Chapter 113. Municipal Employees
Section
7-407Method of adoption.7-408Civil service board; appointment; terms of office; removal.7-409Purpose of part. Rules.7-410Civil service board; president; chief examiner.7-411Classification of officers and employees.7-412Publication of rules.7-413Examination of applicants. Certification.7-414Classified service; eligible list; promotion.7-415Credit allowances to veterans in examinations for original appointment.7-416Appointments.7-417Probation; notice of appointment or of creation or abolition of office.7-418Inmates of institutions excepted.7-419Removal of officers or employees.7-420Interference with or false grading of applicants.7-421Political activities of classified municipal employees. Candidacy of municipal employees for elective office. Leaves of absence. Service on governmental bodies of the town in which the employee resides.7-421aInconsistent statutory or charter provisions.7-421bLimitation on restrictions of political rights of municipal employees.7-422Personnel appeals board. Appeal to Superior Court.7-423Technical services by Department of Administrative Services.7-424Penalty.7-425Definitions.7-426Separate funds. Retirement rate.7-427Participation by municipalities.7-427aEnrollment procedures for employees of regional workforce development boards. Rights of previously retired members unaffected. Transfer of contributions.7-427bCredit for prior service with private industry council or regional workforce development board.7-428Retirement on account of length of service and age.7-429Retirement of elective officers.7-430Involuntary retirement; temporary retention.7-431Separation from service before voluntary retirement age.7-432Disability retirement: Application; continuance; calculation of income. Reconsideration.7-433 and 7-433aDisability or death of firemen or policemen caused by hypertension or heart disease.7-433bSurvivors' benefits for firemen and policemen. Maximum cumulative payment.7-433cBenefits for policemen or firemen disabled or dead as a result of hypertension or heart disease.7-433dInjury or death of fireman while engaged in fire duties with another company.7-434Continuity of service.7-434aContinuation of membership during service as elected official.7-435Retirement benefits for members of fund A.7-436Retirement benefits, monthly allowances.7-436aExclusion of period when service was eligible for special act pension system in computation of retirement credit. Inclusion of certain periods of such service.7-436bCredit for military service for members of fund B.7-437Retirement allowance and Social Security benefits to equal sum payable under retirement system alone, when.7-438Continuation of retirement allowance upon other public employment. Participation in state or municipal retirement system.7-439 and 7-439aOptional form of retirement allowance. Survivorship benefits for spouses of certain employees who had not exercised the option.7-439bCost of living adjustment to retirement allowance.7-439cDischarge of liability for increases of retirement allowance.7-439dSection 7-436 limitation not applicable.7-439eActuarial study by retirement board to determine cost impact of increases.7-439fStudy concerning restructuring of fund.7-439gOptional forms of retirement income. Preretirement death benefit.7-439hErroneous payments; adjustment; waiver of repayment; regulations.7-440Contributions by members; interest; refunds to municipalities; payment to beneficiaries.7-440aCertain contributions by members treated as employer contributions.7-441Definitions. Contributions by municipalities. Municipal issuance of employees' retirement system funding bonds. Issuance of refunding bonds. Regulations.7-441aContributions to remain at level in effect on June 30, 1980.7-442Transfer from fund A to fund B.7-442aTransfer of retirement credit between municipalities.7-442bTransfer of retirement credit between municipal and state systems. Purchase of credit for prior state service.7-442cCredit for prior service with redevelopment agency.7-442dTransfer of members of fund A to fund B by resolution of legislative body. Effective date. Transfer of assets by State Treasurer.7-442eCredit for prior service with Connecticut Housing Authority.7-443Initial rates of contribution by municipality.7-444Withdrawal by a municipality.7-445Liability of municipality.7-446Assignments prohibited.7-447Custody and investment of funds.7-448Administration of part. Penalty for failure to provide necessary information to Retirement Commission.7-448aConnecticut Municipal Employees Retirement Commission.7-449Effect of amendment or repeal of part.7-450Establishment of pension and