Connecticut General Statutes Title 25. Water Resources. Flood and Erosion Control § 25-84. Municipal flood prevention, climate resilience and erosion control boards. Joint flood prevention, climate resilience and erosion control boards. Appointment of alternate members. Biannual report

(a)(1) Any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body, adopt the provisions of this section and sections 25-85 to 25-94, inclusive, and exercise through a flood prevention, climate resilience and erosion control board the powers granted thereunder. In each town, except as otherwise provided by special act, the flood prevention, climate resilience and erosion control board shall consist of not less than five nor more than seven members, who shall be electors of such town and whose method of selection and terms of office shall be determined by local ordinance, except that in towns having a population of less than fifty thousand the selectmen may be empowered by such ordinance to act as such flood prevention, climate resilience and erosion control board. In each city or borough, except as otherwise provided by special act, the board of aldermen, council or other board or authority having power to adopt ordinances for the government of such city or borough may act as such flood prevention, climate resilience and erosion control board. The flood prevention, climate resilience and erosion control board of any town shall have jurisdiction over that part of the town outside any city or borough contained therein.

(2) Two or more municipalities may, by concurrent votes of their legislative bodies, enter into an agreement to jointly exercise through a joint flood prevention, climate resilience and erosion control board the powers granted under sections 25-85 to 25-94, inclusive. The joint flood prevention, climate resilience and erosion control board shall have jurisdiction over each municipality subject to such agreement.