Whenever used in sections
7-188 to
7-193, inclusive:
(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.
(1957, P.A. 465, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 678, S. 1; P.A. 81-451, S. 1, 10; P.A. 85-253, S. 1, 10.)
History: 1959 act added home rule ordinance commission; P.A. 81-451 added definitions of “commission”, “home rule ordinance” and “municipality” and rephrased definition of “appointing authority”, effective October 1, 1982; P.A. 85-253 redefined “home rule ordinance” to include resolutions.
Cited. 150 C. 26; 188 C. 276; 190 C. 39; 193 C. 1; 196 C. 623.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
33
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1962–2026 · leading case:
Caulfield v. Noble, 420 A.2d 1160 (Conn. 1979).
Caulfield v. Noble, 420 A.2d 1160 (Conn. 1979).
· cites it 12× “The defendants respond that § C5-28 of the town charter authorizes them, under a proper interpretation of municipal authority under the Home Rule Act, General Statutes §§ 7-1877-201, and as a matter of statutory construction, either to retain a year end surplus in a surplus…”
Local 1186, AFSCME v. Bd. of Educ. of New Britain, 438 A.2d 12 (Conn. 1980).
· cites it 4× “On the other hand, local boards are also *101 governed by local charters specially enacted by the General Assembly pursuant to article tenth of the constitution of Connecticut and the Home Rule Act; General Statutes §§ 7-187—7-201. The state’s grant of broad powers to local…”
Lawson v. Whitey's Frame Shop, 697 A.2d 1137 (Conn. 1997).
· cites it 2× “In response, the plaintiffs argue that the defendant could not have relied on the disposal procedures in § 14-150 because that statute does not contemplate scofflaw vehicles within its provisions.”
Carofano v. City of Bridgeport, 495 A.2d 1011 (Conn. 1985).
· cites it 2× “This part has been implemented by the Home Rule Act; General Statutes §§ 7-187 through 7-194; which sets forth the procedure for adopting, revising or repealing municipal charters.”
Roman v. City of Stamford, 547 A.2d 97 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988).
· cites it 2× “Home rule became a constitutional fixture in Connecticut by virtue of article tenth, § 1, which provides, in pertinent part, that “ ‘[a]fter July 1, 1969, the general assembly shall enact no special legislation relative to the powers, organization, terms of elective offices or…”
Windham Taxpayers Ass'n v. Bd. of Selectmen, 662 A.2d 1281 (Conn. 1995).
· cites it 2× “” The Home Rule Act is codified at General Statutes §§ 7-187 through 7-201. On November 17, 1993, the Windham board of finance had approved the appropriation of $20,000 to pay for prereferendum architectural services.”
Sansone v. Clifford, 592 A.2d 931 (Conn. 1991).
· cites it 2× “. . appointed . . . *223 in the manner provided by the general statutes, except as otherwise provided by the charter .”
Windham First Taxing Dist. v. Town of Windham, 546 A.2d 226 (Conn. 1988).
· cites it 2× “465, the Home Rule Act is now contained in chapter 99, General Statutes §§ 7-187 through 7-201. Chapter 105, entitled “Fire, Sewer and Other Districts,” is now contained in General Statutes §§ 7-324 through 7-339Í.”
Simons v. Canty, 488 A.2d 1267 (Conn. 1985).
· cites it 2× “Guilford, supra; see General Statutes § 7-187 et seq.; our analysis focused on the duty of the defendants to perform the requested act.”
Buonocore v. Town of Branford, 471 A.2d 961 (Conn. 1984).
· cites it 2× “” Because we conclude that the Home Rule Act; General Statutes §§ 7-187 through 7-201; does not authorize a municipality to restrict the candidacy for elective office of unclassified state employees, we find error.”
Morris v. Congdon, 893 A.2d 413 (Conn. 2006).
· cites it 2× “Pursuant to the Home Rule Act; General Statutes § 7-187 et seq.; towns in Connecticut may adopt municipal charters or home rule ordinances, which constitute the organic law of the town; see General Statutes § 7-188 et seq.”
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