Upon the recommendation of the budget-making authority and approval by the legislative body, there shall be paid into such reserve fund (a) amounts authorized to be transferred thereto from the general fund cash surplus available at the end of any fiscal year, (b) amounts raised by the annual levy of a tax not exceeding four mills for the benefit of such fund, and for no other purpose, such tax to be levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as the regular annual taxes of the municipality or (c) surplus cash funds already held in reserve and available for such capital or nonrecurring expenditures as are contemplated by the terms of section 7-364. All money so accumulated, as hereinbefore provided, together with all interest that accrues thereon, shall be deposited in a separate bank account by the treasurer of the municipality.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 7-361

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • legislative body: means : (1) As applied to unconsolidated towns, the town meeting. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • municipality: means any town, city or borough, whether consolidated or unconsolidated, and any fire district, and "budget-making authority" as applied to towns, cities and boroughs, whether consolidated or unconsolidated, having boards of finance or other bodies charged with preparing the budget, means the board of finance or such other body. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-359