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Published in June 1994 by Order of the Town Council
Republished in 2017 by Order of the Town Council
Republished in 2023 by Order of the Town Council
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Adopted November 7, 1996 by Order of the Town Council
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TOWN OFFICIALS#
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John W. Hanley, President
Steven P. Calenda, Vice President
Keri M. Cronin
Joseph A. DePasquale
P. Brandt Heckert
Town Council
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Kate Michaud
Town Manager
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Anthony DeSisto, Esquire
Town Solicitor
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Sandrea J. Speroni, CMC
Town Clerk
PREFACE#
Printed herein is the publication of the Charter of the Town of Warren, RI.
Source materials used in the preparation of the Charter were the 1996 Charter, as amended through Nov. 8, 2016, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the Town Council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Charter. By use of the comparative table appearing in the back of this Charter, the reader can locate any section of the 1996 Charter, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.
Page Numbering System
The page numbering system used in this Charter is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation that represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. The following are typical parts of a Charter, which appear in this Charter at this time, and their corresponding prefixes: CHARTER CHT:1
CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE CHTCT:1
CHARTER INDEX CHTi:1
Index
The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross-references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.
Looseleaf Supplements
A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up to date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.
Keeping this publication up to date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.
Acknowledgments
This publication was under the direct supervision of Roger Merriam, Code Attorney, Alexis Legate, Editor, and Janet Cramer, Proofreader, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.
The publisher is most grateful to Sandrea J. Speroni for her cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Charter that will make the active law of the town readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the town's affairs.
Copyright
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