prisoners.
Section 7-135b. - Payment for intoxication tests.
Section 7-136. - Municipal economic development commissions.
Section 7-136d. - Ordinance authorizing establishment of foreign trade zone.
Section 7-136f. - Submission of application to operate foreign trade zone.
Section 7-136g. - Applicability of local planning and zoning regulations.
Section 7-136n. - Joint issuance of bonds by two or more municipalities.
Section 7-136o. - Securing of bonds.
Section 7-136p. - Enforcement of rights of bondholders and trustees.
Section 7-136q. - Tax exemption.
Section 7-136r. - Bonds to be legal investments.
Section 7-136s. - Guarantee of joint bonds by participating municipality.
Section 7-137. - Regional economic development commissions.
Section 7-137b. - Establishment of industrial park.
Section 7-137d. - Lien for benefits assessed for water main extension.
Section 7-139. - Notice of assessment of benefits.
Section 7-140. - Assessment a lien; foreclosure.
Section 7-141. - Notice of hearing on municipal assessments.
Section 7-142. - Appeal from municipal assessments.
Section 7-143. - Completion of improvement pending appeal from appraisal of damages.
Section 7-144. - Assessment on estate of decedent.
Section 7-145. - Correction of assessments.
Section 7-146. - Clearing of waterways. Assessment of cost. Appeal.