Sec.7-22a-2. Rescission of certification: two methods

(a) Complaint and finding. Upon receipt of a written complaint by the Committee for Certification of Connecticut Town Clerks alleging a prohibited act as defined in this paragraph by a person certified as a town clerk, the committee shall hold a hearing upon such complaint. The committee shall give written notice to the person certified as a town clerk against whom the complaint has been filed, and to the complainant, as to the date, time and place of the hearing. Such notice shall also contain a clear and concise description of the alleged prohibited act. The person certified as a town clerk and the complainant shall have a right to appear before the committee and to be heard. Upon completion of the hearing, the committee may retire to consider the evidence presented. The committee must present its findings within thirty days of the conclusion of said hearing. If a majority of the committee present at the hearing find that the town clerk committed a prohibited act, the committee shall notify the Secretary of the State of its findings and shall recommend that the designation of said town clerk as a certified Connecticut town clerk be rescinded. Prohibited acts for the purpose of this regulation are (1) knowingly engaging in fraud or material deception in order to obtain designation as a Certified Connecticut Town Clerk, (2) knowingly engaging in fraud or material deception in order to aid another in obtaining designation as a Certified Town Clerk, or (3) conviction in criminal proceedings for actions taken in direct connection with the office and duties of town clerk.

(b) Removal under Sec. 7-22 of the C.G.S. If any town clerk who holds the designation of Certified Connecticut Town Clerk is removed from office under the provisions of Section 7-22 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the committee shall not hold a hearing but shall meet for the purpose of recommending to the Secretary of the State that the designation of said town clerk as a Certified Connecticut Town Clerk be rescinded.

(Adopted effective February 25, 1999)