Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-486

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Sec. 7-486. Delegation of powers.

Official statutory text

(b) Whenever a municipality delegates any power to any governmental unit or nonprofit corporation pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the municipality shall require each director, officer, member and other responsible official, as the case may be, of such governmental unit or nonprofit corporation to execute a surety bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars or, in lieu thereof, such governmental unit or nonprofit corporation shall execute a blanket surety bond covering all members and employees of such governmental unit or nonprofit corporation, each surety bond to be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office or offices covered, to be executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state as surety and to be approved by the legal counsel of the municipality and filed in the office of the clerk of the municipality. The cost of each such bond shall be paid by such governmental unit or nonprofit corporation. Whenever a municipality delegates any power pursuant to this chapter to a nonprofit corporation, such corporation (1) shall be deemed a public agency for the purposes of subdivision (1) of section 1-200 , provided negotiations regarding any development property shall be subject to the provisions of subdivision (6) of subsection (b) of section 1-210 and (2) shall be subject to the provisions of any special act, municipal charter or ordinance requiring (A) bonds or other security for the performance of contracts for demolition, construction or rehabilitation or (B) competitive or public bidding, except as provided in section 7-501 .

(c) No nonprofit corporation, to which a municipality has delegated powers pursuant to this section, shall serve as a sponsor for the purposes of this chapter.

Cited. 28 CA 622.

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