Connecticut General Statutes Title 8. Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development § 8-169ll. Member municipalities; joint member entities. Appointment of local development board

(a)(1) Any municipality, except the city of Hartford or any municipality that is considered part of the capital region, as defined in section 32-600, may, by certified resolution of the legislative body of the municipality, opt to join the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority as a member municipality, provided such municipality holds a public hearing prior to any vote on such certified resolution.

(2) Any municipality that opts to join the authority as a member municipality or that is deemed a member municipality pursuant to this subsection shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the authority for the establishment of one or more development districts.

(b)(1) Any two or more municipalities may, by certified concurrent resolutions of the legislative bodies of each such municipality, together opt to join the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority as a joint member entity, provided (A) no such municipality is considered part of the capital region, as defined in section 32-600, and (B) each such municipality holds a public hearing prior to any vote on the certified resolution from such municipality. The concurrent resolutions shall set forth an agreement of such municipalities as to authority for decisions concerning projects in development districts within such municipalities.

(2) Any two or more municipalities that together opt to join the authority as a joint member entity shall jointly enter into a memorandum of agreement with the authority for the establishment of one or more development districts.