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As of 2015, the State of Connecticut recognized COGs as county equivalents, allowing them to apply for funding and grants made available to county governments in other states. In 2019 the state recommended to the United States Census Bureau that the nine Councils of Governments replace counties for statistical purposes. [ 2 ]
Although Connecticut is divided into counties, there are no county-level governments, and local government in Connecticut exists solely at the municipal level. [2] Almost all functions of county government were abolished in Connecticut in 1960, [3] except for elected county sheriffs and their departments under them. Those offices and their ...
367.2 sq mi (951 km 2) Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 180: Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG) (Same) Norwich: Amanda E. Kennedy 279,634: 598.1 sq mi (1,549 km 2) Western Connecticut Planning Region: 190: Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG) South Western CT MPO & Housatonic Valley MPO: Stamford ...
Council-manager, Mayor-council, Representative town meeting, Town meeting The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 municipalities , including 19 cities, 149 towns and one borough, which are grouped into eight historical counties , as well as nine planning regions which serve as county equivalents .
It is served by the coterminous South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's counties as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring by 2024. [1] [2]
The pass-through entity tax now ranks as the third-highest tax generator in Connecticut at about $2 billion for the just-completed fiscal year — behind only the state income tax at $11.8 billion ...
The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Connecticut Metropolitan Council of Governments (MetroCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's counties as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring ...
Charlotte City Council: Council–manager: 12 7 5 (Mayor +4) 900,350 75,029 16 Indianapolis: Indianapolis City-County Council: Mayor–council: 25 25 877,903 35,116 17 San Francisco: San Francisco Board of Supervisors: Mayor–council: 11 11 866,606 78,782 18 Seattle: Seattle City Council: Mayor–council: 9 7 2 769,714 85,524 19 Denver: Denver ...