Article XIV. SPECIAL ACTS 1969, ACT NO. 30—MAYOR'S MEMBERSHIP AND VOTING RIGHTS RE THE POLICE COMMISSION, FIRE COMMISSION, FINANCE BOARD AND BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES

An act amending the Charter of the Borough of Naugatuck to provide the mayor with a vote, and a tie-breaking vote on the police commission, fire commission, finance board and board of public charities.

Section 1. In addition to the number of appointed members provided for by the Charter of the Borough of Naugatuck on the police commission, fire commission, finance board and board of public charities, the mayor shall be a voting member of each of said boards and commissions, and as such shall be entitled to vote upon any matter or question before them.

Section 2. In the event of a tie vote upon any matter before any of the boards or commissions listed in section 1 herein, the mayor shall be entitled to an additional vote on such board or commission, as the case may be, for the purpose of breaking such tie vote.

Section 3. In any instance where the board of mayor and burgesses and any of the boards or commissions listed in section 1 herein meet jointly and vote jointly upon any matter, the mayor shall only be entitled to a single vote as a member of the board of mayor and burgesses, and to a single tie-breaking vote, and shall not be entitled to vote as a member of both boards.

Section 4. All special acts, or sections of special acts, relating to the Borough of Naugatuck, to the extent that their provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this act, are repealed.

Section 5. Notwithstanding the time limitations of sections 9-369a and 9-370 of the general statutes, as amended, this act shall take effect upon its ratification by a majority vote of the electors of said town and borough present and voting thereon at the municipal election on May 5, 1969, and the town clerk shall notify the secretary of the state within ten days after such election of the results of such vote.

Section 6. The town clerk shall send to each elector to whom he has sent an absentee ballot which does not incorporate the question presented for ratification by this act a duplicate absentee ballot which incorporates such question and notice that such question is being presented and that submission of such duplicate ballot by such elector shall void any absentee ballot previously submitted.

Approved April 21, 1969.

Approved: Date of vote May 5, 1969.

Vote for, 1,907; against, 1,145.