Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-427

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Sec. 7-427. Participation by municipalities.

Official statutory text

(b) Unless the board of commissioners of a housing authority votes against such participation, employees of housing authorities who are eligible under section 7-425 and who are not members of the Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund B shall become members thereof on July 1, 1972, and membership in any other retirement fund, except the federal old age and survivors insurance, shall terminate on said date. Housing authorities whose employees are enrolled on or before May 21, 1971, in any other retirement system shall arrange for termination of such system on July 1, 1972, which arrangements shall include provision that the rights of members who retired prior to July 1, 1972, under such system shall not be affected and provision that any refunds of employee contributions made to such other retirement system shall be transferred to the Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund B and the appropriate amount credited to the account of each transferring employee's benefit.

See Sec. 7-188 re initiation of action for adoption, revision or repeal of charter or home rule ordinance.

Cited 175 C. 174.

Where town meeting accepted provisions of part and two months later another town meeting voted to rescind the earlier vote, held town did not become participating municipality in retirement system. 18 CS 8.

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