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Section 1.01 - Incorporation#
The inhabitants of the Town of Warren in the State of Rhode Island, within the corporate limits, as now established or as hereafter established in the manner provided by law, shall continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate, under the name of the Town of Warren in perpetuity, to be governed under the provisions of this Home Rule Charter as adopted and as it may be amended from time to time.
Section 1.02 - Form of Government#
The municipal government by this Charter shall be known as the "Council-Manager" form of government.
Section 1.03 - Conduct of Expectations#
The Town expects its elected officials and their employees to do their job in the spirit of public service.
Section 1.04 - Powers of the Town of Warren#
The Town of Warren shall have all the powers possible for a town to have, now or hereafter under the Constitution and laws of this State, fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this Charter. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Town of Warren shall have all the powers now or hereafter granted to towns by the Constitution and General Laws of the State together with all the implied or incidental powers necessary to carry into execution the powers granted. The Town may acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any Town purpose, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation, and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage and control such property as its interest may require; and, except as prohibited by the Constitution of this State or restricted by this Charter, the Town shall and may exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever. The enumeration of particular powers by this Charter shall not be deemed to be exclusive, and in addition to the powers enumerated herein or implied hereby, or appropriate to the exercise of such powers, it is intended that the Town of Warren shall have and may exercise all powers which, under the Constitution of this State, it would be competent for the Charter specifically to enumerate.
Section 1.05 - Intergovernmental Agreements#
The Town of Warren may, with the approval of the Town Council, enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with the Federal Government, with the State, or with any political subdivision thereof, for the performance of any service, the use of any facilities, for the combination of services and/or functions, and for the financing thereof.