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Footnotes:
--- (2) --- Charter reference— Town council, art. 2; dual office holding, § 14-1-6; personal financial interest, § 14-1-7.
State Law reference— Towns and cities, G.L. 1956, § 45-1-1 et seq.; town councils, G.L. 1956, § 45-5-1 et seq.; ordinances, G.L. 1956, § 45-6-1 et seq.; powers of town council regarding water in the town, G.L. 1956, § 46-4-6.8.
DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY#
Sec. 2-21. - Salary; insurance.#
The president of the town council shall be entitled to an annual salary of $4,700.00. All other members of the town council shall be entitled to an annual salary of $3,500.00. Members of the town council shall be entitled to membership in a town group health coverage plan, including Delta Dental, and to a town group term life insurance policy in the amount of $10,000.00. The cost shall be borne by the individual members.
(Code 1986, § 2-16; Ch. 884, § 1, 6-4-2007; Ch. 1130, § 1, 9-16-2024)
Charter reference— Compensation, § 2-1-4.
Sec. 2-22. - Petitions.#
All petitions presented to the town council shall be in writing, unless otherwise specially allowed by the town council.
(Code 1986, § 2-34)
Charter reference— Initiative and referendum petitions, § 1-4-1 et seq.
Secs. 2-23—2-35. - Reserved.#
DIVISION 2. - MEETINGS#
Footnotes:
--- (3) --- Charter reference— Council president to preside at meetings, § 2-1-3; council meetings, § 2-1-6.
State Law reference— Open meetings law, G.L. 1956, § 42-46-1 et seq.; quorum, G.L. 1956, § 45-5-3.
Sec. 2-36. - Regular meetings.#
(a)
The town council shall hold its regular monthly meetings on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, 25 Fifth Avenue, without any special notice to any member of the town council.
(b)
The council intends to limit its official sessions and meetings to Monday evenings except in the case of an emergency or a holiday.
(Code 1986, § 2-31; Ch. 1102, § 1, 1-3-2023)
Charter reference— Regular meetings, § 2-1-6.
Sec. 2-37. - Special meetings.#
Special meetings of the town council shall be called in the manner provided in this section. Such meetings shall be called whenever the president of the town council, or in his absence from the town, the next ranking member of the town council, shall petition the town clerk to call a special meeting of the town council, and shall specify the business to be considered at the special meeting. The town clerk shall issue a warrant to the town sergeant, or in the absence of the town sergeant, to any constable, directing the town sergeant or constable to personally notify each member of the town council of the special meeting. The warrant shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business it is proposed to transact, and the warrant shall be served at least one hour before the time of the special meeting. No business other than that specified in the warrant calling the special meeting shall be acted upon at the special meeting.
(Code 1986, § 2-32)
Charter reference— Special meetings, § 2-1-6.
State Law reference— Notice of emergency meeting, G.L. 1956, § 42-46-6.
Sec. 2-38. - Work sessions.#
Work sessions will be held the second and fourth Mondays as required. Exceptions may be made in scheduling with a simple majority vote by the town council.
(Code 1986, § 2-33; Ch. 1106, § 1, 3-6-2023)
Charter reference— Work sessions, § 2-1-6.
Secs. 2-39—2-50. - Reserved.#
DIVISION 3. - ORDINANCES#
Footnotes:
--- (4) --- Charter reference— Ordinances, § 2-1-9; revision of ordinances, § 14-1-2; ordinances to implement Charter, § 15-1-3.
State Law reference— Ordinances, G.L. 1956, § 45-6-1 et seq.
Sec. 2-51. - Enactment style of ordinances.#
The enacting style of all ordinances shall be, "IT IS ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT AS FOLLOWS."
(Code 1986, § 2-1)
State Law reference— Publication requirements shall be determined by the town council, G.L. 1956, § 45-6-7.
Sec. 2-52. - Publication of ordinances required.#
The town clerk shall cause all ordinances to be published in pamphlet form for the use of town officers, as soon as practicable after their enactment. The town clerk shall also cause to be published in some newspaper published in either the Town of Narragansett or the Town of South Kingstown (or in the county if there be no newspaper published in Narragansett or South Kingstown), all ordinances hereafter enacted affecting the public generally and involving a fine or other penalty for the breach of such ordinances; provided, however, that for ordinances which exceed two typewritten pages in length the town clerk is hereby authorized to publish either a summary of the ordinance or notice that the ordinance has been adopted. If the town clerk elects to publish a summary of the ordinance or notice of adoption, then the publication shall state where copies of the entire text of the ordinance may be obtained. The publication of ordinances shall be made one time within 20 days after the enactment of the ordinance.
(Code 1986, § 2-2)
State Law reference— Publication requirements established by council, etc., G.L. 1956, § 45-6-7.