Title 45, Title 45 and Cities

The procurement of the service of an attorney, physician or dentist by a municipality, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

If any one or more sections, clauses, sentences or parts of this chapter are for any reason adjudged unconstitutional or otherwise invalid in any court, that judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this chapter but shall be confined in its oper…

When purchasing paint products or contracting or subcontracting for painting, construction, improvement, completion, or repair of any public buildings, public road, public bridge, or public construction, all municipalities, as defined by § 45-55-4(11), are prohibited from the use…

Any person who knowingly and intentionally violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

Except as otherwise authorized by law, all municipal contracts shall be awarded by: (1) Competitive sealed bidding, pursuant to § 45-55-5; (2) Competitive negotiations, pursuant to § 45-55-6; (3) Non-competitive negotiations, pursuant to §§ 45-55-7 and 45-55-8; (4) Small purchase…

Within each city or town or quasi public agency there shall be designated a person or persons to act as purchasing officer to exercise the powers and duties as established in this chapter.

The words defined in this section have the following meanings whenever they appear in this chapter, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires a different meaning or a different definition is prescribed for a particular section, group of sections or provision. (1)…

(a) Contracts exceeding the amount provided by § 45-55-9 shall be awarded by competitive bidding unless they are professional engineering/architectural services pursuant to § 45-55-8.1 and it is determined in writing that this method is not practicable. Factors to be considered i…

The North Kingstown Bus Contractors Association and the Scituate School Bus Owners Club are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

The town of North Smithfield is exempt from the provisions of this chapter with regard to the contracting for fire and rescue services with the Primrose Volunteer Fire Department and/or North Smithfield Fire Department and/or their respective successors and assigns.

(a) When, under regulations adopted by the city or town council, the purchasing agent determines, in writing, that the use of competitive sealed bidding is not practicable, and except as provided in §§ 45-55-8, 45-55-9, and 45-55-10 a contract may be awarded by competitive negoti…

(a) In the event that all bids submitted pursuant to competitive sealed bidding under § 45-55-5 result in bid prices in excess of the funds available for the purchase, and the purchasing officer determines in writing: (1) That there are no additional funds available from any sour…

(a) A contract may be awarded for a supply, service, or construction item without competition when, under published regulations, the purchasing officer determines, in writing, that there is only one source for the required supply, service, or construction item. (b) Notwithstandin…

(a) When the purchasing agent determines that the city or town needs the services of a professional architect or engineer, the purchasing agent shall follow the qualification-based selection process for the procurement of architectural and engineering consulting services. (b) Fed…

When the purchasing agent determines that the city or town needs the services of a program manager, construction manager, or construction manager at risk, the purchasing agent shall follow the regulations, as defined in § 45-55-4(16), for qualification-based selection for the pro…

Procurements, not to exceed an aggregate amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for construction and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for all other purchases may be made in accordance with small purchase regulations promulgated by the municipality. These amounts shall be increase…

The town of Westerly may establish by ordinance of its legislative body as provided in this chapter, within its confines, a downtown center special services district to promote the economic and general welfare of its citizens and property owners through the preservation, enhancem…

The downtown center special services district constitutes a body politic and corporate and the ordinance establishing the district confers upon the district the following powers and other powers as are provided in the chapter: (1) To sue or be sued; (2) To acquire, hold and conve…

In addition to the powers enumerated in § 45-56-2, the ordinance establishing the downtown center special services district may confer upon the district some or all of the following powers: (1) To construct, acquire, or obtain a lease-hold interest in a motor vehicle parking faci…

(a) An ordinance establishing a downtown center special services district shall not take effect unless, within sixty (60) days of the adoption of the ordinance: (1) If the district is not divided into subdistricts pursuant to § 45-56-6(b), a referendum is held among all the holde…

The ordinance establishing the downtown center special services district shall provide that the business of the district shall be conducted by a board of commissioners, and by any agents that the ordinance may authorize them to designate, and the ordinance shall further provide t…

(a) An ordinance establishing a downtown center special services district shall provide the time and manner for determining the levy on real property within the district which is recommended by the board of commissioners of the district pursuant to § 45-56-2(5). (b) In order to p…

(a) At any time after the downtown center special services district has been established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the district may be dissolved in any one of the following ways: (1) By the adoption of an ordinance repealing the ordinance establishing the downto…

