Sec. 8-32a. Jurisdiction. Extension to contiguous municipality.
Sec. 8-32a. Jurisdiction. Extension to contiguous municipality. The area of operation of such agency shall be coterminous with the area of such planning region as
defined or redefined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his
designee. Any town, city or borough which is contiguous to the area of operation of a
regional planning agency and is not located within any defined region may, by vote of
its legislative body, petition such regional planning agency requesting inclusion in the
area of operation of such agency. The regional planning agency shall forward such
petition to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee and
it shall be accompanied by a report from the regional planning agency with recommendations regarding the same. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his
designee shall study such petition and report and may redefine such region to include
the town, city or borough which has submitted the petition. If the redefinition is made,
the area of operation of such agency shall be extended accordingly, and such town, city
or borough may join such regional planning agency by adoption of sections 8-31a to 8-37a, inclusive, by ordinance of its legislative body.
(1959, P.A. 613, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 628, S. 7; P.A. 73-679, S. 31, 43; P.A. 75-537, S. 44, 55; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610.)
History: 1969 act substituted director of the office of state planning for Connecticut development commission; P.A.
73-679 substituted managing director, planning and budgeting division, department of finance and control or his designee
for director of office of state planning; P.A. 75-537 substituted commissioner of planning and energy policy for managing
director; P.A. 77-614 substituted secretary of the office of policy and management for commissioner.