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Conn. Const. art. XI, § 2
Extra compensation to elected officials and public contractors prohibited; exception
Except as provided in this section, neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state shall pay or grant to any elected official of the state or any political subdivision of the state, any compensation greater than the amount of compensation set at the beginning of such official’s term of office for the office which such official holds or increase the pay or compensation of any public contractor above the amount specified in the contract. The provisions of this section shall not apply to elected officials in towns in which the legislative body is the town meeting. The compensation of an elected official of a political subdivision of the state whose term of office is four years or more may be increased once after such official has completed two years of his term by the legislative body of such political subdivision. The term “compensation” means, with respect to an elected official, such official’s salary, exclusive of reimbursement for necessary expenses or any other benefit to which his office would entitle him.
History
Historical Note: This section, as printed here, incorporates Article XIX., of the Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Connecticut. Said Article XIX., was adopted on November 24, 1982, and replaced “the general assembly nor any county, city, borough, town or school district” with “the state nor any political subdivision of the state” and “any public officer, employee, agent or servant” with “any elected official of the state or any political subdivision of the state”, and added provisions exempting elected officials of towns in which the legislative body is the town meeting from terms of the section, allowing one increase in compensation for officials whose term of office is four years or more after two years of a term have been served and defining “compensation”.
Provenance
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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