CT Gen Stat § 7-602 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 7 - Municipalities|Chapter 118 - Neighborhood Revitalization Zones|Section 7-602 - Approval of strategic plan. Reports re implementation. Amendments. Defense and indemnification of neighborhood revitalization zone committee.

 (a) The strategic plan shall not be implemented unless approved by ordinance of the legislative body of the municipality. Such ordinance shall create a neighborhood revitalization zone committee for the neighborhood and establish the membership of the committee, provided the categories of membership shall be consistent with the categories of membership of the neighborhood revitalization planning committee and consistent with any recommendations of the neighborhood revitalization planning committee.(b) The neighborhood revitalization zone committee shall submit a report on the implementation of the strategic plan to the chief executive official and the legislative body of the municipality and to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management at intervals of six months in the first year after adoption of the ordinance and annually thereafter. Any amendment to the strategic plan made subsequent to the date of enactment of the ordinance shall be adopted by the neighborhood revitalization zone committee and the municipality in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsections (c) and (d) of section 7-601 and shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for review. After the date of approval of the amendment by the legislative body of the municipality, any report required to be made pursuant to this section shall include information concerning the amendment. An amendment to a strategic plan shall be deemed to be a concept or proposal not reflected within the scope of the plan as originally adopted by ordinance of the municipality.(c) A municipality in which a neighborhood revitalization zone committee has been created shall: (1) Defend such neighborhood revitalization zone committee, and each member thereof, in any civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of such committee or member's duties or responsibilities in implementing the strategic plan, provided such committee or member was acting (A) within the scope of such committee or member's official capacity, and (B) in a manner consistent with advice provided by the municipality's legal counsel; and (2) indemnify such neighborhood revitalization zone committee, and each member thereof, in the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against such committee or member arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of such committee or member's duties or responsibilities in implementing the strategic plan, provided the actual or alleged act, error or omission did not result from reckless, wilful or wanton misconduct on the part of such committee member.(P.A. 95-340, S. 3; P.A. 99-35, S. 1, 3; P.A. 18-110, S. 2.)History: P.A. 99-35 amended Subsec. (a) to require categories of membership on the neighborhood revitalization committee to be consistent with recommendations of the neighborhood revitalization planning committee and to repeal authority of the local legislative body to specify powers of the neighborhood revitalization committee and amended Subsec. (b) to add provisions re amendments to the strategic plan, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 18-110 added Subsec. (c) re defense and indemnification of neighborhood revitalization zone committee, effective July 1, 2018.