Membership Categories
Membership
Section 1. Classes of Members. The Corporation shall have five (5) classes of members. The designation of such classes and the qualifications with respect to each class shall be as follows:
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Active Members. $80.00 - Active members shall include all public officials or employees, elected or appointed, who are employed by any municipality of the State of Connecticut or any State of Connecticut Agency that is associated in any aspect or function of public finance. The word "municipality" as used in this article shall mean any town, city, borough or other duly authorized political subdivision organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut.
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Associate Members. $80.00 - Associate members shall include any person who is not eligible for Active or Honorary membership and who is interested in municipal finance and may include, but not be limited to, public accountants, software vendors, benefit consultants and third party administrators, actuaries, governmental bankers and bond counsels, consultants with expertise in energy efficiency solutions, cyber security, or closely related municipal finance operations subject matter and subscribes to the objectives and purposes of this Corporation.
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Honorary Members. $0.00 - Honorary members hall include any retired person elected to this class by the Corporation’s Executive Board of Directors in recognition of his or her exemplary service to the Corporation. As such, all Connecticut quarterly meeting fees shall be waived. Honorary membership will be temporarily suspended should the individual return to active employment as determined by the Executive Board.
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Student Membership. $0.00 - Student membership may be granted to all students, whether full or part-time, currently matriculating in a course leading to a degree in Accounting, Finance or any related field and not qualifying in any of the other membership categories.
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Retired Membership. $35.00 - Retired membership is offered to any person retired from a position that would have previously qualified for active or associate membership. Retired members must not be currently employed by a company eligible for associate membership status.
