2011 Connecticut Code
Title 16a Planning and Energy Policy
Chapter 295 Energy Planning
Sec. 16a-4c. Redesignation of planning regions by the secretary. Procedure.

      Sec. 16a-4c. Redesignation of planning regions by the secretary. Procedure. (a) On or before January 1, 2012, and at least every twenty years thereafter, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, within available appropriations, shall conduct an analysis of the boundaries of logical planning regions designated or redesignated under section 16a-4a. As part of such analysis, the secretary shall develop criteria to evaluate the impact of urban centers on neighboring towns. Such criteria shall include, but not be limited to, criteria to (1) evaluate trends in economic development and the environment, including trends in housing patterns, employment levels, commuting patterns for the most common job classifications in the state, traffic patterns on major roadways, and local perceptions of social and historic ties; and (2) establish a minimum size for logical planning areas that takes into consideration the number of municipalities, total population and the total square mileage.

      (b) (1) The secretary shall, not later than January 1, 2012, notify the chief executive officer of each municipality located in a planning region in which the boundaries are proposed for redesignation. If the legislative body of the municipality objects to such proposed redesignation, the chief executive officer of the municipality may, not later than thirty days after the date of receipt of the notice of redesignation, petition the secretary to attend a meeting of such legislative body. The petition shall specify the location, date and time of the meeting. The meeting shall be held not later than forty-five days after the date of the petition. The secretary shall make a reasonable attempt to appear at the meeting, or at a meeting on another date within the forty-five-day period. If the secretary is unable to attend a meeting within the forty-five-day period, the secretary and the chief executive officer of the municipality shall jointly schedule a date and time for the meeting, provided such meeting shall be held not later than one hundred twenty days after the date of the notice to the chief executive officer. At such meeting, the legislative body of the municipality shall inform the secretary of the objections to the proposed redesignation of the planning area boundaries. The secretary shall consider fully the oral and written objections of the legislative body and may redesignate the boundaries. Not later than forty-five days after the date of the meeting, the secretary shall notify the chief executive officer of the determination concerning the proposed redesignation. The notice of determination shall include the reasons for such determination. As used in this subsection, "municipality" means a town, city or consolidated town and borough; "legislative body" means the board of selectmen, town council, city council, board of alderman, board of directors, board of representatives or board of the major and burgesses of a municipality; and "secretary" means the secretary or the designee of the secretary.

      (2) Any revision to the boundaries of a planning area, based on the analysis completed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or due to a modification by the secretary in accordance with this subsection, shall be effective on the first day of July following the date of completion such analysis or modification.

      (P.A. 08-182, S. 9; P.A. 10-32, S. 56.)

      History: P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subsec. (b)(1), effective May 10, 2010.