[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. 5/19/90 provided for the separation of
the Brooklyn Conservation Commission from the Brooklyn Inland Wetlands
Commission, which was created by Ord. 2/28/74. Ord. 5/19/90 reads,
in part, as follows:
All matters now pending before the Brooklyn Inland Wetlands
Commission shall survive the passage of this Ordinance.
All acts, decrees, regulations, orders, permits, or other
doings of the existing unified Commission shall continue in full force
and effect unless and until they are modified, repealed, or superseded
by decision of the Commissions created by this Ordinance.
Such matters as pertain to the development, conservation,
supervision and regulation of natural resources shall be directed
to the Brooklyn Conservation Commission as hereinafter created. The
books and records of the Brooklyn Inland Wetland Commission which
pertain to each new commission shall be turned over to the appropriate
new commission at the time the members are sworn in.
[Ord. 5/19/90 § A]
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-131a of the General
Statutes (Revision of 1958), there is hereby created a Brooklyn Conservation
Commission for the purpose of developing, conserving, supervising
and regulating all natural resources, including water resources, within
the regulation of those activities described in Sections 22a-36 through
22a-45 of the General Statutes, whose regulation is elsewhere delegated
to the Brooklyn Inland Wetlands Commission.
[Ord. 5/18/90 § B; Ord. No. 91-5 § 1]
The Conservation Commission shall consist of seven members and
three alternates, all of whom shall be appointed by the Chief Executive
Officer of the Town. Members shall be appointed for a full term of
three years each. Alternate members shall, when seated, have all the
powers and duties of a member of the Commission. The Chief Executive
Officer may remove any member or alternate for cause and may fill
any vacancy.
[Ord. 5/19/90 § C]
The Conservation Commission shall conduct research to determine
the optimum uses or combination of uses of land within the Town. It
shall coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for
similar purposes, and may advertise, prepare and distribute books,
maps, charts, plans and pamphlets as necessary for its purposes. It
shall maintain an inventory of all undeveloped lands, publicly or
privately owned, including wetlands and watercourses, for the purpose
of identifying unique ecosystems, important or high value wildlife
habitats and/or corridors, scenic areas worthy of special consideration.
It shall assist the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Chief Executive
Officer in developing and updating the Town plan of development and
other plans which impact the use of such areas. It may, with the approval
of the legislative body, acquire land and easements in the name of
the Town, and may promulgate rules and regulations, including but
not limited to the establishment of reasonable charges for the use
of land or the use, granting or acceptance of easements, for any of
its purposes as set out in this section.
[Ord. 5/19/90 § D]
The Conservation Commission shall keep records of its meetings
and activities and shall make an annual report to the Town in the
manner required of other agencies of the respective municipalities.
[Ord. 5/19/90 § E]
The Commission may receive gifts in the name of the Town for
any of its purposes and shall administer the same for such purposes
subject to the terms of the gift.
[Ord. 7/16/12]
[Ord. 10/19/67 § 1; Ord. No. 02-11; Ord. No. 03-01]
Pursuant to the provision of Section 7-136 of the Connecticut
General Statutes as amended, there is hereby established in the Town
of Brooklyn an Economic Development Commission. The Commission shall
consist of five members and two alternate members who shall be electors
of the Town of Brooklyn appointed by the First Selectman. Each appointment
shall be for a term of four years. Members shall be sworn and serve
until their successors have been appointed and have qualified. Members
may be reappointed and shall receive no compensation for their services,
but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their official duties. Vacancies created by resignation
or inability to serve shall be filled by the First Selectman for the
remainder of the unexpired term.
[Ord. 10/19/67 § II]
The Commission shall elect from its members a chairman and such
other officers as it shall deem necessary. The Commission shall conduct
research into the economic conditions and trends in the Town of Brooklyn,
shall make recommendation to appropriate officials and agencies of
the Town of Brooklyn regarding action to improve its economic conditions
and development, shall seek to coordinate the activities and cooperate
with unofficial bodies organized to promote such economic development
and may advertise and may prepare, print and distribute books, maps,
charts and pamphlets which in its judgment will further its official
purposes. The Commission shall annually prepare and transmit to the
Legislative Body of the Town of Brooklyn a report of its activities
and of its recommendation for improving such economic condition and
development.
