Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-229: Time for appointment. Effective date.

An appointing authority, upon receipt of a candidate list for any vacant position in the classified service or upon receiving the approval of the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with the provisions of section 5-227b, shall appoint an eligible person from the list in accordance with the provisions of section 5-215a or 5-227b within a reasonable time fixed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, except that appointment of such an eligible person need not be made if the commissioner, upon good cause shown, approves the request of an appointing authority that no appointment be made. Such appointment shall be effective on the date designated by the appointing authority.