{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-409","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-409","heading":"Purpose of part. Rules.","body":"The purpose of this part is to provide means for selecting and promoting each public official and employee upon the sole basis of his proven ability to perform the duties of his office or employment more efficiently than any other candidate therefor, and such board shall make rules to carry out such purpose, shall investigate the enforcement and effect of such rules and shall have power to secure, by subpoena, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers relevant to such investigation.","path":["TITLE 7. MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 113*. MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES","PART I*. MERIT SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_113.htm#sec_7-409","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:56Z","sha256":"2cc3ff0997f17185de43a6c6ea4fb949df2042b818aebfd22eee59aeae6713e7","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-408","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}