Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-187
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Sec. 7-187. Definitions.
Official statutory text
(a) “Appointing authority” means the body having authority to appoint a charter commission, charter revision commission or home rule ordinance revision commission, which shall be the board of selectmen of a town not having a council or board of directors, the council or board of directors of a town having such a council or board, the common council or other body empowered to make ordinances of a city or the board of burgesses of a borough;
(b) “Commission” means any such charter commission, charter revision commission, or home rule ordinance revision commission;
(c) “Home rule ordinance” means any ordinance or resolution which has been adopted by a municipality prior to October 1, 1982, in substitution for a special act relating to its government, which ordinance or resolution may contain the provisions of such special act with or without amendments and which ordinance or resolution shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution of the state or the general statutes;
(d) “Municipality” means a town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough.
Cited. 150 C. 26; 188 C. 276; 190 C. 39; 193 C. 1; 196 C. 623.
(b) “Commission” means any such charter commission, charter revision commission, or home rule ordinance revision commission;
(c) “Home rule ordinance” means any ordinance or resolution which has been adopted by a municipality prior to October 1, 1982, in substitution for a special act relating to its government, which ordinance or resolution may contain the provisions of such special act with or without amendments and which ordinance or resolution shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution of the state or the general statutes;
(d) “Municipality” means a town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough.
Cited. 150 C. 26; 188 C. 276; 190 C. 39; 193 C. 1; 196 C. 623.
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