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--- (1) --- State Law reference— General powers of cities and towns, G.L. 1956, § 45-2-1 et seq.
Sec. 2-29. - Real property transactions; city council approval of lease.#
(a)
The city council must approve any and all leases of real property by the city.
(b)
The city council shall not approve, nor shall the city enter into a lease agreement for real property, if said lease exceeds a period of five years. If said lessee intends to request an extension of the lease, the city must be notified one year prior to the termination of the existing lease. Said extension shall not exceed a period of five years, which will be reviewed and may be renewed.
(c)
Despite the prohibition set forth in subsection (b) of this section, the city council may, at its discretion, renew or renegotiate any existing longterm lease that was approved by the city council, and entered into by the city, prior to the enactment of this section.
(Code 1994, § 2-32; Ord. of 6-1-2005(5))
Sec. 2-30. - Real property transactions; city council approval of acquisitions and disposal.#
(a)
The city council must approve any and all acquisitions of real property by the city. The resolution approving the acquisition shall set forth the terms, conditions, and manner of acquisition.
(b)
The city council must approve any and all disposals of real property by the city. The resolution approving the disposal shall set forth the terms, conditions, and manner of the disposal.
(c)
Conveyances conducted pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) must be in recordable form as permitted by state law, and approved as to form by the city solicitor. The document of conveyance must be signed by the mayor, and contain specific reference to the resolution authorizing the conveyance.
(d)
The city may acquire and hold real property as sole owner or as tenant in common or other lawful tenancy, with any other person or governmental body for any public purpose.
(e)
The city shall have and may exercise all rights and powers in the acquisition, ownership and holding of real property as if the city were a private person.
(Ord. of 4-13-2015, § 1)
Sec. 2-31. - Open and green government.#
(a)
Legislative findings. The city council hereby finds that it is in the environmental and fiscal interests of the city to reduce the amount of paper that is used for the production of city council agendas and relevant, accompany documents.
(b)
The city clerk shall provide all city council agendas and relevant, accompanying documents in digital form to members of the city council and members of the public. All city council agendas and relevant, accompanying documents, properly redacted if necessary, shall appear on the city website. Any member of the city council or the public may request a printed agenda or relevant, accompany document and said request may be subject to chapter 38-2 of the Rhode Island general laws.
(Ord. of 4-15-2021(1), § 1)