[Ord. 12/10/65; Ord. 8/21/70 § I]
The Planning Commission established by vote of a Town Meeting
on December 10, 1965, is hereby designated The Planning and Zoning
Commission of the Town of Brooklyn.
[Ord. 8/21/70 § II; Ord. 8/1/13]
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Brooklyn shall
consist of eight members, who shall be Electors of the Town holding
no salaried municipal office with all the powers and duties specified
in Chapters 124 and 126 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, (Revision
of 1958) as amended. The First Selectman of the Town of Brooklyn shall
also be a member of said Commission, but without voting privileges.
There shall also be three alternate members. No member or alternate
member of the Planning and Zoning Commission may be a member of the
Zoning Board of Appeals.
[Ord. 8/21/70 § III; Ord. 8/1/13]
Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be chosen
as follows:
a.
Appointment to fill vacancies due to expiration of terms of members
shall be made by the Selectmen, and the appointments shall be arranged
so that the terms of not more than three members expire in any one
year. Appointments shall be for the term of four years from the January
1 next following. Any vacancies on the Commission due to death, resignation,
or expulsion shall be filled by vote of the members of the Commission
for the unexpired portion of any such term from alternate members.
[Amended 11-21-2022]
b.
Alternate members shall be appointed by the Selectmen for a term
of four years. Any vacancies which may occur among the alternate members
shall be filled by the Selectmen for the unexpired portion of any
such term. In filling such vacancies, the Selectmen and/or Commission
must follow the minority representation rule as determined under Conn.
Gen. Stat. Section 9-167a.
[Ord. 8/21/70 § IV]
Any regular member of the Commission who is absent without excuse
from three consecutive regular meetings and/or any intervening duly
called special meetings may be expelled by majority vote of those
Commission members attending any meeting warned for that purpose.
[Ord. 8/21/70 § VII]
The Planning and Zoning Commission is authorized to adopt bylaws
and such other procedures as may to them seem necessary for the efficient
management of their business. Copies of any such bylaws and/or rules
shall be filed with the Town Clerk before they shall be effective.
[Ord. 6/8/05 § 1; Ord. 7/16/12]
a.
Section 22a-354o of the Connecticut General Statutes ("General Statutes")
provides that each municipality in which an aquifer protection area
is located shall authorize by ordinance an existing board or commission
to act as an aquifer protection agency. It has been determined that
it is in the best interest of the Town of Brooklyn to designate the
Brooklyn Planning and Zoning Commission as the Town's Aquifer Protection
Agency.
1.
Designation and Membership.
(a)
In accordance with the provisions of Section 22a-354a, et seq.
of the General Statutes, the Brooklyn Planning and Zoning Commission
is hereby designated as the Aquifer Protection Agency (hereinafter
the "Agency") of the Town of Brooklyn. (The Town Planner and/or Land
Use Officer shall serve as the staff of the Agency.)
(b)
Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall serve coexisting
terms on the Agency. The membership requirements of the Agency shall
be the same as those of the Planning and Zoning Commission including,
but not limited to, the number of members, terms, method of selection
and removal of members, and procedures for filling vacancies.
(c)
At least one member of the Agency or staff of the Agency shall
complete the course in technical training formulated by the Commissioner
of Environmental Protection of the State of Connecticut, pursuant
to Section 22a-354v of the General Statutes.
2.
Regulations to be Adopted.
(a)
The Agency shall adopt regulations in accordance with section
22a-354p of the General Statutes and Section 22a-354i of the Regulations
of Connecticut State Agencies (R.C.S.A.). These regulations shall
provide for:
(1)
The manner in which boundaries of aquifer protection areas shall
be established and amended or changed.
(2)
Procedures for the regulation of activity within the area.
