Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-327
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Sec. 7-327. Meetings and referenda. Officers. Fiscal year.
Official statutory text
(b) The president of the district shall be the chief executive officer thereof and shall be a member of the board of directors. He shall preside at all meetings of the voters of the district and at all meetings of the directors, and at all meetings where he presides he shall vote to dissolve a tie when necessary. He shall designate the duties devolving upon each of the five directors, shall approve all bills for payment by the treasurer and shall be, ex officio, a member of all committees and boards of the district. The vice president shall be a member of the board of directors, and shall have all the authority, power and duties of the president whenever the president vacates his office, is absent or from any cause is unable to perform his duties. The clerk shall be a member of the board of directors, shall keep a record of the minutes of all meetings of the voters and of the board of directors and shall keep at all times a list of the voters of the district. The treasurer shall have charge of the collection and payment of all moneys of the district, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the board of directors, and shall prepare the annual budget, which shall be reviewed by the board of directors and transmitted with the board's comments and recommendations to the annual budget meeting of the district for adoption.
(c) The fiscal year of the district shall begin on July first and shall end the following June thirtieth. Annually, not less than thirty days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, there shall be a meeting of the voters of the district for the purpose of adopting the annual budget, laying the tax and fixing the tax rate.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any special act to the contrary, a district may, at its annual meeting or at a special meeting called in accordance with the provisions of this section, (1) increase the membership of the board of directors of the district to nine members, three of whom may be elected each year to three-year terms, and in such case, require the officers of the district to be chosen from among the members of the board or (2) provide for one member of the board of directors of the district to serve as both clerk and treasurer of the district.
Kinds of property taxable, and manner of reaching assessment value, are same as in case of school district. 92 C. 674. Cited. 122 C. 402.
(c) The fiscal year of the district shall begin on July first and shall end the following June thirtieth. Annually, not less than thirty days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, there shall be a meeting of the voters of the district for the purpose of adopting the annual budget, laying the tax and fixing the tax rate.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any special act to the contrary, a district may, at its annual meeting or at a special meeting called in accordance with the provisions of this section, (1) increase the membership of the board of directors of the district to nine members, three of whom may be elected each year to three-year terms, and in such case, require the officers of the district to be chosen from among the members of the board or (2) provide for one member of the board of directors of the district to serve as both clerk and treasurer of the district.
Kinds of property taxable, and manner of reaching assessment value, are same as in case of school district. 92 C. 674. Cited. 122 C. 402.
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