Section 45-59-8. – The authority.
§ 45-59-8. The authority. The district management authority thus created will be a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality and agency of the municipality within which the management district is located but having a distinct legal existence from the municipality. It is hereby declared that in exercising the powers granted to it by this […]
Section 45-59-9. – Purposes of authority.
§ 45-59-9. Purposes of authority. (a) Except as its purposes may be limited by the petition, the management district commission authority will have the following purposes within the management district: (1) To provide for the cleaning of the public streets and sidewalks and the removal of snow; (2) To provide for security; however, nothing contained […]
Section 45-59-10. – Powers of authority.
§ 45-59-10. Powers of authority. Except as its powers may be limited by the petition, the district management authority will have the power: (1) To have perpetual succession unless a limited period of duration is stated in the petition; (2) To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name; (3) To have […]
Section 45-59-11. – Bylaws.
§ 45-59-11. Bylaws. The board of directors of the district management authority may adopt bylaws containing provisions for the regulation and management of the activities of the district management authority. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 373, § 1.
Section 45-59-12. – Governing board.
§ 45-59-12. Governing board. (a) The activities of the district management authority will be managed by a board of directors which will consist of nine (9) members. (b) All of the directors will be owners or tenants of real property (not exempt from taxation by law) located within the management district or residents of the […]
Section 45-59-13. – Officers.
§ 45-59-13. Officers. (a) The officers of a district management authority will consist of a chairperson, a treasurer and a secretary, each of whom will be elected by the board of directors. Such other officers and assistant officers and agents as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the board of directors […]
Section 45-59-14. – Annual budget.
§ 45-59-14. Annual budget. (a) Not later than sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the district management authority will annually prepare an operating budget containing: (1) An estimate of surplus from its current fiscal year available for expenditure in the ensuing fiscal year; (2) An estimate of receipts for the […]
Section 45-59-15. – Special tax assessments.
§ 45-59-15. Special tax assessments. Each district management authority will have the power to apportion the annual operating expenses of the district management authority among the owners of ratable real property, not otherwise exempt by law, located within the management district by a special tax assessment. The special tax assessment will be based on the […]
Section 45-59-16. – Limit on assessments.
§ 45-59-16. Limit on assessments. The total of the special tax assessments levied on the ratable real property within the management district will not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total of the real property taxes levied on the ratable real property within the management district, not exempt from taxation by law, for the fiscal […]
Section 45-59-4. – Creation of district or subdistrict.
§ 45-59-4. Creation of district or subdistrict. A management district may be created by an ordinance or resolution enacted by the city or town council of any municipality (as defined in § 45-59-3(5)) upon the written petition of persons owning real property located within the proposed district as provided in this chapter. A management district […]