(3)
The form for an application to conduct regulated activities
within the area.
(4)
Notice and publication requirements.
(5)
Criteria and procedures for the review of applications.
(6)
Administration and enforcement.
3.
Inventory of Land Use.
(a)
In order to carry out the purposes of the Aquifer Protection
Program, the Agency will conduct an inventory of land use within the
area to assess potential contamination sources.
(b)
Not later than three months after approval by the Commissioner
of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection of Level
B Mapping of Aquifers, the Agency will inventory land uses overlying
the mapped zone of contribution and recharge areas of such aquifers
in accordance with guidelines established by the Commissioner pursuant
to Section 22a-354f of the General Statutes. Such inventory shall
be completed not more than one year after authorization of the Agency
(Section 22a-354e of the General Statutes.)
[Ord. 8/21/70 § V]
There is hereby created a Zoning Board of Appeals in and for
the Town of Brooklyn with all the powers and duties set forth in the
General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, Revision of 1958, as
amended, relating to zoning boards of appeals.
[Ord. 8/21/70 § VI]
a.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five regular members
and three alternate members, each of whom must be an elector of the
Town of Brooklyn and none of whom may be members or alternate members
of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and any member of the Commission
who shall become a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be
deemed to have resigned from the Commission.
b.
Regular members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be appointed
by the Board of Selectmen as follows:
As the term of each regular member ends, his successor shall
be appointed for a term of five years. Alternate members shall be
appointed for terms of five years. Regular members and alternate members
may be reappointed. Any vacancy occurring among regular members or
alternate members due to death or resignation shall be filled by the
Board of Selectmen for the unexpired portion of such member's term.
[Ord. 8/21/70 § VII]
The Zoning Board of Appeals is authorized to adopt bylaws and
such other procedures as may to them seem necessary for the efficient
management of their business. Copies of any such bylaws and/or rules
shall be filed with the Town Clerk before they shall be effective.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Brooklyn Inland Wetlands Commission was
originally established by Ord. 2/28/74, and subsequently Ord. 5/19/90
created as separate Commissions, the Inland Wetlands Commission and
the Conservation Commission. Ord. 5/19/90 reads in part, as follows:
All matters now pending before the Brooklyn Inland Wetlands
Commission shall survive the passage of this Ordinance.
All acts, decrees, regulations, orders, permits, or other
doings of the existing unified Commission shall continue in full force
and effect unless and until they are modified, repealed, or superseded
by decision of the Commissions created by this Ordinance.
Such matters as pertain to the regulation and protection of
inland wetlands shall be directed to the Brooklyn Inland Wetlands
Commission as hereinafter created. Such matters as pertain to the
development, conservation, supervision and regulation of natural resources
shall be directed to the Brooklyn Conservation Commission as hereinafter
created. The books and records of the Brooklyn Inland Wetlands Commission
which pertain to each new commission shall be turned over to the appropriate
new commission at the time the members are sworn in.
[Ord. 5/19/90 § II A]
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 22a-42 of the General
Statutes, there is hereby created a Brooklyn Inland Wetlands Commission
for the purpose of regulating all activities affecting the wetlands
and watercourses within the Town.
[Ord. 5/19/90 § II B]
The Brooklyn Inland Wetlands Commission shall consist of seven
members and three alternates. Members shall be appointed for a term
of three years. The Board of Selectmen shall make such appointments.
Alternates shall serve (as designated by the Commission Chairman)
when a member of the Commission is absent or disqualified, and shall,
when seated, have all the powers and duties of a member of the Commission.
The Chief Executive Officer may fill any vacancy.
[Ord. 5/19/90 § II C]
The Board of Selectmen may remove a Commission member for cause
after public hearing, which cause shall include, but not be limited
to, unjustified absenteeism.
[Ord. 5/19/90 § II D]
No member of this Commission shall participate in the hearing
or decision of such Commission upon any matter in which he is directly
or indirectly interested in a personal or financial sense.
