Creation of authority. Joining and withdrawal.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-130b
in effect7-130b. Creation of authority. Joining and withdrawal.
(a) The legislative body of any municipality may, by ordinance, create an authority under an appropriate name and title containing the word “authority”, which may also be constituted a departmental unit of such municipality, or may designate any existing departmental unit of such municipality as such authority. Two or more municipalities may, by concurrent ordinances of their legislative bodies, create such an authority. Such ordinances shall contain a brief statement of the purpose of the authority and shall set forth the articles of incorporation of the authority as follows: (1) The name of the authority and address of its principal office and, where applicable, a statement that the authority is constituted as a departmental unit of such municipality or that an existing municipal department is designated as such authority; (2) a statement that the authority is created under sections 7-130a to 7-130w, inclusive; (3) the name of each participating political subdivision; (4) the names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the authority, except in the case where the authority is constituted a departmental unit or an existing municipal department is designated as such authority, in which case the name of such department and its office address shall be given; and (5) the purpose or purposes for which the authority is to be created.
(b) Passage of such ordinance or ordinances by the legislative body or bodies shall constitute the authority a public body politic and corporate of the state, except where such authority is or becomes a departmental unit of such municipality as herein provided.
(c) Any municipality may become a member of an existing authority upon such terms and conditions as the authority may determine. Any municipality which is a member of an existing authority may by vote of its legislative body elect to withdraw from such authority. Such withdrawal shall be effective only upon such terms and conditions as the authority may require and after compliance with the terms and conditions contained in any contracts between such municipality or the authority and the holders of any bonds of the authority. No such withdrawal shall relieve such municipality of any liability incurred by it as a member of the authority or as a user of any of its projects.
(February, 1965, P.A. 460, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 810, S. 2.)
History: 1967 act allowed authorities to be existing or newly created departments of municipalities and changed provisions accordingly.
Source: Connecticut General Assembly (cga.ct.gov)URL: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_097.htm#sec_7-130bFetched: 10/20/2026