New State Municipal Accountability Board Takes Shape

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is making appointments to a new state board that will work with financially struggling Connecticut cities and towns.
The 11-member Municipal Accountability Board was established in the new, two-year bipartisan state budget the Democratic governor signed on Oct. 31. Malloy is required to appoint five of the members.
The board will work with distressed cities and towns, such as Hartford, to provide early financial intervention and technical assis