Sec. 4-124i. Regional councils of governments. Definitions. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 4-124i. Regional councils of governments. Definitions. As used in sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive:

      (1) "Planning region" means a planning region of the state as defined or redefined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee under the provisions of section 16a-4a;

      (2) "Regional council of elected officials" means any regional council of elected officials organized under the provisions of this chapter;

      (3) "Regional planning agency" means any regional planning agency organized under the provisions of chapter 127;

      (4) "Chief elected official" means the highest ranking elected governmental official of any town, city or borough within the state;

      (5) "Elected official" means any selectman, mayor, alderman, or member of a common council or other similar legislative body of any town or city, or warden or burgess of any borough;

      (6) "Council" means a regional council of governments organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive;

      (7) "Member" means any town, city or borough within a planning region of the state having become a member of a regional council of governments in accordance with said sections;

      (8) "Regional planning organization" means a regional council of governments organized under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive, a regional council of elected officials organized under the provisions of sections 4-124c to 4-124h, inclusive, or a regional planning agency organized under the provisions of chapter 127.

      (1971, P.A. 821, S. 1; P.A. 73-679, S. 21, 43; P.A. 75-537, S. 35, 55; P.A. 76-435, S. 21, 82; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 08-182, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 73-679 replaced director of state planning office with managing director, planning and budgeting, department of finance and control; P.A. 75-537 replaced managing director with commissioner of planning and energy policy; P.A. 76-435 made technical changes; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner with secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 08-182 redesignated Subsecs. (a) to (g) as Subdivs. (1) to (7) and added Subdiv. (8) defining "regional planning organization".

      See Sec. 8-37u re role of Commissioner of Economic and Community Development in coordinating housing policy and activities.