Sec. 7-383. Due date of tax levy.
Sec. 7-384. Issuance of bonds and notes by complying municipalities.
Sec. 7-385. Maturity of bonds.
Sec. 7-386. Validity of bonds.
Sec. 7-387. Change of term of elected officials.
Sec. 7-388. Annual budget meetings.
Sec. 7-389. Financing of change in fiscal year.
Sec. 7-390. Publication of budget. Statements by municipalities adopting uniform fiscal years.
Sec. 7-381. Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Municipality” means any political subdivision of the state having the power to make appropriations or to levy taxes, including any town, city or borough, whether consolidated or unconsolidated, any village, school, sewer, fire or lighting district, beach or improvement association, and any other tax district or association, but not including The Metropolitan District of Hartford County; “budget-making authority”, as applied to towns, cities and boroughs, whether consolidated or unconsolidated, having boards of finance or other bodies or committees charged with preparing the budget, whether created under the general statutes or by special acts, means the board of finance or such other body or committee; as applied to towns having neither boards of finance nor such other bodies or committees, means the board of selectmen; as applied to cities having neither boards of finance nor such other bodies or committees, means the mayor; as applied to boroughs having neither boards of finance nor such other bodies or committees, means the warden; and as applied to independent school, sewer, fire and lighting districts, beach and improvement associations, and all other tax districts and associations, means the district committee or association committee or similar body; “installment”, as applied to taxes, means the whole or any part of a tax other than a special tax; “vote”, unless clearly stated to the contrary, means the affirmation of a majority of those present at a meeting warned and held in case the legislative body exceeds twenty-five in number, and of a majority of those who would be entitled to vote if present in case the legislative body has a membership of twenty-five or fewer.
(1949 Rev., S. 811; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 39; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 86.)
History: 1959 act deleted counties from definition of municipality.
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Sec. 7-382. Adoption of uniform fiscal year. Budget and tax adjustments. Forfeiture for noncompliance. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act to the contrary, each municipality shall adopt the uniform fiscal year, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The legislative body of each municipality shall, by vote, determine the date upon which such municipality is to begin compliance with the uniform fiscal year, provided such date shall not be later than July 1, 1993, and each such municipality which has not begun compliance with the uniform fiscal year on or prior to July 1, 1983, shall be required to comply with the provisions of section 7-389 and each such municipality which has not begun compliance with the uniform fiscal year on or prior to July 1, 1993, shall be subject to a forfeiture as provided in subsection (b) of this section. Each such municipality shall, so far as is required of it by law, prepare a budget setting forth its anticipated cash, miscellaneous and tax receipts, and its anticipated expenditure and debt requirements for (1) a fiscal period commencing at the expiration of the fiscal year during which such vote is taken and ending on the thirtieth of June next ensuing if such vote is subsequent to the laying of the tax for such fiscal year or (2) a fiscal period commencing at the beginning of the fiscal year during which such vote was taken and ending on the thirtieth day of June next ensuing if such vote is prior to the laying of the tax for such fiscal year. Each such municipality may levy a special tax upon its last-completed grand list, which, together with receipts from other sources, including receipts from borrowing, if any, authorized under this chapter, will be sufficient to meet such appropriations, which tax shall be made due and payable on a specified date within such period. The fiscal year of each department and of each fund of each municipality shall be the same as that of the municipality.
(b) Any municipality which has not begun compliance with the uniform fiscal year on or prior to July 1, 1993, shall forfeit ten per cent of the total amount of state grants-in-aid determined by statutory formula, as of the date certification of payment is required to be made to such municipality, for the fiscal year in which such municipality has failed to begin compliance with the uniform fiscal year as required by this section. Such forfeit shall be based upon the state grants-in-aid which are included in the estimate prepared by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4-71b. For each succeeding fiscal year in which such municipality is not in compliance with the requirements of this section, such municipality shall forfeit ten per cent of such state grants-in-aid. If the secretary determines that such a forfeit is required, he shall cause the certification made to the State Comptroller for each such grant-in-aid to the municipality, to reflect the amount of reduction in such grant-in-aid. The secretary may waive such forfeit if, in his opinion, there appears to be reasonable cause for the municipality not having complied with the uniform fiscal year as required by this section, provided the chief executive officer of the municipality submits a written request for such waiver. Such request shall include the reason for the failure of the municipality to comply with the requirements of this section. The secretary shall promptly consider such request and shall, within fifteen business days, notify the municipality of his decision to grant or deny a waiver of the forfeit.
