§ 45-5-1. Management of affairs of town. The town council of each town has full power to manage the affairs and interests of the town, and to determine all matters and things as by law come within its jurisdiction. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 4; G.L. 1923, […]
§ 45-5-10. Fees for licenses and commissions issued to officers. Town councils and city councils are authorized to charge and collect for licenses and commissions issued to officers elected or appointed by them, fees that the town and city councils, respectively, fix by ordinance or resolution; provided, that the license fee for appointment of town […]
§ 45-5-11. Burial lands and funds. (a) Town councils may take and hold, to them and their successors in office, all lands within their towns, conveyed to them in trust for burial purposes and, in like manner, may receive, hold, and manage all funds conveyed to them for the purpose of ornamenting or keeping in […]
§ 45-5-12. Neglected burial grounds. (a) Town councils may also take possession of and hold ancient, neglected, or abandoned burial grounds including historic cemeteries as defined in § 23-18-1(5), whenever they can take possession without opposition from the persons interested in those grounds. The councils may take, hold, and manage in trust all funds given […]
§ 45-5-13. Administration of oaths and engagements. The town council of any town, and each of the members of the town council, may administer oaths in any matter pending before the council, and may engage town officers upon their warrants or commissions, and a record shall be made, or a certificate given, of these engagements. […]
§ 45-5-14. Subpoena of witnesses. Every town council, city council, school committee, or any committee of any of these bodies, may, by their presiding officers, issue subpoenas to witnesses to testify in any manner pending before them, may administer oaths to these witnesses, may compel their attendance, and may punish them for nonattendance by a […]
§ 45-5-15. Bonds given to council. In every case where bonds are required by law to be given to any town council, they may be given to the town council by name, without naming the persons at the time constituting the town council, and may be sued in the same manner. History of Section.G.L. 1896, […]
§ 45-5-16. Appeals from orders and decrees. Any person aggrieved by any order or decree of a town council may appeal to the superior court for the county in which the town is located, within forty (40) days after the order or decree is made, unless another provision is made. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. […]
§ 45-5-17. Claim and prosecution of appeals. The appeal shall be claimed within forty (40) days by the filing with the town or city clerk of a written claim of appeal and the payment to the clerk at that time of the lawful fees for a copy of the record of the proceeding appealed from. […]
§ 45-5-18. Special charters controlling. The provisions of the sections of this chapter and chapter 6 of this title are subject to the provisions of any special charters respecting any particular town or city. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 51; G.L. 1956, § 45-5-18.
§ 45-5-19. Appointment of municipal officer under home rule charter. Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws providing for the appointment of a municipal officer by the mayor of a city or the president of a town council, if the home rule charter of any city or town adopted pursuant to article XIII […]
§ 45-5-2. Probate meetings. Town councils in towns where the council has probate jurisdiction shall hold regular meetings for the transaction of council and probate business as often as once in each month, at a time in the month and at a place within the town that the council shall by general order fix and […]
§ 45-5-20. Power of city and town councils to establish intermunicipal agreements for joint purchasing of common-use items. City and town councils may establish joint agreements between two (2) or more municipalities for the purpose of purchasing materials, supplies, tools, and other items common in usage between units of local government. City or town councils […]
§ 45-5-20.1. Power of city and town councils and regional school districts to jointly establish an insurance corporation, to obtain insurance, and to enter into a cooperative risk management program. (a) Cities and town councils, school committees, water and fire districts may, through passage of a resolution, establish agreements between two (2) or more cities, […]
§ 45-5-20.2. Power of city and town councils and regional school districts to jointly establish a corporation to manage and operate OPEB trusts. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, corporations established pursuant to § 45-5-20.1 also shall have the power to manage and operate such other post-employment benefit […]
§ 45-5-21. Power of city and town councils to appropriate funds granted by the federal government. In addition to the powers granted by charter or the public laws of the state especially relating to city and town councils, all city and town councils are authorized, through passage of an ordinance, to appropriate and obligate funds […]
§ 45-5-22. Collective bargaining fiscal impact statements. (a) Prior to executing any collective bargaining agreement between a city or town and representatives of police personnel, firefighters, and/or other municipal employees, (other than teachers and/or other school employees), the city or town council shall prepare or cause to be prepared a collective bargaining fiscal impact statement. […]
§ 45-5-3. Quorum — Majority required for action. A majority of the persons elected as members of any town council shall be a quorum and a majority of the members present at any legal meeting may determine any matter legally before them. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § […]
§ 45-5-4. Continuation of business from time to time. Town councils sitting either for the transaction of council or probate business may continue from time to time any business pending before them which may be undisposed of and, whenever from any cause a quorum of the council is not present at the time for any […]
§ 45-5-5. Clerk of council. The town clerk is clerk of the town council. Whenever any town clerk does not appear at the time and place appointed for the meeting of the town council, the town council may appoint a clerk pro tempore, who, after being duly engaged, shall do and perform all the duties […]
