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RI Gen L § 45-2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-3 - Power to appropriate money.

§ 45-2-3. Power to appropriate money.Towns or cities may, at any legal meeting, grant and vote sums of money that they judge necessary:(1) For the purchase of sites for, and for the erection and repair of, town and city houses and other public buildings;(2) For the support of schools, and purchase of sites for and the building and repair of schoolhouses; and for the establishing and maintaining of school libraries;(3) For the use of hospitals, to be expended and paid under limitations and conditions prescribed from time to time by the town or city council;(4) For the support and maintenance of the poor, and the purchase, erection, and repair of proper buildings for the accommodation of the poor, as well as for the purchase of proper sites for these buildings, and, if they judge expedient, of farms or farm lands, for the employment and support of paupers and others chargeable to them;(5) For the purchase of proper sites for, houses of correction and reform schools for juvenile offenders, and the purchase, erection, and repair of proper buildings, fixtures, and apparatus for these sites, and the purchase of lands for the employment and support of the inmates of these sites;(6) For the laying out, making, repairing, and amending of highways;(7) For the building, repairing, and amending of bridges;(8) For the improvement, in any manner they may deem fit, of any property belonging to the town or city;(9) For all necessary charges and expenses arising within the town or city, whether incidental or not to the items enumerated within this section; and(10) For the allocation of donated monies to specific purpose or purposes as designated by a donor.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 36, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 46, § 4; P.L. 1918, ch. 1629, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 47, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 329, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 45-2-3; P.L. 1992, ch. 208, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-3.1 - Powers of certain towns.

§ 45-2-3.1. Powers of certain towns.(a) The towns of Hopkinton, West Greenwich, Richmond, and Charlestown may, at any legal meeting, grant and vote sums of money that they judge necessary:(1) For the purchase of sites for, and for the erection and repair of, town houses and other public buildings;(2) For the support of schools, and purchase of sites for and the building and repair of schoolhouses; and for the establishing and maintaining of school libraries;(3) For the use of hospitals, to be expended and paid under limitations and conditions prescribed from time to time by the town council;(4) For the support and maintenance of the poor, and the purchase, erection, and repair of proper buildings for the accommodation of the poor, as well as for the purchase of proper sites for these buildings, and, if they judge expedient, of farms or farm lands, for the employment and support of paupers and others chargeable to them;(5) For the purchase of proper sites for houses of correction and reform schools for juvenile offenders, and the purchase, erection, and repair of proper buildings, fixtures, and apparatus for these sites, and the purchase of lands for the employment and support of the inmates of these sites;(6) For the laying out, making, repairing, and amending of highways;(7) For the building, repairing, and amending of bridges;(8) For the improvement, in any manner they may deem fit, of any property belonging to the town;(9) For the public health, welfare, recreation, sanitation and landfill, public safety, fire protection, awards and ceremonies, transportation for any of its citizens, university of Rhode Island cooperative extension, mental health, child services, job development and training programs, energy conservation programs, medical and health clinics and services, athletics, and parks and libraries, including the granting and voting of sums to be paid to profit and non-profit corporations which may, in the opinion of those voting, provide any of these services to the town or towns;(10) For any other services, expenses, or charges deemed to be in the best interests of the town or towns by a majority of those voting; the grant and vote by a majority of those voting is prima facie evidence that the expenditure and appropriation is permitted under this section; and(11) For all necessary charges and expenses arising within the town, whether incidental or not to the items enumerated in this section.(b) It shall be the duty of the appropriate elected and appointed officials of any town to carry into effect any and all authorized appropriations.(c) Any grant, vote, or appropriation of sums already made for any of the above charges, expenses, and services by any of the towns are hereby ratified in every respect.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 366, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 35, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-3.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-3.3 - Background checks.