(1949 Rev., S. 812; March, 1958, P.A. 1, S. 1; P.A. 74-299, S. 2, 4; P.A. 78-286, S. 1, 3; P.A. 83-551, S. 1, 4; P.A. 87-506, S. 5, 9; P.A. 89-370, S. 10, 15; P.A. 90-262, S. 1, 4.)
History: P.A. 74-299 deleted former provision making July first beginning date for fiscal year optional, made adoption of July first date mandatory and imposed deadline of July 1, 1980; P.A. 78-286 changed deadline to July 1, 1985, and required those not meeting former deadline to comply with provisions of Sec. 7-389; P.A. 83-551 required that each municipality must be in compliance with uniform fiscal year not later than July 1, 1990, in lieu of July 1, 1985, as previously required and that any municipality must comply with Sec. 7-389 if not in compliance with uniform fiscal year on or prior to July 1, 1983, in lieu of July 1, 1980, as previously required; P.A. 87-506 provided that the fiscal year of each municipal fund would be the same as that of the municipality; P.A. 89-370 added provision that adoption of uniform fiscal year is required “notwithstanding the provisions of any special act to the contrary”; P.A. 90-262 required that each municipality must be in compliance with uniform fiscal year not later than July 1, 1993, in lieu of July 1, 1990, as previously required and added Subsec. (b) concerning forfeitures for noncompliance.
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Sec. 7-383. Due date of tax levy. The first installment of the general property tax levy of each complying municipality for its fiscal year beginning the first day of July, or the whole of such levy if such levy is not payable in more than one installment, shall become due on the first day of such fiscal year, provided whenever (1) the preparation and mailing of rate bills for such tax levy is delayed until after the date such tax is due or (2) such tax levy is not applicable to certain property until after the date such tax is due, such tax shall be due and payable, with respect to all property or property which becomes subject to tax after the date such tax is due, whichever is applicable, not later than thirty days following the date on which rate bills for such tax are mailed or handed to persons liable therefor. Any municipality not yet complying may provide by majority vote of its legislative body that the first installment on such levy shall become due on the first day of January and the second installment on such levy shall become due on the first day of July, until such municipality complies.
(1949 Rev., S. 813; P.A. 83-551, S. 3, 4; 83-579, S. 1, 3.)
History: P.A. 83-551 added sentence providing that any municipality not in compliance may, until the July first on which compliance commences, establish January first as the due date for the first installment and July first as the due date for the second installment; P.A. 83-579 added provision specifying that when mailing of rate bills is delayed until after tax due date or when tax is not applicable to certain property until after the tax due date, such tax shall be due not later than 30 days following the date tax bills are mailed.
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Sec. 7-384. Issuance of bonds and notes by complying municipalities. Each complying municipality may enact an ordinance, authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, and may issue its bonds or notes within the limits of this chapter for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, the period set out in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 7-382. The face value of such bonds or notes shall not exceed the amount appropriated for such purpose by the legislative body of such municipality. The bonds or notes issued under authority of this chapter shall not be subject to the limitation provided in section 7-374. No provision of any special act enacted prior to June 5, 1935, shall be construed to prohibit the issuance of bonds or notes under the terms of this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 814; February, 1965, P.A. 28; P.A. 03-278, S. 15.)
History: 1965 act removed words “five per cent” before “limitation” in third sentence; P.A. 03-278 made a technical change, effective July 9, 2003.
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Sec. 7-385. Maturity of bonds. All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall mature in annual or semiannual installments of principal that shall substantially equalize the aggregate amount of principal and interest due in each annual period commencing with the first annual period in which an installment of principal is due, or shall mature in annual or semiannual installments of principal no one of which shall exceed by more than fifty per cent the amount of any prior installment. The first installment of principal of any series of bonds shall mature not later than one year from the date of issue of such series and the last installment of such series shall mature not later than twenty years therefrom.
(1949 Rev., S. 815; P.A. 86-350, S. 11, 28; P.A. 87-506, S. 6, 9; P.A. 89-337, S. 3, 6.)
History: P.A. 86-350 made a variety of changes for purposes of clarification, updating the statutes to conform to current financial practices and to conform to anticipated changes in federal tax policy; P.A. 87-506 amended the section to provide for various methods of determining payment amounts; P.A. 89-337 allowed semiannual installments.
