Sec. 7-578. Municipal comprehensive economic development plan to increase tax base.
Sec. 7-578. Municipal comprehensive economic development plan to increase
tax base. Within one year of initial participation in tier I or tier II, a participating municipality may develop a comprehensive economic development plan designed to increase
the tax base of the municipality to a level that will allow the municipality to provide an
adequate level of municipal services. The plan shall be approved by the legislative
authority of the municipality. If at any time after the comprehensive economic development plan has been completed and the municipality fails to show substantial progress
in meeting the goals of the plan, the state may suspend further assistance to the municipality. The secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner of Economic and Community
Development, shall evaluate the comprehensive economic development plan annually.
The secretary may provide qualified staff and financial assistance to the qualifying
municipality for purposes of developing a comprehensive economic development plan.
(P.A. 93-421, S. 20, 22; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 93-421 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of
Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.