§ 45-2-3.3. Background checks.Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, any person seeking to work or volunteer for a municipal recreation department, or any municipal recreation department having the written authorization of a person seeking to work or volunteer for the municipal recreation department, may request a Rhode Island criminal history background check from their local police department for that person. The Rhode Island criminal history background check shall be a certified true copy of the criminal record report and shall bear indicia of authenticity including being printed on local police department letterhead with a raised seal and bearing the signature of a duly appointed local police officer.Further, notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, any person seeking to work or volunteer for a fire department or fire district located in the town of Burrillville, or any fire department or fire district having the written authorization of a person seeking to work or volunteer for the fire department or fire district located in the town of Burrillville, may request a Rhode Island criminal history background check from the Burrillville Police Department for that person. The Rhode Island criminal history background check shall be a certified true copy of the criminal record report and shall bear indicia of authenticity including being printed on Burrillville Police Department letterhead with a raised seal and bearing the signature of a duly appointed Burrillville Police Officer.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 354, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 332, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-3.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-3.4 - Background checks.

§ 45-2-3.4. Background checks.(a) Any person seeking employment as a firefighter with any city or town in Rhode Island shall undergo a national and state criminal background check to be initiated prior to, or within one week of, employment after receiving a conditional offer of employment.(b) The applicant shall apply to the bureau of criminal identification (BCI), department of attorney general, state police, or the local police department where he or she resides, for a national and state criminal records check. Fingerprinting shall be required. The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of conducting the national and state criminal records check.(c) At the completion of the criminal background check required by this section, the attorney general, state police, or the local police department shall promptly destroy the fingerprint record of the applicant.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 425, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 452, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-4 - Power to own property and make contracts.

§ 45-2-4. Power to own property and make contracts.Cities and towns may take, purchase, and hold real and personal property, and alienate and convey the property; and may also take, hold, and manage the property in trust for any charitable, other than religious, uses, and may make all contracts, including lease or lease-purchase agreements of real and personal property, necessary and convenient for the transaction of the business of the city or town.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 36, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 46, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 47, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 329, § 2; P.L. 1970, ch. 265, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-5 - Power to use, lease, or dispose of property no longer needed.

§ 45-2-5. Power to use, lease, or dispose of property no longer needed.In addition to the powers previously granted by charter or the public laws of the state with respect to the purchase and sale of land, the city council of any city and the town council of any town, if it sees fit so to do, is hereby authorized, from time to time, to sell, lease, convey, or use for any other public or municipal purpose or purposes, or for any purpose whatsoever, any lands or properties owned by the city or town, which have been purchased, acquired, used, or dedicated in any manner for municipal or other public purposes, whenever, in the opinion of the city council or town council, the lands or properties have become unsuitable or have ceased to be used for those purposes.History of Section.P.L. 1946, ch. 1798, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 45-2-5; P.L. 1959, ch. 45, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-5.1 - Westerly municipal land trust.

§ 45-2-5.1. Westerly municipal land trust.The town council of the town of Westerly is hereby authorized and permitted to exercise its discretion to transfer and convey certain real estate to the Westerly Municipal Land Trust, without monetary consideration, provided that such real estate shall be of such character and condition as shall be appropriate of the purposes of said Land Trust, and provided further that such real estate shall be conveyed to said Land Trust with the express restriction that the same shall not be further transferred or conveyed to any other person or entity for value or otherwise, without the express approval of said town council, and, in the event of a sale, all procedures for the sale of municipal real estate shall be applied and the proceeds thereof shall be deemed the property of the town of Westerly.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 428, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-5.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-5.2 - Prudence Island school foundation.

§ 45-2-5.2. Prudence Island school foundation.Notwithstanding any provision of the general laws to the contrary, including, but not limited to, the provisions of § 45-2-6, the town council of the town of Portsmouth is hereby authorized and permitted to exercise its discretion to give, grant, bargain, sell, transfer and/or convey to the Prudence Island School Foundation, all of its right, title, and interest in and to those certain lots or parcels of land, including and together with all buildings and improvements located thereon, situated on Prudence Island in the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, within the plat entitled "Plat of Prudence Park" and numbered as Lots 824, 825, 826 and 827 as recorded in the office of the Portsmouth Land Evidence Records in Plan Book 1 on pages 2 and 3 and on pages 6 and 7 (the "property") to the Prudence Island School Foundation, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, subject to those rights of reversion set forth in the deed recorded on July 2, 1896, in Book 20 on Page 403 and the deed recorded on November 26, 1997, in Book 516 on Page 114 of the Portsmouth Land Evidence Records, if the property shall cease to be used for educational purposes.History of Section.P.L. 2020, ch. 30, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 32, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-6 - Lands given for specific use not subject to disposal.