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Sec. 7-386. Validity of bonds. Any bonds reciting that they are issued pursuant to this chapter shall, in any action or proceeding involving their validity, be conclusively deemed to be fully authorized by this chapter and to have been issued, sold, executed and delivered in conformity herewith and with all other provisions of statutes applicable thereto and shall be incontestable, unless such action or proceeding is begun within sixty days after the approval of their sale by the vote specified in section 7-382.
(1949 Rev., S. 816.)
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Sec. 7-387. Change of term of elected officials. Section 7-387 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 817; 1953, S. 366d; 1967, P.A. 675, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 570, S. 8.)
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Sec. 7-388. Annual budget meetings. Any municipality complying with the provisions of this chapter shall, at its annual meeting or at a special meeting thereof warned and held for such purpose, fix the date of a special meeting to be held prior to the beginning of the next ensuing fiscal year for the purpose of acting upon its budget, which meeting shall be designated as the annual budget meeting of such municipality. The budget-making authority of such municipality shall thereafter submit any estimates and recommendations required by section 7-344, section 12-122 or any provisions of special acts to the annual budget meeting rather than to the annual town meeting. The budget-making authority and the legislative body of any complying municipality having a board of finance created under the general statutes shall thereafter exercise the powers and discharge the duties imposed upon them under section 7-344, including the holding of the public hearing required therein, in connection with the annual budget meeting rather than the annual town meeting as prescribed in said section. The budget-making authority, the legislative body and the officials and departments of any complying municipality having a board of finance created under a special act shall thereafter severally exercise the powers and discharge the duties imposed upon them under such special act, including the holding of public hearings required therein, in connection with the annual budget meeting rather than the annual town meeting and upon dates set forth in the vote in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, such dates having the same relation to the annual budget meeting as the dates fixed in such special act have to the annual town meeting, with like force and effect as though fixed by the special act.
(1949 Rev., S. 818.)
Cited. 32 CS 237.
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Sec. 7-389. Financing of change in fiscal year. (a) Any municipality proposing a change in its fiscal year to comply with the provisions of this chapter may create a surplus in its general fund for the specific purpose of financing such a change and said municipality may, over a period of years, accumulate the funds necessary to make said change. An amount may be included in its budget for this purpose, subject to the same approval required for any other budget item, and for that purpose it may lay a tax not exceeding five mills per year, provided any municipality which has not begun compliance with the uniform fiscal year on or prior to July 1, 1983, for the purpose of financing such change, may, with respect to each fiscal year commencing subsequent to July 1, 1988, until such municipality has begun such compliance, lay a tax sufficient to create a surplus in the general fund for the purpose of financing such change in whole or in part.
(b) Any municipality proposing a change in its fiscal year to comply with the provisions of this chapter which has not begun compliance on or before July 1, 1987, may enact an ordinance authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes and may issue its bonds or notes in such amounts as may be necessary to finance, in whole or in part, the period set forth in subdivisions (1) and (2) of section 7-382 in addition to or without a surplus in its general fund as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(1949 Rev., S. 819; P.A. 73-588; P.A. 78-286, S. 2, 3; P.A. 83-551, S. 2, 4; P.A. 88-181, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 73-588 allowed accumulation of funds necessary to change fiscal year “over a period of years”; P.A. 78-286 required accumulation of funds to finance change in fiscal year if not in compliance on July 1, 1980, and specified how funds to be accumulated; P.A. 83-551 required any municipality to levy the special tax to finance change to uniform fiscal year, for fiscal years commencing after July 1, 1983, if not in compliance on or prior to July 1, 1983, in lieu of July 1, 1980, as previously required; P.A. 88-181 made the special tax to finance change to uniform fiscal year discretionary for fiscal years commencing after July 1, 1988, eliminated the requirement for a tax of two mills and added Subsec. (b) re issuance of bonds or rates to finance change to uniform fiscal year.
Cited. 178 C. 81.
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Sec. 7-390. Publication of budget. Statements by municipalities adopting uniform fiscal years. Each municipality adopting the provisions of this chapter shall publish, as provided in section 7-344, a budget statement which shall show, in addition to the items set forth in said section 7-344, (1) an estimate of the receipts and expenditures of the year during which the budget is being prepared, (2) a statement of the actual receipts and expenditures of the year prior to the year in which the budget is being prepared and (3) an estimate of the receipts and expenditures for the ensuing year. Each such municipality shall absorb any deficit which exists at the beginning of the fiscal year in which the budget is being prepared.
(1949 Rev., S. 820.)
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