Sec. 13a-17. Arbitration of town grievance. Appointment of arbitrators.
Sec. 13a-17. Arbitration of town grievance. Appointment of arbitrators. Any
town aggrieved by the reclassification of highways as designated on the original official
map marked "State of Connecticut, State Highway System, Committee to Reclassify
All Public Roads, Edwards and Kelcey-Engineers and Consultants, January 13, 1961"
or by the action taken by the commissioner pursuant to section 13a-42, 13a-43 or 13a-44 may elect to submit the matter to arbitration by a committee of three persons, one to
be appointed by such town, one to be appointed by the commissioner and the third to
be appointed by the two so appointed by the town and the commissioner. Such election
of submission to arbitration shall be made by the town by advising the commissioner
in writing within sixty days from the date said commissioner notifies the town of the
action taken pursuant to section 13a-42, 13a-43 or 13a-44. The town shall appoint its
arbitrator within thirty days after the commissioner advises the town in writing who he
has appointed as the state's arbitrator. If the town does not elect to submit the matter to
arbitration or appoint its arbitrator within the time hereinabove provided said action
of the commissioner will become final. The provisions of chapter 909 shall apply to
arbitration proceedings under the provisions of this section, the cost thereof, exclusive
of the cost of expert testimony and other evidence offered by the town involved, to be
chargeable to the state. The commissioner shall make such changes in said map as
may be decided by arbitration or by appeal therefrom. The submission of a matter to
arbitration under the provisions of this section shall stay any action of the commissioner
under the provisions of section 13a-16.
(1961, P.A. 603, S. 4; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 17; 546; 1967, P.A. 235, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 307, S. 1.)
History: 1963 acts provided for charging of costs, exclusive of expert testimony and other evidence offered by town,
to state and restated previous provisions: See title history; 1967 act replaced phrase re agreement with commissioner to
submit dispute to arbitration with phrase re election to submit dispute to arbitration and included reference to grievances
resulting from actions by commissioner pursuant to Sec. 13a-42, 13a-43 or 13a-44; 1971 act added provisions detailing
submission to arbitration undertaken by town including pertinent deadlines.
Cited. 186 C. 300.