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101. - Inhabitants incorporated as town with powers and duties of a town.#
The inhabitants of the Town of West Warwick, 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 in perpetuity under the name of the "Town of West Warwick," and as such, shall continue to have, exercise, and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, privileges, and franchises and shall be subject to all the duties and obligations now incumbent upon or appertaining to said town as [a] municipal corporation or by virtue of the laws of this state so far as the same shall not be altered by this Charter or amendments thereof. The enumeration of particular powers by this Charter shall not be deemed to be exclusive; and in addition to the powers enumerated therein or implied thereby, or appropriate to the exercise of such powers, it is intended that the town shall have and may exercise all powers which, under the Constitution of this state, it would be competent for this Charter specifically to enumerate.
102. - Form of government.#
Pursuant to the provisions of this Charter and subject only to the limitations imposed by the State Constitution and by this Charter, all powers of the town, except those powers vested in and exercised by the financial town meeting, shall be vested in an elected town council which shall enact local legislation, and in a town manager appointed by the town council, who shall be responsible for the execution of the laws and the administration of the town government in accordance with the provisions of this Charter, the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island, and the laws enacted by the General Assembly of Rhode Island. Editor's note— This section was amended by Question 1 approved at the February 8, 1994, Special Election.
103. - Joint activities with other governments.#
The town shall have power to join with any other municipal corporation, special district, or with any other unit or agency or government, or with any number or combination thereof, by contract or otherwise, in the ownership, operation, or performance, jointly or by one (1) or more on behalf of all, of any property, facility, or service which each would have the power to own, operate, or perform separately.
104. - Town appointed boards, commissions, committees, and authorities.#
(A)
Subject to the approval of the town council, all appointed boards, commissions, committees, and authorities of town government shall adopt bylaws and/or rules necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers granted to such public body by the Town Charter, the ordinances of the town, or state law. All bylaws/rules shall, at a minimum, address conduct of meetings, attendance, and election of officers at least annually.
(B)
Any official appointed by the town council to any board, commission, committee, or authority shall be removed from office by the town council if said official fails to attend scheduled meetings for a period of three (3) consecutive meetings without the express(ed) written leave of the chairperson of such public body.
Editor's note— This section is added by Question 12 approved at the November 5, 1996, General Election.