Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

ACIR Reports

The following regularly-produced ACIR reports are available:

 

ACIR Annual Report

The Annual Report describes the role of the Commission, its membership and organization, as well as its activities and publications during the last fiscal year.

 

Budget Adoption Experiences of Connecticut Municipalities

Each year, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations surveys the 169 municipalities and 17 regional school districts for their experiences in adopting their annual operating budgets and summarizes their experiences in a report. The survey requests information regarding the method of budget adoption, i.e., council, town meeting, referendum, date of adoption, and the number of times the budget was voted on before it was adopted. The Commission compares the information received with data from previous years in order to identify trends and facilitate other analysis.

 

State Mandates Enacted During Legislative Session

Under Section 2-32c of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) must prepare a report within 90 days after the adjournment of the legislative session or by September 1, whichever is first, that lists each state mandate enacted during that legislative session. Section 2-32b(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes defines a state mandate as any state initiated constitutional, statutory or executive action that requires a local government to establish, expand or modify its activities in such a way as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues, excluding any order issued by a state court and any legislation necessary to comply with a federal mandate. ACIR submits the report to the leadership of the General Assembly.  The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management must provide notice of the report to the chief elected official of each municipality.

 

Compendium of Statutory and Regulatory Mandates on Municipalities in Connecticut

Section 2-79a(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes requires that every four years, beginning in 1998, the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations submit a report to the General Assembly listing each state mandate imposed on municipalities and, for Statutory Mandates, their estimated cost. A state mandate is defined under Section 2-32b(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes as any state initiated constitutional, statutory or executive action that requires a local government to establish, expand or modify its activities in such a way as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues, excluding any order issued by a state court and any legislation necessary to comply with a federal mandate.

Special Reports

The ACIR published a number of special reports in the past:

 

Relevant Reports by the former UConn Institute for Public Service