retirement systems or other past employment health and life benefit systems.7-450aActuarial evaluation of pension and retirement systems or other postemployment health and life benefit systems.7-450bCost of living allowance.7-450cDiminishment or reduction of rights or benefits under pension and retirement systems.7-451Retroactive coverage.7-452Participation in federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance System: Definitions.7-453Membership in system. Contributions.7-454Employees not included.7-455Referendum.7-456Deductions from wages.7-457Agreement between commission and municipality.7-458Refund of amounts recovered from federal government.7-459Retroactivity.7-459aSurvivors' benefits authorized.7-459bDeferred retirement option plan.7-459cRetiree group health insurance benefits. Restriction on diminishment or elimination.7-459dDefined contribution retirement plan.7-460Compensation of officials and employees.7-460aSick leave pay exclusion from Social Security contributions.7-460bResidency requirements.7-460cCompensatory time in lieu of overtime pay.7-460dAdditional compensation for certain retired public safety employees.7-461Leave of absence for reserve corps field training.7-461aLeave of absence for specialized disaster relief services.7-461bMunicipal employee sick leave. Use by employees who have disabilities for service animal training.7-462Reinstatement of employees after military leave.7-463Interest of state in employees' bonds.7-464Group insurance benefits for municipal employees, volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance personnel. Age discrimination. Recovery of payments from collateral sources. Liens. Equitable defenses. Definitions.7-464aDeferred compensation plan for municipal employees. Administration. Option of participating in deferred compensation program for state employees.7-464bAgreements between municipalities and public school operators to provide employee medical or health care benefits.7-464cRetirement plans offered by a political subdivision of the state. Administration. Disclosures required.7-465Assumption of liability for damage caused by employee of municipality or member of local emergency planning district. Joint liability of municipalities in district department of health or regional council of governments.7-466Collective bargaining authorized.7-467Collective bargaining. Definitions.7-467aQualification of employee organization.7-468Rights of employees and representatives. Duty of fair representation.7-469Duty to bargain collectively.7-470Prohibited acts of employers and employee organizations.7-471Powers of State Board of Labor Relations.7-471aSupervisory employees not required to form employees association.7-472Mediation by State Board of Mediation and Arbitration.7-473Petition to State Board of Mediation and Arbitration for fact finding. Fact finder's report and appearance before parties. Procedure for acceptance or rejection of report.7-473aNotice of expiration date of collective bargaining agreement. Notice of newly certified or recognized municipal employee organization. Filing; form.7-473bMandatory timetable for negotiations. Appointment of mediator.7-473cNeutral Arbitrator Selection Committee. Panel of neutral arbitrators. Mandatory binding arbitration; procedure; apportionment of costs. Rejection of award by legislative body of the municipal employer. Second arbitration format.7-474Negotiations and agreements between municipality and employee representatives. Federal approval. Elective binding arbitration; procedure; apportionment of costs.7-474aProvision limiting volunteer services for maintenance of buildings and grounds prohibited in collective bargaining agreements.7-475Strikes prohibited.7-476Existing bargaining unit not altered during term of agreement.7-477Payroll deductions of union dues authorized.7-478Municipal employee member of civil service board or commission not to participate in certain matters.7-478aMunicipalities participating in interlocal agreements deemed a municipal employer subject to collective bargaining.7-478bCollective bargaining agreement provision re closing of nonmunicipal offices on Martin Luther King Day.7-478cReopening of certain collective bargaining agreements for compensation or exchange of benefits for observance of Martin Luther King Day.7-478dDuties of State Board of Mediation and Arbitration if no resolution.7-478eMandatory binding arbitration for issues re observance of Martin Luther King Day. Panel of neutral arbitrators. Procedure. Criteria for decision. Apportionment of costs.7-478fRejection of award by legislative body. Second arbitration format.7-479Conflicts of interest.