Legal Opinion
Board of Education v. Town & Borough of Naugatuck
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 30, 2004No. SC 16825PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
The sole issue presented by this certified appeal is whether an amendment to the town charter of the named defendant, the town and borough of Naugatuck (town),1 providing for separate voter referenda on the town’s education budget and operating budget, *298is invalid because it violates General Statutes § 7-3442 or *299because it otherwise is inconsistent with the statutory allocation of power between local boards of education and local budgeting authorities. The trial court struck down the budget amendment,3 concluding that it impermissibly conflicted with the state’s interest in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ganim v. Smith & Wesson Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Carofano v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- City of Shelton v. CommissionerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Board of Education of Stamford v. Board of FinanceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Caulfield v. NobleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Pereira v. State Bd. of Educ.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2012
- Cook-Littman v. Bd. of Selectmen of the Town of FairfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
- Walker v. City of WaterburyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2006
- Hernandez v. Enfield Board of EducationDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2020