CHAPTER 105
FIRE, SEWER AND OTHER DISTRICTS

      Sec. 7-326. Purposes. At such meeting, the voters may establish a district for any or all of the following purposes: To extinguish fires, to light streets, to plant and care for shade and ornamental trees, to construct and maintain roads, sidewalks, crosswalks, drains and sewers, to appoint and employ watchmen or police officers, to acquire, construct, maintain and regulate the use of recreational facilities, to plan, lay out, acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair, maintain, supervise and manage a flood or erosion control system, to plan, lay out, acquire, construct, maintain, operate and regulate the use of a community water system, to collect garbage, ashes and all other refuse matter in any portion of such district and provide for the disposal of such matter, to implement tick control measures, to install highway sound barriers, to maintain water quality in lakes that are located solely in one town in this state, to establish a zoning commission and a zoning board of appeals or a planning commission, or both, by adoption of chapter 124 or chapter 126, excluding section 8-29, or both chapters, as the case may be, which commissions or board shall be dissolved upon adoption by the town of subdivision or zoning regulations by the town planning or zoning commission, to adopt building regulations, which regulations shall be superseded upon adoption by the town of building regulations, and to provide ferry service. Any district may contract with a town, city, borough or other district for carrying out any of the purposes for which such district was established.

      (1949 Rev., S. 765; 1955, S. 341d; 1957, P.A. 465, S. 17(c); 1959, P.A. 577, S. 3; P.A. 78-145; P.A. 81-319, S. 5, 6; P.A. 89-356, S. 4; P.A. 05-106, S. 1; 05-289, S. 1; P.A. 09-173, S. 1; P.A. 11-61, S. 7.)

      History: 1959 act substituted provisions re establishment of zoning commission and board of appeals or planning commission and adoption of building regulations for power to "adopt and enforce subdivision, zoning and building regulations"; P.A. 78-145 included districts for planning, constructing, etc. of community water systems; P.A. 81-319 added the provision that a district may be established to "acquire" recreational facilities; P.A. 89-356 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 8-30; P.A. 05-106 added provision that a district may be established to implement tick control measures, effective June 7, 2005; P.A. 05-289 added provision that a district may be established to install highway sound barriers; P.A. 09-173 added provision re establishment of district to maintain water quality in lakes located solely in one town; P.A. 11-61 authorized district to be established to provide ferry service, effective June 21, 2011.

      Sec. 7-339a. Interlocal agreements. Definitions. As used in sections 7-339a to 7-339l, inclusive, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: "Public agency" means any municipality, as defined in section 7-148cc, of the state of Connecticut, and any local governmental unit, subdivision or special district of another state; "interlocal agreement" means an agreement entered into pursuant to said sections; "interlocal advisory board" means a board established pursuant to said sections; "participating public agency" means a party to an interlocal agreement; "legislative body" has the meaning assigned to it by section 1-1 but, where the legislative body is the town meeting, the requirements of said sections as to providing the opportunity for public comment shall not apply.

      (1961, P.A. 429, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 516, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 359; P.A. 95-308, S. 1; P.A. 11-99, S. 2.)

      History: 1967 act deleted references to fire, school, improvement districts and district corporations in definition of "public agency" broadening definition to include "any district as defined in section 7-324"; 1969 act included municipal and metropolitan districts in definition of "public agency"; P.A. 95-308 revised the definition of "public agency" to refer to participating public agency in lieu of contracting public agency; P.A. 11-99 redefined "public agency" and "legislative body".

      Sec. 7-339b. Subjects of interlocal agreements. (a) Any public agency of this state may participate in developing and implementing interlocal agreements with any public agency or agencies of this state or any other state or states providing for any of the following:

      (1) The joint performance of any function that each participating public agency may perform separately under any provision of the general statutes or of any special act, charter or home rule ordinance.

      (2) The establishment of an interlocal advisory board or boards to recommend programs and policies for cooperative or uniform action in any fields of activity permitted or authorized hereunder for each participating public agency, and from time to time to advise with the appropriate officials of the participating public agencies in respect to such programs, policies or fields of activity.

      (3) The establishment and maintenance of interlocal employees or officers of the participating public agencies for the purpose of administering or assisting in any of the undertakings contemplated by subdivision (1) of this subsection or for the purpose of performing services for an interlocal advisory board as authorized by subdivision (2) of this subsection. Such employees or officers, if not continuing in or eligible for the merit system, insurance and pension benefits and status of employment with a participating public agency, may continue in such status or be made eligible therefor if the interlocal agreement contains appropriate provisions to this effect. An interlocal advisory board may enter into an agreement with the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide Old Age and Survivors Insurance coverage to employees of such board.

      (b) Nothing contained in sections 7-339a to 7-339l, inclusive, shall be construed to authorize or permit any public agency of this state to receive, obtain, furnish or provide services, facilities, personnel, equipment or any other property or resources, or to engage in or perform any function or activity by means of an interlocal agreement, if it does not have constitutional or statutory power or authorization to receive, obtain, furnish or provide the same or substantially similar services, facilities, personnel, equipment, other property or resources, or to engage in or perform the same or a substantially similar function or activity on its own account.

      (1961, P.A. 429, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 516, S. 2; P.A. 95-308, S. 2; P.A. 11-99, S. 3.)

      History: 1967 act included agreements for joint use or benefit of services, personnel etc., for police protection and services, for sewage lines and treatment, for public entertainment and amusement, for public gardens, gymnasiums or community centers and for establishment and preservation of open spaces; P.A. 95-308 substituted "participating" for "contracting" public agencies; P.A. 11-99 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting former Subdiv. (1) re subjects for interlocal agreements, adding new Subdiv. (1) re joint performance of functions and making technical changes.

      Sec. 7-339c. Procedure for entering agreements. (a) Interlocal agreements shall be negotiated and shall contain all provisions on which there is mutual agreement between the participating public agencies. Such agreements shall establish a process for amendment, termination and withdrawal. The public agencies proposing an interlocal agreement shall submit to the legislative body of each participating public agency a copy of the proposed interlocal agreement for ratification or rejection. The legislative body of each participating public agency shall provide the opportunity for public comment before voting to ratify or reject such proposed agreement. For purposes of this section, providing the opportunity for public comment does not require a legislative body to conduct a public hearing.

      (b) For any municipality in which the legislative body is the town meeting, such legislative body may, by resolution, vote to delegate its authority to ratify or reject a proposed interlocal agreement to the board of selectmen, provided such board of selectmen provides the opportunity for public comment in accordance with this section.

      (1961, P.A. 429, S. 3; 1967, P.A. 516, S. 3; P.A. 95-308, S. 3; P.A. 11-99, S. 4.)

      History: 1967 act replaced previous provisions; P.A. 95-308 deleted former Subsecs. (a), (b) and (g) requiring establishment of interlocal commissions, relettered remaining Subsecs. and made technical changes; P.A. 11-99 replaced former Subsecs. (a) to (d) with new Subsecs. (a) and (b) re procedure for entering interlocal agreements.

      Sec. 7-339f. Provisions required in agreements. Section 7-339f is repealed, effective July 8, 2011.

      (1961, P.A. 429, S. 6; P.A. 95-308, S. 6; P.A. 11-99, S. 6.)