§ 46-24-1. Definitions. (a) The term “authority” means the corporation created by § 46-24-2. (b) The term “board” means the members of the authority. (c) The term “participating community” means the towns of Coventry, West Warwick, and Scituate, and the cities of Warwick and Cranston. (d) The term “project” means the Pawtuxet River authority project. […]
§ 46-24-10. Tax exemption. It is hereby declared that the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of Rhode Island for the improvement of their health, welfare, and prosperity, and the authority will perform an essential government function in the […]
§ 46-24-11. Payments in lieu of taxes. The authority shall pay annually in lieu of any property tax, as a charge upon its earnings and revenues, to each city, town, and district, or other district, a sum equal in amount to any property tax levied on any property by or on behalf of the town […]
§ 46-24-12. Subcommittees. The board may create such subcommittees as may be necessary to carry out its duties, except that all powers shall be reserved to the entire board. History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 111, § 1.
§ 46-24-13. Meetings. (a) The board shall meet at least once a month at a place within the participating communities, and all meetings shall be open to the public, and all decisions shall be made public; provided, however, nothing contained herein shall prohibit the board from closing a meeting to the public when the nature […]
§ 46-24-14. Quorum. The majority of the members of the committee shall be required to transact any business. History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 111, § 1.
§ 46-24-15. Offices. Upon organization, the authority shall proceed to lease, rent, or buy facilities that are necessary to establish a permanent office which shall be open at reasonable business hours to the public. History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 111, § 1.
§ 46-24-16. Merit system. The authority is authorized to establish by resolution a personnel merit system for its employees. History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 111, § 1.
§ 46-24-17. Money of the authority. All money of the authority from whatever source derived, shall be paid to the treasurer of the authority. The money on receipt shall be deposited forthwith in a separate bank account or accounts. The money in the account shall be paid out on a check of the treasurer on […]
§ 46-24-18. Funding of authority’s operations. The cost of the operation of the authority shall be borne equally by the member towns and cities, and they shall each annually appropriate a sum sufficient to pay its proportionate share of the operation of the authority. History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 111, § 1.
§ 46-24-19. Right to alter, amend, or repeal chapter. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this chapter is hereby expressly reserved, but no such alteration, amendment, or repeal shall operate to impair the obligation of any contract made by the authority under any power conferred by this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 111, […]
§ 46-24-2. Pawtuxet River authority created. A board to be known as the Pawtuxet River authority is hereby created. The board shall be a body corporate and politic, constituting a public benefit corporation, and shall serve as the governing body of the authority for the purposes of this chapter. The powers of the corporation shall […]
§ 46-24-20. Severability. If any section, clause, provision, or term of this chapter shall be declared unconstitutional and ineffective in whole or in part then, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional and effective, it shall be valid and effective, and no other section, clause, provision, or term shall on account thereof be deemed […]
§ 46-24-3. Composition of board. (a) The board shall consist of fifteen (15) members, three (3) members to be appointed by the presidents of the town councils of Coventry, West Warwick, and Scituate, respectively, and three (3) members each to be appointed by the mayors of the cities of Warwick and Cranston. Each member so […]
§ 46-24-4. Compensation of board and agents. Each member of the board shall receive an annual salary not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per year and shall be entitled to reimbursement of his or her actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her official duties. The salaries, compensation, and expenses […]
§ 46-24-5. Officers and employees of board. The chairperson of the board shall be selected by the majority vote of the members of the board. The board shall appoint a secretary and treasurer who may, or may not, be members of the board and such other employees as may be necessary in its judgment and […]
§ 46-24-6. Business prohibited to members. No member of the Pawtuxet River authority shall directly or indirectly engage in any contract or agreement for labor, supply of materials for construction, or reconstruction of the physical assets of the district or replacements or additions thereto. No person holding elective office in the participating communities or the […]
§ 46-24-7. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of the authority shall be from July 1 to June 30. History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 111, § 1.
§ 46-24-8. Annual reports. The board, during May of each year, shall submit to the councils of the participating cities and towns a report showing actual expenditures for the preceding ten (10) months, and the projected expenditures for the final two (2) months of its fiscal year, as well as a proposed budget for the […]
§ 46-24-9. Powers of authority. The authority shall the have power: (1) To negotiate payments within one or more of the participating communities for the conduct of services or the erection of projects necessary for the purposes of the authority, subject to a majority vote of each of the city and town councils participating in […]
