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Sec. 2-1. - Adoption of ordinances.#
Except in the case of zoning ordinances and other ordinances for which the procedure for adoption and publication is prescribed by state law, the following procedure shall be followed by the town council in adopting ordinances of the town: (1)
Any ordinance may be introduced by any member of the council at any regular or special meeting of the council.
(2)
Upon introduction, the ordinance shall receive its first reading, verbatim, unless such reading is waived by a majority vote of the members of council present.
(3)
The ordinance shall then be referred to the town solicitor for his approval as to form and legality.
(4)
The proposed ordinance shall be delivered to the town clerk by the town solicitor, and the town clerk shall prepare a sufficient number of copies of the same so that one (1) copy thereof may be delivered by him to each member of council at or prior to the next regular meeting of council.
(5)
The proposed ordinance shall again be presented and read, which reading may be by title only, at such next regular meeting of council and if adopted, unless otherwise expressly provided in such ordinance, it shall become effective fifteen (15) days thereafter; provided, that the town clerk shall cause to be published the title of such ordinance or an informative summary thereof at least once in some newspaper having general circulation in the town.
(6)
If, in the opinion of council, an emergency exists, an ordinance pertinent to the emergency may be passed at the same meeting at which it is introduced, to become effective immediately upon publication of the title or an informative summary thereof in some newspaper having general circulation in the town. An emergency ordinance shall contain a specific statement of the emergency upon which it is based.
(7)
In the case of zoning ordinances and other ordinances for which the procedure for adoption and publication is prescribed by state law, such procedure prescribed by state law shall be followed.
(8)
It shall be the duty of the town solicitor to draft any ordinance upon the request of any member of the town council.
(Code 1967, § 2-2)
State Law reference— Ordinances generally, G.L. 1956, § 45-6-1 et seq.
Sec. 2-2. - Fees for town publications and copies.#
(a)
The town clerk may charge reasonable copying costs for any requested copies of town documents.
(b)
The town clerk, in consultation with the town council, will establish and post in a conspicuous place the purchase price for available town publications such as the Town Charter, the zoning change fee, and the harbor management plan.
(c)
The town clerk may charge the following fees for providing the services noted below:
(1)
Filing of wills .....$20.00
(2)
Filing of trade names .....20.00
(3)
Filing a request for an Amendment to Zoning Map .....550.00
(4)
Filing a request for an Amendment to Zoning Ordinance .....250.00
(If the cost for a zone change application exceeds five hundred fifty dollars ($550.00), the clerk shall bill the applicant for the balance).
(Ord. of 4-12-2005; Ord. of 8-11-2015(1))
Editor's note— An ordinance adopted Apr. 12, 2005, did not specify manner of codification; hence, designation as § 2-2 was at the editor's discretion.