[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Stratford as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Sec. 2-5 of the 1963 Code; amended in its entirety 2-8-1971]
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 8-31a
of the Connecticut General Statutes, 1958 Revision, as amended, the
Town hereby adopts Sections 8-31a through 8-37b of the Connecticut
General Statutes, 1958 Revision, as amended, and joins in the creation
of the Regional Planning Agency for the Bridgeport Planning Board,
as defined by the Director of the Office of State Planning under the
provisions of Section 4-124b(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes,
1958 Revision, as amended.
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town
is hereby authorized to appoint, at the end of the term of the present
incumbent representative, one elector of the Town to serve as one
of the Town's representatives to the Agency for a term of two years.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall thereafter appoint a successor
representative at the end of each two-year term.
The Town Council is hereby authorized to appoint
to the Agency two electors of the Town in the following manner: one
representative to serve a one-year term from the date of appointment
and one representative to serve a two-year term from the date of appointment.
The Town Council shall thereafter appoint a successor representative
at the end of each term for a term of two years. Appointees under
this section shall continue to serve after expiration of their terms
until their successors are appointed and take office. Appointees may
be reappointed for successive terms.
Any representative who is absent from three
consecutive regular meetings of the Regional Planning Agency and any
intervening duly called special meetings thereof shall be considered
to have resigned from such Regional Planning Agency, and the vacancy
shall be filled by the body that appointed him until the term expires,
except that the requirements of this section may be waived where illness
or other extenuating circumstances make it impossible for a representative
to meet the attendance requirements of this section.
[Adopted 2-14-2011 by Ord. No. 10-35]
The Town of Stratford recognizes that formation of a Regional
Council of Elected Officials will improve the continued operation
of the Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency (the "Agency")
as the designated regional planning organization of the Greater Bridgeport
Planning Region (the "Region") by providing a policy board to guide
the Agency regarding the study of issues of mutual concern to two
or more members. The Region is comprised of the municipalities of
Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull.
In accordance with the provisions of Sections 4-124c through
4-124h, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended,
the Town of Stratford hereby agrees to form and join a regional organization
know as the Greater Bridgeport Regional Council of Elected Officials
as the designated policy board to guide the Agency.