[Ord. 5/19/90 § II E., F., G.]
a.
The Commission may develop and adopt such rules and regulations as
are legally allowed and as it deems fit to govern its operations and
to effectuate the purposes of Sections 22a-26 through 22a-45, inclusive,
of the General Statutes, and may administer such regulations in conformity
with State law and regulation.
b.
The Commission shall hold public hearings prior to the adoption of
regulations and prior to any amendments thereto. Notice of the time
and place of such hearings shall be published in a newspaper having
a substantial circulation in the Town not more than 15 and not less
than five days prior to the date of such hearing, and a copy of the
proposed regulations, or of proposed amendments, shall be filed in
the office of the Town Clerk not less than 35 days prior to the date
of such hearing. The regulations, or any amendments, shall be filed
in the office of the Town Clerk, and notice of the adoption of the
regulations or any amendments shall have been published in a newspaper
having a substantial circulation in the Town.
c.
Not less than 35 days prior to any public hearing, a copy of the
regulations, or any amendments thereto, shall be referred to the Brooklyn
Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection for review and comment.
[Ord. 12/30/09]
Adopted by Ordinance of 12/30/09.
[Ord. 12/30/09]
The Agriculture Commission shall be an advisory board with the
following charges and duties:
a.
Information. To serve as a conduit between nonprofit agencies, civic
organizations, municipal boards and commissions, elected officials,
and local farmers. To serve as an agricultural clearinghouse by creating
an informational website and map of local farms. To chart land use
in Brooklyn to support a balance between agriculture, preservation
and other land uses.
b.
Education. To recommend changes to language and practices across
Town departments and other boards and commissions regarding a local
definition for agriculture, farming and farms. To educate Town government
about agricultural laws and legal issues regarding farm machinery,
buildings and operations. To provide information and guidance on agriculture-related
issues—such as zoning, inland wetland, public works and others—to
Town departments and other boards and commissions as necessary. To
act as a sounding board/provide review to Town departments, boards
and commissions concerning the impact of proposed Town policies on
farms. To support young farmers and new farmers. To support local,
regional and State vocational agricultural education programs.
c.
Conflict Resolution. To serve as a resource for information and nonbinding
advice for residents, established Town committees and departments
concerning the resolution of agriculture related conflicts.
d.
Economic Opportunities. To identify innovative opportunities for
farming additional lands in Brooklyn. To promote opportunities for
residents and local businesses to support and value farming. To serve
as a conduit between nonprofit agencies, funders, and local farmers.
To work to create a climate that supports the economic viability of
farming as a career in Brooklyn. To create a sustainable agriculture
community. To secure the land base necessary for future agriculture
uses.
[Ord. 12/30/09]
The Agricultural Commission shall be appointed by the Board
of Selectmen.
[Ord. 12/30/09]
The Agricultural Commission will consist of five members and
three alternates. Members and alternates will be appointed by the
Board of Selectmen in accordance to Connecticut General Statutes and
Town Charter. Insofar as practical, members appointed shall be representative
of all groups interested in the management, protection and regulation
of agriculture as defined by Connecticut General Statutes 1-1q, particularly
those directly involved in agriculture. The failure of a voting member
to attend four consecutive meetings of the Commission shall constitute
cause for the Board of Selectmen to remove the member and fill the
position thus vacated. The annual organizational meeting for the Agricultural
Commission shall be held on the first regular meeting in January of
each year. A chairman, vice chairman and a secretary will be elected
and will serve for a term of one year.
[Ord. 12/30/09]
Staggered 3-year terms, with initial appointments to be three
members for three years and two members for two years; one alternate
to be for three years and two alternates for two years. Members of
the Commission shall serve without pay.
