CRCOG meaning in Governmental ?

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What is Capitol Region Council of Governments mean?

Councils of governments in Connecticut are organizations that bring together the chief elected officials and/or professional managers from member municipalities in Connecticut. The bodies are meant to aid coordination among neighboring cities and towns, and between the towns and the state government, on issue including land use, zoning, and transportation. They serve some functions analogous to county governments in other states, but have no independent taxing authority (Connecticut disbanded county governments in the late 1950s). Councils of government also host some intermunicipal services based on the needs and voluntary participation of member or client municipalities. Councils, or COGs, receive funding through membership dues, state grants, and federal grants. As of 2015, the State of Connecticut recognized COG's as county equivalents, allowing them to apply for funding and grants made available to county governments in other states. In 2020, the state applied to the United States Census Bureau To recognize COG's as county equivalents for statistical purposes, allowing COG's to be eligible for federal grants to county governments.

As of 2018, Connecticut has 9 regional councils following a series of mergers and realignments between 2013-2015. Populations are from the 2010 census. For current membership, see List of towns in Connecticut. Some COGs also serve as either federal metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), rural planning organizations (RPO), or share staff with one or more MPOs/RPOs within their borders; the Western Connecticut COG, for example, supports both the Housatonic Valley MPO and the South Western CT MPO.

In 2020 the state recommended to the United States Census Bureau that the nine Councils of Governments replace counties for statistical purposes.

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