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RI Gen L § 45-40.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-40.1 - Interlocal Contracting and Joint Enterprises|Section 45-40.1-8 - Interlocal contracts.

§ 45-40.1-8. Interlocal contracts.Any one or more public agencies may contract with any one or more other public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking which any of the public agencies entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform; provided, that the contract is authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract. The contract shall state fully the purposes, powers, rights, objectives, and responsibilities of the contracting parties.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 415, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-41-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-41 - Self Insuring Fund|Section 45-41-1 - Establishment of fund.

§ 45-41-1. Establishment of fund.A city or town treasurer, with the advice and consent of his or her city or town council, is hereby authorized and empowered to create and establish a fund for the purpose of self insuring the city or town upon approval and funding by the legally empowered authority of the respective cities and towns.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-41-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-41 - Self Insuring Fund|Section 45-41-2 - Amount of fund.

§ 45-41-2. Amount of fund.Self insurance funds may be established to insure the assets and liabilities of a city or town, not otherwise insured, to the extent determined by the city or town councils; provided, that these funds not exceed five percent (5%) of the total assessed valuation of real estate and tangible personal property in the cities or towns.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-41-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-41 - Self Insuring Fund|Section 45-41-3 - Payment to and from fund.

§ 45-41-3. Payment to and from fund.The self insurance funds shall be used by the cities or towns as nonlapsing, revolving funds for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. To these funds may be charged any and all expenses of a city or town relating to the insurance of its assets and liabilities not otherwise insured, the expenses having been adjudged against the city or town by due process of law or deemed valid claims by the city or town council sitting as a "claim board", and to this fund shall be credited all receipts of moneys as may have been adjudged in the favor of the city or town by due process of law.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-41-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-41 - Self Insuring Fund|Section 45-41-4 - Investment of fund.

§ 45-41-4. Investment of fund.(a) Moneys in the funds currently not needed to meet expenses and obligations of self insurance shall be deposited in a depository bank as designated by the city or town councils to the credit of the funds or may be invested by the city or town treasurers, with the approval of the city or town councils, in savings accounts or certificates of commercial or savings banks or trust companies, or in obligations of the United States or its agencies, or in any other short term investments, as would be made by prudent men or women of discretion and intelligence.(b) Investment earnings of the funds are deemed receipts and become assets of the funds subject to the nonlapsing, revolving provisions of § 45-41-3.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-41-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-41 - Self Insuring Fund|Section 45-41-5 - Expenses of operation.

§ 45-41-5. Expenses of operation.The city or town councils may, in their discretion, authorize the city or town treasurers to expend out of the funds moneys that may be necessary for any expenses of self insurance including administrative, legal, or other service expenses.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-41-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-41 - Self Insuring Fund|Section 45-41-6 - Account - Annual audit.

§ 45-41-6. Account — Annual audit.The city or town treasurers shall keep proper records of accounts and make an annual report of the fund's condition to the city or town councils. In addition, the fund shall be audited annually in the same manner in which all other funds of the city or town are audited, and the results of the audit shall be included in an annual audited financial report.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-41-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-41 - Self Insuring Fund|Section 45-41-7 - Additional appropriations.

§ 45-41-7. Additional appropriations.If, following the initial appropriation which establishes a self insurance fund, from time to time, in the opinion of the city or town council, the addition of moneys to the fund is required to adequately insure the assets and liabilities of the city or town, not otherwise insured, the city or town council shall request, in accordance with the terms of the laws then applicable, an additional appropriation of moneys of the city or town not otherwise appropriated. Any unexpended balance of any or all of these appropriations shall be carried forward to succeeding fiscal years.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-41-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-41 - Self Insuring Fund|Section 45-41-8 - Severability.

§ 45-41-8. Severability.The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any of its provisions is held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-42-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-42 - Emergency Police Power|Section 45-42-1 - Emergency police power.

§ 45-42-1. Emergency police power.(a) When the police chief of a city or town within the state, or his or her designee, requests emergency police assistance from another city or town police department within the state, the officers responding to the request shall be subject to the authority of the requesting chief and have the same authority, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities as a duly appointed police officer of the city or town making the request, until the requesting chief of police discharges and releases the assisting police officers to their own city or town departments.(b) Law enforcement officers from out of state shall have limited emergency police powers to transport, guard, and maintain custody of any person who is arrested out of state but transported to a Rhode Island medical facility for emergency medical treatment. Prior to entry into Rhode Island, the out-of-state police department maintaining custody of said arrested person shall notify the Rhode Island state police of the transport and the site of the emergency medical treatment. The emergency police powers granted shall cease immediately upon the expiration of eight (8) hours from the time of notification, or upon a fugitive-from-justice warrant being executed, whichever shall arise first.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 284, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 542, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-42-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-42 - Emergency Police Power|Section 45-42-2 - Nonemergency police power.