[Ord. 12/28/66 § I; Ord. 5/6/80 § I;
Ord. 3/4/92; New; Ord. 11/10/11]
There is hereby established in the Town of Brooklyn a Recreation
and Park Commission. The Commission shall consist of nine members
as follows: a member of the Board of Finance to be appointed by said
Board to serve for the term of one year; a member of the Board of
Education to be appointed by said Board to serve for the term of one
year such terms to commence on February 1 of each year and provided
that any vacancy occurring shall be filled by the respective Boards
for the unexpired portion of the term. The Board of Selectmen shall
appoint the remaining seven members of the Commission who shall be
electors of the Town of Brooklyn. Such appointments shall be for a
term of four years each. No more than four of the members of the Commission
appointed by the Board of Selectmen shall be of the same political
party. Such members shall be sworn and serve until their successors
have been appointed and have qualified, may be reappointed and shall
receive no compensation for their services. The existing members of
the commission shall each continue to serve the remainder of their
respective terms.
[Ord. 12/28/66 § II; Ord. 11/10/11]
The Commission shall elect from its membership a Chairman and
such other officers as it shall deem necessary. It shall oversee the
preparation and implementation of recreation programs for the Town.
It shall study, plan and make recommendations to the electors for
the development of recreational and park facilities for the Town.
It shall provide regulations for the use of such facilities.
[Ord. 11/10/11]
The First Selectman, upon the recommendation of the Commission,
shall appoint a Director of Parks and Recreation. The Director shall,
in consultation with the Commission, develop recreation programs for
the benefit of the Town. The Director shall manage the recreation
programs and oversee the maintenance of all public playgrounds, recreation
fields and facilities and the equipment associated therewith, in accordance
with the goals and general policies set by the Commission. Upon the
approval of the First Selectman, the Director may hire additional
personnel as may be necessary to assist with such programs and maintenance.
The Director will be under the direct supervision of the First Selectman.
[Ord. 12/28/66 § III; Ord. 11/10/11]
The Commission shall be a budgeted agency and shall submit its
account and budget annually to the Board of Finance. The Commission
shall submit an annual report to the Town which shall become a part
of the annual report of the Town of Brooklyn.
[Ord. 12/28/66 § IV; Ord. 11/10/11]
Real and personal property which has been or shall be granted,
bequeathed, devised or conveyed to the Town of Brooklyn for the purposes
of recreation and improvement to or ornamentation of its parks or
for the establishment or maintenance thereon of objects of interest
may be accepted by the Town upon such trusts and conditions as may
be prescribed by the grantors or devisers thereof. All property so
devised, granted, bequeathed or conveyed and the rents, issued, proceeds
and income therefrom shall be subject to the exclusive management,
direction and control of the Commission and shall be exempt from taxation.
[Ord. 3/4/13]
The Brooklyn Resource Recovery previously established by an
ordinance dated November 25, 1986 is hereby abolished. In its place,
under the provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-273aa, as amended
from time to time, a new Brooklyn Resource Recovery Commission is
created. The name shall be the Brooklyn Resource Recovery Commission.
[Ord. 3/4/13]
The purpose of the Brooklyn Resource Recovery Commission is
to oversee the solid waste disposal and resource recovery area(s)
of the Town, including but not limited to any plants, works, systems,
facilities, or components of facilities, equipment, machinery or other
elements of a facility, or recycling facility(ies) which the Commission
is authorized to plan, design, finance, construct, manage, operate
or maintain under the provisions of Chapter 103b of the Connecticut
General Statutes, including real estate and improvements thereto and
the extension or provision of utilities and other appurtenant facilities
deemed necessary by the Commission for the operation of a project
or portion of a project, including all property rights, easements
and interests required.
[Ord. 3/4/13]
The Brooklyn Resource Recovery Commission is designated as the
municipal resource recovery authority.
It shall oversee the operation of the solid waste disposal and
resource recovery area(s) of the Town, and it shall provide regulations
for the oversight of such operation.
[Ord. 3/4/13]
The Commission shall consist of five members and two alternate
members who shall be electors of the Town of Brooklyn and who shall
be appointed by the Board of Selectmen for a five year term.
Such members shall be sworn and serve without compensation but
may be reimbursed for necessary expense incurred in conducting Commission
business services. Not more than 1/2 of the terms of the members shall
expire within any one year.
