You wanted to know if the legislature could dissolve a special district. You also wanted to know if West Haven could create a fire department without amending its charter. The Office of Legislative Research cannot give legal opinions and you should not regard this memo as one. Whether the legislature can dissolve a special district depends on the type law under which the district operates.
Special districts can operate under special acts or the general statutes.
Districts operating under special acts were created by the legislature, often at the request of residents in a section of a town. Districts operating under the statutes were created by the residents under a statutory procedure. Both districts can dissolve or terminate themselves. Districts operating under special acts have potentially three options. 2. ask the legislature to dissolve the district, or 3. follow the procedure used by districts operating under the statutes.