[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Wolcott 4-8-2014 by Ord. No. 96. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town of Wolcott hereby joins with such municipalities of
the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, as designated by the Secretary
of the Office of Policy and Management of the State of Connecticut,
to create a regional council of governments to be known as the "Naugatuck
Valley Regional Council of Governments" by adopting the provisions
of C.G.S. §§ 4-124i through 4-124p.
A.
Upon
certification by the Secretary of said Office of Policy and Management
that at least 60% of the municipalities in the planning region have
adopted ordinances creating a regional council of government, as required
by the Connecticut General Statutes, the Naugatuck Valley Regional
Council of Governments shall be established.
B.
Upon
such certification, the transitional period shall commence. Said transitional
period shall conclude on December 31, 2014, at 11:59:59 p.m. During
such period, the Town of Wolcott shall participate on the Transitional
Executive Committee for the purposes set forth in the Connecticut
General Statutes. The Mayor shall be a member of the Transitional
Executive Committee. In the absence of the Mayor, the legislative
body of the Town of Wolcott shall appoint an elected official to serve
as a member. The Mayor may send a representative in his or her stead;
however, such representative shall not be a member of said executive
committee.
C.
This
section shall expire at the conclusion of the transitional period
and thereafter be void and of no force and effect.
On and after January 1, 2015, the Town of Wolcott shall be a
member of the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments.
The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments shall have such
powers, purposes, rights, duties and responsibilities as shall be
set forth in the Connecticut General Statutes.
The Mayor shall be the representative of the Town of Wolcott
to the Council of Governments. In the absence of the Mayor, the legislative
body of the Town of Wolcott shall appoint an elected official to serve
as a member. The Mayor may send an alternate in his or her stead;
however, such alternate shall be entitled to such rights as may be
established by the Council of Governments. The Town of Wolcott shall
be entitled to one vote in the affairs of the Council of Governments.
The Town of Wolcott shall remain a member of Council of Governments
for the Central Naugatuck Valley as it continues to operate and wind
down as a council of elected officials until December 31, 2014. The
Town of Wolcott shall also participate with the current members of
the council of elected officials in an unincorporated association
of such municipalities in order to wind down the affairs and assets
of the Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley that
are either not assigned to and integrated within the operations of
Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments.
On or after January 1, 2015, the Town of Wolcott effectively
repeals any prior resolutions or ordinances dealing with the Central
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and/or the Council of Governments
for the Central Naugatuck Valley ("COGCNV").
