Whenever the Town of Ashford is required by C.G.S. § 7-157(a)
to publish any proposed ordinance, the Town Clerk is authorized to
publish a summary of such proposed ordinance in lieu of such proposed
ordinance, provided that in any case in which such a summary is published,
the Town Clerk shall make a copy of such proposed ordinance available
to any person requesting a copy at no charge. Any summary so published
shall bear a disclaimer as follows: "This document is prepared for
the benefit of the public, solely for the purpose of information,
summarization and explanation. This document does not represent the
intent of the legislative body of the Town of Ashford for any purpose."
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any proposed ordinance
which makes or requires an appropriation.