Connecticut § 9-189 - Town clerks, treasurers and tax collectors.
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§ 9-189. Town clerks, treasurers and tax collectors.
Sec. 9-189. Town clerks, treasurers and tax collectors. (a) Each town, unless otherwise provided by law, shall, at its regular municipal election elect a town clerk for a term of not less than two years and not more than six years, a town treasurer for the term of two years and a collector of town taxes for a term of not less than two years and not more than six. Each such clerk, treasurer and collector of taxes shall hold office for the term for which he is elected and until his successor is elected and has qualified.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the legislative body of a town may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative body or in any town in which the legislative body is a town meeting, by the board of selectmen, authorize appointment of a tax collector. Such ordinance shall include provisions for the appointment procedure and shall specify the term of appointment. If the charter, home rule ordinance or special act of a town provides for the method of appointment of a tax collector, the method shall be changed by charter, charter amendment or home rule amendment.
(1949 Rev., S. 505; 1953, S. 670d; P.A. 73-414; P.A. 76-173, S. 5; P.A. 95-224, S. 2; P.A. 97-244, S. 4, 13.)
History: P.A. 73-414 deleted references to “annual” town elections; P.A. 76-173 deleted reference to town election in odd-numbered years and substituted therefor “regular municipal election”, deleted references to the beginning of the terms, deleted reference to determination by voters at an annual or special meeting of increased length of term for tax collector and provided for a term of not less than two or more than six years; P.A. 95-224 changed town clerk's term from two years to “not less than two years and not more than six years”; P.A. 97-244 designated existing section as Subsec. (a) and added new Subsec. (b) re adoption of ordinance appointing a tax collector, effective July 1, 1997.
See Sec. 7-16a re appointed town clerks.
Cited. 22 CS 125.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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