§ 45-42-2. Nonemergency police power.(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and consistent with the provisions of chapter 40.1 of this title entitled "Interlocal Contracting and Joint Enterprises," the chiefs of police of any city or town or any police department of a higher education institution may enter into an agreement, which is subject to approval by the appropriate city or town council by adoption of a resolution in support of it or by approval by the president of the higher education institution, by which the chief may request that the other city, town, or higher education institution police force provide assistance in a nonemergency situation for all those police services prescribed by law within any portion of the jurisdiction of the city or town, or campus of the chief granting the authority.(b) The officers responding to the request and agreement shall have the same authority, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities for jurisdictional purposes as a duly appointed police officer of the city, town, or higher education institution making the request.(c) All wage and disability payments, pension, workers' compensation claims, medical expenses, or other employment benefits will be the responsibility of the employing agency, unless the requesting agency is reimbursed for those costs from any other source. Each agency shall be responsible for the negligence of its employees to the extent specified by law.(d) A copy of any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be provided to the superintendent of the Rhode Island state police.(e) The governor shall have the authority to suspend an agreement entered into pursuant to this section upon a finding that the suspension is in the interest of public safety.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 142, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 293, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 107, § 1, effective July 1, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 108, § 1, effective July 1, 2021.
RI Gen L § 45-42-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-42 - Emergency Police Power|Section 45-42-3 - Mutual aid - Campus police officer and special police officer.

§ 45-42-3. Mutual aid — Campus police officer and special police officer.(a) Any public or private educational institution of higher learning located in this state, with a police or other public safety department consisting of campus police officers appointed pursuant to chapter 52 of title 16, or special police officers appointed pursuant to chapter 2.1 of title 12, may enter into a mutual aid agreement with the city or town in which the institution is primarily located, solely for the purpose of providing emergency assistance in response to specific incidents at the request of the police chief of the city or town. Officers appointed under these chapters must have satisfactorily completed a training academy certified by the Police Officer's Commission on Standards and Training.(b) The mutual aid agreement will not be effective until formally approved by the city or town council in which the institution is located, after a public hearing and by the governing body or office of the institution of higher learning.(c) The special police officers responding to a request for emergency assistance pursuant to a duly approved mutual aid agreement shall have the same authority, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities for jurisdictional purposes as a duly appointed police officer of the city or town making the request.(d) The special police officers responding to the request for emergency assistance under the mutual aid agreement shall be subject to, and considered within, the control and authority of the requesting chief of police for the duration of the emergency and until released by the requesting chief of police.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 542, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 199, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 253, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-43-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-43 - Regional Councils of Local Government|Section 45-43-1 - Establishment.

§ 45-43-1. Establishment.The municipal legislative bodies of any two (2) or more cities or towns, by appropriate action, may enter into an agreement with each other, or with the governing bodies of any municipalities of any other state to the extent that laws of the other state permit the establishment of a regional council of local governments.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-43-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-43 - Regional Councils of Local Government|Section 45-43-2 - Membership.

§ 45-43-2. Membership.Membership of the council consists of three (3) representatives from each city or town entering into the agreement. The three (3) regular members from each city and town are as follows:(1) The chief executive or administrative head of the city or town.(2) The council president or designee of the city or town.(3) A third elected or appointed official in the city or town designated by the first two (2) regular members.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-43-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-43 - Regional Councils of Local Government|Section 45-43-3 - Powers.

§ 45-43-3. Powers.(a) The council has the power to:(1) Study area governmental problems common to two (2) or more members of the council as it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, matters affecting health, safety, welfare, education, economic conditions, and regional development;(2) Promote cooperative arrangements and coordinate action among its members; and(3) Make recommendations for review and action to the members and other public agencies that perform functions within the region.(b) The council may, by appropriate action of the governing bodies of the member governments, exercise other powers that are exercised or capable of exercise by the member governments and necessary or desirable for dealing with problems of mutual concern; provided, that the exercise of power for the creation, construction, or operation of new regional solid waste disposal facilities is contingent upon the approval of the solid waste management corporation.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 176, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-43-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-43 - Regional Councils of Local Government|Section 45-43-4 - Bylaws.

§ 45-43-4. Bylaws.The council shall adopt bylaws designating the officers of the council and providing for the conduct of its business.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-43-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-43 - Regional Councils of Local Government|Section 45-43-5 - Staff.

§ 45-43-5. Staff.The council may employ staff, and consult and retain experts, as it deems necessary. The state department of administration may furnish research, secretarial, and stenographic service to a council.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 26.
RI Gen L § 45-43-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-43 - Regional Councils of Local Government|Section 45-43-6 - Finances - Annual report.

§ 45-43-6. Finances — Annual report.(a) The governing bodies of the member governments may appropriate funds to meet the expenses of the council. Services of personnel, use of equipment and office space, and other necessary services may be accepted from members as part of their financial support.(b) The council may accept funds, grants, gifts, and services from the government of the United States or its agencies, from this state or its departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, or from any other governmental unit whether participating in the council or not, and from private and civic sources.(c) It shall make an annual report of its activities to the member governments and to the director of the state department of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-43-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-43 - Regional Councils of Local Government|Section 45-43-7 - Meetings - Records.

