2022 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 7 - Municipalities
Chapter 98 - Municipal Powers

*General legislation as to power of municipalities to create or abolish appointive offices does not affect charter provisions. 111 C. 674, 675. Ordinance should be construed so that no clause, sentence or word is superfluous, void or insignificant. 146 C. 70. Municipal corporation has only powers expressly conferred upon it by general statutes or by special act and those which are fairly to be implied as necessary to carry into effect powers expressly given; municipalities cannot enact ordinances contrary to public policy of state as declared in state legislation. 147 C. 60. When charter provision requires that act be done by ordinance, action taken in some other form cannot receive effect unless it is established that it was taken with all the formalities of, and published in the same manner as, an ordinance. Id., 401. Where General Assembly has delegated to local government power to deal with particular field of regulation, fact that statute regulates same subject in a limited way does not, ipso facto, deprive local government of power to act in a more comprehensive, but not inconsistent, manner. Id., 546. Where legislative body acts in good faith and with no intent to evade effect of referendum, it may pass legislation covering same subject matter if legislation differs essentially from measure previously rejected by voters. 148 C. 47. Where mode in which power granted to municipality is to be exercised is prescribed by statute, that mode must be followed; where statute and ordinance dealing with same matter conflict, statute prevails. Id., 517. Cited. 211 C. 690. Purposes of Home Rule Act. 258 C. 313.

Towns can exercise no powers except such as have been expressly granted to them or by fair implication conferred upon them by state. 21 CS 347.