Connecticut § 8-5a - Designation of alternate members to act.
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§ 8-5a. Designation of alternate members to act.
Sec. 8-5a. Designation of alternate members to act. If a regular member of a zoning board of appeals is absent, he may designate an alternate from the panel of alternates to act in his place. If he fails to make such designation or if he is disqualified, the chairman of the board shall designate an alternate from such panel, choosing alternates in rotation so that they shall act as nearly equal a number of times as possible. If any alternate is not available in accordance with such rotation, such fact shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(1959, P.A. 146, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 763, S. 5.)
History: 1971 act made no changes.
Fact that minutes failed to show how or by whom alternates who participated in hearing were designated did not invalidate board's action. 150 C. 539. Cited. 219 C. 352.
Cited. 33 CA 281. Unseated alternate zoning board member's participation in public hearing was not in contravention of plain language of section. 127 CA 669.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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