Bill Text: CT HB05184 | 2018 | General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: An Act Permitting The Amendment Of Municipal Charters For The Purpose Of Modifying Budget Adoption Dates.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-25 - Signed by the Governor [HB05184 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05184-Chaptered.html
AN ACT PERMITTING THE AMENDMENT OF MUNICIPAL CHARTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MODIFYING BUDGET ADOPTION DATES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of title 7 and chapters 164, 170 and 204 of the general statutes and any special act, municipal charter or home rule ordinance, a municipality, upon a two-thirds vote of its legislative body, may amend its charter for the sole purpose of modifying its budget adoption dates. Such budget adoption dates may include, but need not be limited to, applicable dates relating to an executive presentation of a proposed budget, public hearings, fiscal authority action, publications, referenda or final budget adoption. Any vote by the legislative body of a municipality pursuant to this section shall include a reference to this section. For the purposes of this section, "municipality" has the same meaning as provided in section 7-401 of the general statutes.