Sec. 22a-268a. Written procedures.
Sec. 22a-268a. Written procedures. The board of directors of the Connecticut
Resources Recovery Authority shall adopt written procedures, in accordance with the
provisions of section 1-121, for: (1) Adopting an annual budget and plan of operations,
including a requirement of board approval before the budget or plan may take effect;
(2) hiring, dismissing, promoting and compensating employees of the authority, including an affirmative action policy and a requirement of board approval before a position
may be created or a vacancy filled; (3) acquiring real and personal property and personal
services, including a requirement of board approval for any such nonbudgeted expenditure in excess of five thousand dollars; (4) contracting for (A) the business, design,
operating, management, construction, transportation, marketing, planning and research
and development functions of the authority, (B) financial, legal, bond underwriting and
other professional services, and (C) supplies, materials and equipment, including (i)
notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, standards for determining when contracts
described in this subdivision (4) shall be awarded on the basis of competitive bidding
or competitive negotiation, an exemption for small purchases, and criteria for waiving
competitive bidding or competitive negotiation, and (ii) a requirement that the authority
solicit proposals at least once every three years for each such professional service which
it uses; (5) issuing and retiring bonds, bond anticipation notes and other obligations
of the authority; (6) awarding loans, grants and other financial assistance, including
eligibility criteria, the application process and the role played by the authority's staff
and board of directors; and (7) the use of surplus funds to the extent authorized under
this chapter or other provisions of the general statutes.
(P.A. 88-266, S. 38, 46; P.A. 02-46, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 02-46 amended Subdiv. (4) to add provisions re contracting for business, design, operating, management,
construction, transportation, marketing, planning and research and development functions, recontracting for supplies,
materials and equipment and re standards for award of contracts, to change "service" to "professional service" and to make
technical changes, effective January 1, 2003.