[Ord. 3/4/13]
The Commission shall submit its account and requested budget
annually to the Board of Selectmen, which budget will be part of the
general government budget subject to the appropriation process for
the annual Town budget. The Commission shall submit an annual report
to the Town which shall become a part of the annual report of the
Town of Brooklyn.
[Ord. 5/6/80 § 1]
The Sewer Authority of the Town of Brooklyn shall hereinafter
by known and designated as the Water Pollution Control Authority of
the Town of Brooklyn.
[Ord. 4/30/81 § I]
Pursuant to Section 7-258 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
the Administrative Assistant of the Water Pollution Control Authority
is designated the Collector of Sewerage System Connection and Use
Charges and as such Collector shall collect such charges in accordance
with the provisions of the General Statutes for the collection of
property taxes.
[Ord. 6/29/71 § II]
The Authority shall conform to and have such powers, purposes
and objectives as set forth in Chapter 103 of the General Statutes
of the State of Connecticut, Revision of 1958, and amendments thereto.
[Ord. 6/29/71 § III]
The Authority shall consist of five Commissioners to be appointed
by the Selectmen. All members shall be appointed to serve for five
years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the
term by the Selectmen.
[Ord. 6/29/71 § IV]
The Authority shall elect from its membership a Chairman and
Secretary, shall appoint legal counsel and other necessary personnel.
[Ord. 6/29/71 § V]
The Commissioners of the Authority shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses.
[Ord. 6/29/71 § VI]
The presence of three Commissioners will constitute a quorum
to conduct business and no action of such Authority shall be valid
unless authorized by a vote of the majority of its Commissioners.
[Ord. 6/29/71 § VII]
The Authority shall maintain accurate accounting and financial
records and shall make an annual report to the Selectman.
[Ord. 6/29/71 § VIII]
A Commissioner of the Authority may be removed for inefficiency
or neglect of duty or misconduct in office by the Selectmen after
hearing conforming to recognized standard of due process of law; a
Commissioner shall be removed only after opportunity to be heard in
person or by counsel before the Selectmen at least 10 days prior to
which he shall have been given a copy of the charges against him.
In the event of removal of any Commissioner, a record of the proceedings,
together with the charges and findings thereon, shall be filed in
the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Brooklyn.
[Ord. No. 04-1 § 1]
Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 7-130a through 7-130w
of the Connecticut General Statutes, there shall be a Golf Authority
within and for the Town of Brooklyn to be known as the "Brooklyn Golf
Authority."
[Ord. No. 04-1 § 2]
The principal office of the Authority shall be: Town Hall, 5
Wolf Den Road, Brooklyn as the Authority created hereunder shall later
designate.
[Ord. No. 04-1 § 3]
The purpose of the Authority will be to develop, manage and
make available for public use a public golf course within and for
the Town, together with parking facilities and including all buildings,
structures and other facilities for the public convenience which it
deems necessary or desirable.
[Ord. No. 04-1 § 4]
The Authority shall have the power to purchase real or personal
property in fee simple, or to lease or otherwise acquire such rights,
easements, or interests in real or personal property which the Authority
may deem necessary or desirable for the fulfillment of its purposes,
including those powers defined in Section 7-130d, Connecticut General
Statutes.
[Ord. No. 04-1 § 5]
The Authority shall exercise its powers through a Commission
consisting of nine members.
At the annual budget meeting of the Town of Brooklyn preceding
the end of each term, their successors shall be chosen for a three-year
term by the voters thereupon convened. The Board of Selectmen shall
nominate three candidates for the Commission at each annual budget
meeting, provided, however, that additional names may be placed in
nomination at the budget meeting and voted upon, with those three
persons who receive the highest number of votes to be designated Commission
members. All members of the Commission shall be electors of the Town
of Brooklyn, and the provisions of Section 9-167a, Connecticut General
Statutes, shall apply.
