A Hartford Court of Common Council ordinance authorized the Hartford Parking Authority in December of 1998, pursuant to Chapter 100 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The sole purpose of the authority is to create, establish, maintain, and operate the city's dedicated parking facilities. These parking facilities include the Church Street, MAT and former G. Fox Parking Garages. The authority may manage other parking facilities that are designated by the Court of Common Council. All revenues and expenditures of the authority are accounted for in an enterprise fund. By contract with DHC Main LLC, the city has committed the net income of the G.Fox Parking Garage to support the operations of Oxford Center (former G.Fox Building).

The G. Fox Parking Garage is scheduled to be replaced by a new 2,200 space parking garage that will be financed by annual garage revenue and revenue bonds. Construction and future management of this new garage is the responsibility of the authority.

The authority consists of five members nominated by the Court of Common Council and appointed by the City Manager. The first members appointed to the authority serve for terms of one, two, three and five years respectively. Thereafter, members will be appointed to the authority for five year terms. The authority appoints an Executive Director and may hire such other officers, employees, agents and technical consultants, as it deems necessary to carry out its purposes within the scope of the budget approved by council. Neither the Executive Director nor any other employees of the authority are employees of the city.

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