Notwithstanding any provision of any municipal charter or of any general law, public law or special act to the contrary, an ordinance establishing a downtown center special services district may provide: (1) That the municipality in which the district is located is excused from p…

(a) There is hereby created a special preservation and management district to be known as the Winnisimet Farm Road District. (b) The district consists of those lots of record listed on the town of Tiverton tax assessor’s plat map 1-7 Block 179, including cards numbered: 1 1a 2 2a…

The road district will be established when approved by majority vote of the electors under the following procedures: Ballots shall be distributed by certified mail to every elector as defined in § 45-57-2. Ballots shall include copies of this act and instructions for ballot submi…

The Winnisimet Farm Road District shall be duly instituted when the majority vote of the electors, as certified by the board of canvassers, together with a copy of this act, are recorded in land evidence records of the town of Tiverton.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person serving without compensation as a director, officer, or volunteer of the Winnisimet Farm Road District shall be liable to any person based solely on his or her conduct in the execution of the office or duty unless the conduct…

This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all steps shall be taken which are necessary to meet constitutional or other legal requirements whether or not these steps a…

(a) Every owner listed on recorded deeds of any lot or lots of record within the district is an elector of the district and is eligible to vote in the election of officers of the district and in the ballots for all propositions brought before any annual or special meeting. (b) In…

(a) The district will hold an annual meeting during the month of October in every year. (b) Special meetings of the district shall be called by the secretary upon order of the board of directors or upon written application of at least fifteen (15) electors; and whenever the subje…

(a) The electors of the district shall at annual meetings elect a board of directors comprised of seven (7) electors of the district, and then shall elect from the duly elected directors a president, a vice president, a treasurer and a secretary. (b) The directors shall serve for…

The board of directors of the Winnisimet Farm Road District, in addition to any other powers conferred by this chapter, have the power: (a) To conduct the business and affairs of the district as approved at annual meetings by a majority vote of electors in attendance; (b) To adop…

The board of directors, when authorized by majority vote of the electors voting upon a proposition, have the power: (a) To acquire real property by purchase at prices or amounts authorized by duly adopted proposition; (b) To sell, transfer or permanently dispose of any real prope…

(a) The electors of the district, at annual or special meeting of the district, have the power to order the imposition and collection of thosemonetary assessments upon lots of record with the district which they deem necessary for the payment of common expenses incurred or to be …

A reasonable interest charge, approved by the board of directors, may be added to assessments that remain unpaid after one year from the notification of the assessment, and may accumulate annually thereafter on the unpaid balance.

An audit of the treasurer’s financial records shall be conducted annually prior to the annual meeting by a person, firm or committee appointed by the board of directors. The audit report shall be included in the annual treasurer’s report.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Pascoag Utility District Act of 2001”.

Upon April 4, 2001, the utility district shall: (1) Succeed to and become subject to the utility bond obligations heretofore imposed by any security interest or trust instrument upon the Pascoag fire district; and (2) Succeed to the precise position of Pascoag fire district, with…

(a) The utility district shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds for any of its corporate or district purposes and to secure the payment of the bonds in such manner and by such means as may be provided in the resolution or res…

(a) All money of the utility district, from whatever source derived, shall be paid to the treasurer of the utility district. The money on receipt shall be deposited forthwith in a separate bank account or accounts. The money in the accounts shall be paid out with a check of the t…

The right to alter, amend or repeal this chapter is reserved to the state, but no such alteration, amendment or repeal shall operate to impair the obligation of any contract made by the utility district under any power conferred by this chapter. If any section, clause, provision …

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to effect in any way the continued existence and operation of the Pascoag fire district’s fire prevention and suppression functions, its charter and/or bylaws governing the fire district.

It is hereby declared that the Pascoag utility district, in the carrying out of its quasi-municipal purposes, is in all respects providing essential services to the people of the state of Rhode Island that improves their health, safety and welfare. Accordingly, the district shall…

Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless another meaning is expressed or is clearly apparent from the language or context: (1) “Fire district” means the Pascoag fire district created by the act passed at the May session 1887, entitled “An Act to Incorporat…

This chapter is intended to: (1) Establish the Pascoag utility district as the successor to the utility functions fulfilled prior to April 4, 2001, by the Pascoag fire district; (2) Provide for the orderly separation and transfer of those utility functions and related utility ass…