[Ord. No. 04-02 §§ 1,2; Ord. No. 07-02 § 1]
a.
Three alternate members shall be appointed to the Brooklyn Golf Authority.
Additional names may be placed in nomination at the budget meeting
and voted upon, with those three persons who receive the highest numbers
of votes to be designated alternate Authority members. All alternate
members of the Authority shall be electors of the Town of Brooklyn
and the provisions of Section 9-167a of the Connecticut General Statutes
shall apply. At the annual budget meeting of the Town of Brooklyn
preceding the end of each term, their successor(s) shall be chosen
for a three year term by the voters thereupon convened.
b.
In the event of a vacancy on the Authority or regular Authority members
are absent from a meeting, the Chairman of the Authority shall appoint
an alternate or alternates to serve at said meeting.
c.
The Golf Authority may appoint an alternate member of the Authority
to the vacant term of any regular member to serve the balance of that
term. The majority vote of the Commission is required to take this
action as set forth in Connecticut General Statutes Section 7-130c.
[Ord. No. 04-01 § 8]
The initial members of the Commission shall select from their
number a Chairman, and shall select from among or outside their number
a Secretary and Treasurer, or a combined Secretary/Treasurer.
[Ord. No. 04-1 § 7]
A majority of the nine Commission members shall constitute a
quorum and the vote of a majority of such members shall be necessary
for any action taken by the Commission.
[Ord. No. 04-01 § 8]
Commission members shall service without compensation, except
that the Authority may reimburse the members for actual expenses incurred
by them in the performance of their duties.
[Ord. No. 04-1 § 9]
The Authority may issue bonds as authorized by Section 7-130g,
Connecticut General Statutes. Such bonds shall not constitute an obligation
of the Town of Brooklyn unless so authorized by the voters of this
Town at a subsequent Town meeting duly called and held for that purpose.
[Ord. 3/26/87 Preamble]
A Joint Committee of the Northeastern Connecticut Regional Planning
Agency and the Northeastern Connecticut Town Administrators' Association
has found that a strengthened Regional Planning Organization is needed
to assist the 10 towns in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
in dealing effectively with regional issues; and, the Joint Committee
of the Northeastern Connecticut Regional Planning Agency and the Northeastern
Connecticut Town Administrators' Association has found that a Regional
Council of Governments will provide the most effective organization
for:
a.
Addressing pressing regional issues resulting from increased growth
and development;
b.
Functioning as an advocate of its member Towns on matters relating
to the State and Federal Governments; and
c.
Coordinating the delivery of shared services to its member Towns.
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The Northeastern Connecticut Regional Planning Agency and the
Northeastern Connecticut Town Administrators' Association have recommended
that a Regional Council of Governments be formed and that regional
planning should be given equal importance with implementation by assuring
that equal status is given to the Council's Regional Planning Commission
in the preparation of the Council of Government's Annual Work Program
and Budget.
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[Ord. 3/26/87 § 1]
The Town of Brooklyn does hereby adopt Sections 4-124i through
4-124p of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended, providing for
the formation of a Regional Council of Governments, and does hereby
join such Regional Council of Governments when and as such Council
is duly established in accordance with the Statutes, upon the adoption
of the Statutes by not less than 60% of all municipalities within
the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region as defined by the Secretary
of the Office of Policy and Management or his designee and upon certification
by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or his designee
that a Regional Council of Governments has been duly established.
See Section 2-40 for the establishment of the Board of Ethics.
[Ord. 12/13/18]
The Board of Education shall continue to consist of six members.
Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 9-206(b), at
the Town Election to be held on November 5, 2019, six members of the
Board of Education shall be elected, three of whom shall have a term
of two years and three of whom shall have a term of four years. At
each Town Election thereafter, three members of the Board of Education
shall be elected for a term of four years. Beginning with the Town
Election on November 5, 2019, and at each Town election thereafter,
the terms of the members of the Board of Education shall begin on
the Tuesday two weeks after the day of the Town Election, and shall
continue until their successors have been elected and have qualified.
