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Hartford council debates nonbinding resolution urging change to Connecticut fiscal guardrails
Summary
The Hartford Common Council on March 24 debated a nonbinding resolution (item 6.5) urging the Connecticut legislature and governor to change the states fiscal "guardrails," which Councilman Mitchell said have accumulated about $4,000,000,000 of revenue outside the general fund.
The Hartford Common Council on March 24 debated a nonbinding resolution (item 6.5) urging the Connecticut legislature and governor to change the states fiscal "guardrails," a mechanism Mitchell said has accumulated roughly $4,000,000,000 of revenue outside the general fund.
The measure, introduced as a resolution supporting an adjustment of Connecticuts fiscal guardrails, was presented for action by the council. Councilman Mitchell described the guardrails as a system created during a past state fiscal crisis to set aside revenue outside general spending and said changing the rules would free funds for priorities such as increased special-education reimbursements and pilot payments to cities.
Mitchell said the proposal is backed by a wide set of labor organizations and unions with membership in Hartford, and he listed multiple unions during his remarks, saying the change…
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