[HISTORY: Adopted by the Representative Town Meeting of the Town
of Branford 12-12-1984; amended in its entirety 3-12-1997.
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Purchasing — See Ch. 75.
No real or personal property of the Town of Branford, whether new or
used, shall be sold except to the highest responsible bidder after advertising
the sale of the property in some newspaper having a general circulation in
the Town.
Except to the extent prohibited by law, the requirement for bids hereunder
may be waived by unanimous vote of the Board of Selectmen if, in the opinion
of the Board, such waiver is in the best interests of the Town.
No Town agency, Town officer or the Board of Selectmen shall acquire,
sell, lease, mortgage, abandon, gift, transfer or encumber in any manner real
property of the Town until such action has been approved by a majority vote
of the members of the R.T.M. Nothing herein shall waive the requirements of
Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-24, as amended from time to time.