§ 45-2-6. Lands given for specific use not subject to disposal.Nothing in § 45-2-5 shall be construed to authorize the sale, lease, or conveyance of lands or improvements acquired by gift or devise for the public use, whether or not the gift or devise is subject to a condition subsequent or reverter; and no property held by any city or town as part of a charitable trust shall be considered to come within the provisions of § 45-2-5.History of Section.P.L. 1946, ch. 1798, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 45-2-6.
RI Gen L § 45-2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-7 - Providence school land unaffected.

§ 45-2-7. Providence school land unaffected.Nothing in §§ 45-2-5 and 45-2-6 shall be construed to amend the provisions of § 15 of chapter 680 of the Public Laws of 1925, entitled "An Act Relative to the Management and Support of the Public Schools of the City of Providence".History of Section.P.L. 1946, ch. 1798, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 45-2-7.
RI Gen L § 45-2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-8 - Ratification of prior conveyances.

§ 45-2-8. Ratification of prior conveyances.All sales, conveyances, leases, or other dispositions of any lands or properties purchased, acquired, used, or dedicated in any manner by a city or town for municipal or other public purposes, purporting to have been made on behalf of the city or town for a valuable consideration prior to April 25, 1946, are hereby ratified, confirmed, and validated as of the date when made; provided, that this section shall not be construed to include any lands or properties acquired by gift or devise for the public use, whether or not the gift or devise is subject to a condition subsequent or reverter, or to property held by any city or town as part of a charitable trust.History of Section.P.L. 1952, ch. 2920, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 45-2-8.
RI Gen L § 45-2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-9 - Continuation in force of town and city laws.

§ 45-2-9. Continuation in force of town and city laws.The acts, laws, and orders of towns and cities shall continue in force until altered or annulled by vote of the town or city, or by law.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 36, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 46, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 47, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 329, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 45-2-9.
RI Gen L § 45-2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-10 - Election and appointment of officers and agents.

§ 45-2-10. Election and appointment of officers and agents.Towns and cities may and shall elect all town and city officers as are, or may be, required by law, and may appoint any other officers as empowered by law, and any special agents for the transaction of any town or city business, not required by law to be performed by any officer known to the law, as they may deem expedient.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 36, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 46, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 47, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 329, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 45-2-10.
RI Gen L § 45-2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-11 - Medical services for employees.

§ 45-2-11. Medical services for employees.Each city and town is hereby authorized and empowered, through its respective legislative body, to enact ordinances for the purpose of providing hospital, medical, surgical, nursing, dental, and other health care and services for the protection of the health of any or all of the employees of the city or town and/or their dependents, and/or of any or all of the employees presently retired or who may retire and/or their dependents, as the legislative body may deem desirable, under any nonprofit plan or plans established, maintained, and operated by a nonprofit hospital service corporation, and/or by a nonprofit medical service corporation, organized under the laws of this state, and to appropriate from time to time, in the manner provided by law for appropriations and expenditures by the city or town, any sums necessary for the purpose of providing that care and service.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 329, § 38; P.L. 1947, ch. 1968, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 45-2-11; P.L. 1962, ch. 152, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-12 - Town of New Shoreham may establish police court.

