CT Gen Stat § 4-124p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4 - Management of State Agencies|Chapter 50 - Office of Policy and Management: General Provisions; Budget and Appropriations; State Planning|Section 4-124p - Receipt of funds. Dues. Contracts. Audits. Annual report.

 Each regional council of governments established under the provisions of sections 4-124i to 4-124p, inclusive, is authorized to receive for its own use and purposes any funds from any source including the state and federal governments and including bequests, gifts and contributions made by any individual, corporation or association. Any town, city or borough participating in a regional council of governments shall annually appropriate funds for the expenses of such council in the performance of its purposes. Such funds shall be appropriated and paid in accordance with a dues formula established by the regional council of governments. Such council may withhold any services it deems advisable from any town, city or borough which has failed to pay such dues. Within the amount so received, a council may engage employees, and contract with professional consultants, municipalities, the state and the federal governments, other regional councils of governments and other intertown, regional or metropolitan agencies, or with any one or more of them, and may enter into contracts from time to time to carry out its purposes. Any such contract shall be approved by action of the regional council of governments in a manner prescribed by the council. The accounts of any regional council of governments shall be subject to an annual audit under the provisions of chapter 111 and such council shall file an annual report with the clerks of its member towns, cities or boroughs, with planning commissions, if any, of members, and with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee.(1971, P.A. 821, S. 8; P.A. 73-679, S. 24, 43; P.A. 75-537, S. 37, 55; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 83-256, S. 2; P.A. 91-96, S. 2; P.A. 97-185, S. 2, 3; P.A. 00-54, S. 3, 5; P.A. 13-247, S. 311.)History: P.A. 73-679 replaced director of state planning office with managing director, planning and budgeting division, department of finance and control or his designee; P.A. 75-537 replaced managing director with commissioner of planning and energy policy; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner with secretary of the office of policy and management; P.A. 83-256 provided for the establishment of a dues formula and the withholding of services for failure to pay; P.A. 91-96 expanded types of agencies regional councils of governments can contract with to include other regional councils of government and made technical changes; P.A. 97-185 added specific authorization for regional council of governments to contract with other regional agencies, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 00-54 added provision re approval of contracts, effective May 16, 2000; P.A. 13-247 deleted “, regional councils of elected officials, regional planning agencies” and deleted provision allowing regional council of governments to enter into contract with other regional council of governments, regional council of elected officials or regional planning agency, effective January 1, 2015.