Sec. 4-124i. Regional councils of governments. Definitions.
Sec. 4-124i. Regional councils of governments. Definitions. As used in sections
4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive:
(1) "Planning region" means a planning region of the state as defined or redefined
by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee under the
provisions of section 16a-4a;
(2) "Regional council of elected officials" means any regional council of elected
officials organized under the provisions of this chapter;
(3) "Regional planning agency" means any regional planning agency organized
under the provisions of chapter 127;
(4) "Chief elected official" means the highest ranking elected governmental official
of any town, city or borough within the state;
(5) "Elected official" means any selectman, mayor, alderman, or member of a common council or other similar legislative body of any town or city, or warden or burgess
of any borough;
(6) "Council" means a regional council of governments organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive;
(7) "Member" means any town, city or borough within a planning region of the
state having become a member of a regional council of governments in accordance with
said sections;
(8) "Regional planning organization" means a regional council of governments organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive, a regional council
of elected officials organized under the provisions of sections 4-124c to 4-124h, inclusive, or a regional planning agency organized under the provisions of chapter 127.
(1971, P.A. 821, S. 1; P.A. 73-679, S. 21, 43; P.A. 75-537, S. 35, 55; P.A. 76-435, S. 21, 82; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610;
P.A. 08-182, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 73-679 replaced director of state planning office with managing director, planning and budgeting, department of finance and control; P.A. 75-537 replaced managing director with commissioner of planning and energy policy;
P.A. 76-435 made technical changes; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner with secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 08-182 redesignated Subsecs. (a) to (g) as Subdivs. (1) to (7) and added Subdiv. (8) defining "regional planning
organization".
See Sec. 8-37u re role of Commissioner of Economic and Community Development in coordinating housing policy
and activities.