§ 45-2-12. Town of New Shoreham may establish police court.(a) The town of New Shoreham, by vote of any regular or special financial town meeting, may establish a police court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction to hear and determine criminal causes involving the violation of any ordinance of the town council of the town; provided, that due notice of the proposition is contained in the call of any meeting voting the proposition; and provided further, that any defendant found guilty of any offense within the jurisdiction of the town by the court may within seven (7) days of conviction file an appeal from the conviction to the superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo.(b) Upon the passage of the vote for the establishment of a police court, the town council of the town of New Shoreham is authorized and empowered to appoint a judge of the court, to enact ordinances governing the procedure to be followed in the court, the appointment of personnel, and the duties and qualifications of personnel, to establish a schedule of fees and costs, and to otherwise provide for the operation and management of the court.(c) The police court may impose a sentence not to exceed thirty (30) days in jail and impose a fine not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500), or both. The court shall be empowered to administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses, and punish persons for contempt.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 19, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 90, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-14 - City of Central Falls - Police court.

§ 45-2-14. City of Central Falls — Police court.(a) The city council of the city of Central Falls may by ordinance confer upon the police court of the city of Pawtucket original jurisdiction to hear and determine criminal causes involving the violation of any ordinance of the city of Central Falls; provided, that any defendant found guilty of any offense within the jurisdiction by the court may within seven (7) days of the conviction file an appeal from the conviction to the superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo.(b) The city council of the city of Central Falls is authorized and empowered to enact ordinances governing the procedure to be followed in the court, the appointment of personnel, and the duties and qualifications of personnel, to establish a schedule of fees and costs, and to otherwise provide for the operation and management of the court not inconsistent with Pawtucket ordinances governing court management.(c) The police court may impose a sentence not to exceed thirty (30) days in jail and impose a fine not in excess of two hundred dollars ($200), or both. The court is empowered to administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses, and punish persons for contempt. The court is to be held in the city of Pawtucket.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-15 - Repealed.

§ 45-2-15. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 45-2-15.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-15.1 - Police officers and firefighters - Residency within municipality or state not required.

§ 45-2-15.1. Police officers and firefighters — Residency within municipality or state not required.Notwithstanding any prior ratification and validation by the general assembly of any home rule charter provision requiring that police officers and firefighters reside within the employing city, town, or state of Rhode Island, no home rule charter provision shall require that a police officer or firefighter reside within the city, town, or state of Rhode Island as a condition of appointment or continued employment. Any prior ratification and validation by the general assembly of a home rule charter provision requiring residency within a city, town, or the state of Rhode Island as a condition for employment of a police officer or firefighter is hereby expressly repealed by the general assembly; further, no city or town council shall make or ordain any ordinance requiring a police officer or firefighter to reside within the employing city, town, or state of Rhode Island as a condition of appointment or continued employment. Any existing ordinance requiring a police officer or firefighter to reside within the employing city, town, or state of Rhode Island as a condition of appointment or continued employment is hereby considered contrary to the laws of this state and is thus void as being in violation of state law.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 294, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 311, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 121, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 139, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-2-15.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-2 - General Powers|Section 45-2-15.2 - Municipal employees - Residency within municipality not required.

§ 45-2-15.2. Municipal employees — Residency within municipality not required.Notwithstanding any prior ratification and validation by the general assembly of any home rule charter provision requiring that municipal employees reside within the employing city or town, no home rule charter provision shall require that a municipal employee reside within the city or town as a condition of appointment or continued employment. Any prior ratification and validation by the general assembly of a home rule charter provision requiring residency within a city or town as a condition for employment of a municipal employee is hereby expressly repealed by the general assembly; provided, further, no city or town council shall make or ordain any ordinance requiring a municipal employee to reside within the employing city or town as a condition of appointment of continued employment. Any existing ordinance requiring a municipal employee to reside within the employing city or town as a condition of appointment or continued employment is hereby considered contrary to the laws of this state and is thus void as being in violation of state law. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any city or town from offering employment incentives to its employees.Notwithstanding the foregoing, no city or town with a municipal charter shall be precluded from entering into employment contracts which contain residency requirements with their appointed town or city manager(s) and/or town or city administrator(s).History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 294, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 311, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 629, § 1.