§ 45-43-7. Meetings — Records.All regular council of local government meetings are open to the public, and all records of its proceedings, resolutions, and actions are open to public view.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-44-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-1 - Homestead program established.

§ 45-44-1. Homestead program established.The homestead program is established to become effective immediately upon approval of a city or town of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-44-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-2 - Cataloging of dwellings and parcels.

§ 45-44-2. Cataloging of dwellings and parcels.Upon adoption of a homestead program, a city or town shall compile and maintain a catalog of all unoccupied dwellings and vacant lots owned by the city or town which the city or town determined are parcels that can be utilized for rehabilitation or new construction by private individuals.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-44-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-3 - Resolution required.

§ 45-44-3. Resolution required.The city or town shall by resolution approve the parcels cataloged under § 45-44-2 for disposition, for the public purpose of improving the quality of housing in accordance with the homestead program, and not as a sale of surplus land.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-44-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-4 - Conditions required by applicant.

§ 45-44-4. Conditions required by applicant.Homestead program property will be offered to qualified applicants at no initial cost on a conditional deed basis provided that the applicant:(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age and is the head of a family.(2) Is a citizen of the United States or a registered alien.(3) Proves financial ability to rehabilitate and exhibits know-how to rehabilitate an existing dwelling or construct a new dwelling, as the case might be.(4) Has contractually agreed to rehabilitate or construct on, as the case might be, the parcel assigned to him or her, and further agrees to:(i) Bring the assigned parcel up to city or town housing standards within eighteen (18) months after assignment of the parcels to him or her; and(ii) Permit periodic inspections by the city or town, but not more often than once during any three (3)-month period, for a determination by the city or town of whether reasonable and satisfactory progress is being made by the applicant in rehabilitating or constructing on the parcel assigned to him or her; and(iii) Surrender and quit the assigned parcel in a condition at least equal to that when first assigned upon thirty (30) days' notice by the city or town when, as a result of a periodic inspection, that city or town determines that the applicant has become unable or unwilling to proceed reasonably or satisfactorily towards fulfilling the objectives and conditions of this chapter; and(d) Live in, occupy, and maintain, as a single, two- (2), or three (3)-family dwelling up to city or town housing standards, the parcel assigned to him or her for a period of not less than three (3) years.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 310, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-44-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-5 - Conditional deed.

§ 45-44-5. Conditional deed.Upon the approval of an applicant, as provided in § 45-44-11, the city or town shall execute a conditional deed to the assigned parcel to the applicant. Provided, that if the parcel to be conveyed is unimproved, the city or town may execute a deed conveying fee simple title to the applicant.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 278, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 354, § 50.
RI Gen L § 45-44-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-6 - Fee simple conveyance.

§ 45-44-6. Fee simple conveyance.If and when the conditions of § 45-44-4 are fulfilled, as determined and certified by the city or town and the homestead board, which shall be created to administer this chapter, the city or town shall execute all documents necessary to convey a fee simple title to the assigned parcel to the qualifying applicant.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-44-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-7 - Homestead board created.

§ 45-44-7. Homestead board created.The city or town is authorized to create and appoint members of a board to be known as the homestead board, whose purposes are to administer the homestead program.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-44-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-8 - Composition of board.

§ 45-44-8. Composition of board.The homestead board shall be composed of no fewer than three (3) nor more than five (5) members.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-44-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-9 - Compensation of board members - Secretary.

§ 45-44-9. Compensation of board members — Secretary.The members of the board shall receive no compensation and shall, by majority vote, appoint a secretary of the board.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-44-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-10 - Regulations promulgated by board.

§ 45-44-10. Regulations promulgated by board.The board shall promulgate regulations consistent with the purpose and spirit of the homestead program as outlined in this chapter, the regulations to be approved by the city or town solicitor.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-44-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-11 - Responsibilities and duties of board.

§ 45-44-11. Responsibilities and duties of board.The board is empowered and has the duty and responsibility to:(1) Review and publicize, by newspaper advertising or some other effective method, the availability of homestead program properties.(2) Accept and review applications and determine the qualifications of applicants within the criteria established by this chapter and the regulations promulgated under this chapter.(3) Approve and certify applicants with a view towards compatibility of the applicant and the parcel assigned to him or her.(4) Approve and recommend the execution, by the duly authorized officer of the city or town, of a conditional deed to the assigned parcel upon the applicant being approved.(5) Approve and recommend the execution, by the duly authorized representative of the city or town, of all documents necessary to convey fee simple title to the assigned parcel to the applicant upon the applicant's fulfillment of all conditions enumerated in § 45-44-4.(6) Accept any real property donated to the city or town which qualifies or is eligible for rehabilitation under the homestead program.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 310, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-44-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-12 - Use of other agencies.

§ 45-44-12. Use of other agencies.The homestead board is empowered to utilize the aid and assistance of other relevant city or town agencies in the furtherance of the duties and responsibilities of the board.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-44-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-44 - Homestead Program|Section 45-44-13 - Severability.

§ 45-44-13. Severability.The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this chapter are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1.