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Sec. 2-10. - Purchase of land by the city.

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Warwick, RI.

Local law · Updated July 8, 2025 · 2,073 sections

The text

(a)

No purchase of land by the city shall take place until an appraisal has been obtained from an independent appraiser.

(b)

Through competitive bid, the city shall retain the services of three appraisers who shall be available when needed and compensated on a per appraisal basis. As part of the appraisal service, the appraiser must be available to appear before the city council, however, this component of the service shall be bid and priced separately.

(c)

The appraisal, together with a title report and completed seller disclosure form shall be provided to members of the city council at least ten days prior to the date on which the city council will consider the matter.

(Ord. No. O-98-18, § I, 6-8-98; Ord. No. O-99-20, § I, 4-19-99)

Editor's note— Ordinance No. O-98-18, § I, adopted June 8, 1998, amended ch. 2 by adding § 2-9. Inasmuch as other provisions had been designated as § 2-9, the provisions of Ord. No. 0-98-18 were included herein as § 2-10 by the editor.