Town of Johnston, RI
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2023-11-14
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The Charter
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Chapter C The Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C The Charter
- Ch C Art I Basic Provisions
- § C-1-1 Incorporation.
- § C-1-2 Form of government.
- § C-1-3 Powers of town.
- Ch C Art II Elections
- § C-2-1 Electors.
- § C-2-2 Election laws.
- § C-2-3 Time of elections.
- § C-2-4 Mayor and Council—Terms of office; oaths of office.
- § C-2-5 Board of Canvassers and Registration - Generally.
- § C-2-6 Same - Powers and duties.
- Ch C Art III Town Council
- § C-3-1 Composition; term of office of members.
- § C-3-2 Vacancies.
- § C-3-3 Qualifications.
- § C-3-4 Presiding officer.
- § C-3-5 Compensation.
- § C-3-6 Quorum.
- § C-3-7 Meetings.
- § C-3-8 Powers.
- § C-3-9 Methods by which action is taken; procedure for enacting ordinances.
- § C-3-10 Annual audit.
- Ch C Art IV Mayor
- § C-4-1 Election; term of office.
- § C-4-2 Qualifications.
- § C-4-3 Compensation.
- § C-4-4 Absence or disability.
- § C-4-5 Vacancy.
- § C-4-6 Powers and duties.
- Ch C Art V Town Clerk
- § C-5-1 Appointment; term of office.
- § C-5-2 Powers and duties.
- § C-5-3 Compensation.
- § C-5-4 Bond.
- Ch C Art VI Town Solicitor
- § C-6-1 Appointment; assistants; term of office.
- § C-6-2 Qualifications.
- § C-6-3 Compensation.
- § C-6-4 Duties.
- § C-6-5 Written opinions to be public.
- § C-6-6 Special powers.
- Ch C Art VII Probate Judge
- § C-7-1 Appointment; term of office.
- § C-7-2 Qualifications.
- § C-7-3 Compensation.
- § C-7-4 Vacancies.
- Ch C Art VIII The Budget
- § C-8-1 Fiscal year.
- § C-8-2 Contents generally.
- § C-8-3 Preparation of the budget.
- § C-8-4 Budget format.
- § C-8-5 Budget control.
- Ch C Art IX Department of Finance
- § C-9-1 Organization.
- § C-9-2 Director of Finance - Generally.
- § C-9-3 Same - Qualifications.
- § C-9-4 Same - Compensation.
- § C-9-5 Same - Duties and powers.
- § C-9-6 Competitive bidding.
- § C-9-7 Transfer of appropriations.
- § C-9-8 Tax assessor.
- § C-9-9 Review of assessments.
- § C-9-10 Borrowing.
- Ch C Art X Department of Public Works
- § C-10-1 Organization.
- § C-10-2 Powers and duties.
- Ch C Art XI Police Department
- § C-11-1 Organization.
- § C-11-2 Powers and duties.
- Ch C Art XII Fire Department
- § C-12-1 Organization.
- § C-12-2 Powers and duties.
- Ch C Art XIII Department of Health
- § C-13-1 Organization.
- § C-13-2 Powers and duties.
- Ch C Art XIV Department of Public Welfare
- § C-14-1 Organization.
- § C-14-2 Powers and duties.
- Ch C Art XV School Department
- § C-15-1 School Committee - Composition; election; terms of office of members.
- § C-15-2 Same - Qualifications of members.
- § C-15-3 Same - Vacancies.
- § C-15-4 Same - Compensation.
- § C-15-5 Same - Powers and duties.
- Ch C Art XVI Personnel
- § C-16-1 Personnel Board - Organization.
- § C-16-2 Same - Compensation.
- § C-16-3 Same - Powers and duties.
- § C-16-4 Positions excepted from classified service.
- § C-16-5 Present employees continued in office.
- § C-16-6 Temporary appointments when no list is available.
- § C-16-7 Probationary period.
- § C-16-8 Emergency appointments.
- § C-16-9 Services of other agencies.
- § C-16-10 Town Council as Board of Personnel Review.
- § C-16-11 Appointment and discharge of subordinates.
- § C-16-12 Retirement of municipal employees.
- § C-16-13 Right to organize.
- Ch C Art XVII Planning Board
- § C-17-1 Composition; appointment; vacancies; organization; compensation.
- § C-17-2 Powers and duties.
- Ch C Art XVIII Other Offices and Commissions
- § C-18-1 Town Sergeant.
- § C-18-2 Auctioneer.
- § C-18-3 Sealer of weights and measures.
- § C-18-4 Civil defense.
- § C-18-5 Parks and Recreation Commission.
- § C-18-6 Other offices.
- Ch C Art XIX General Provisions
- § C-19-1 Amending the Charter.
- § C-19-2 Specific terms prevail.
- § C-19-3 Severability of provisions.
- § C-19-4 Laws affecting officers.
- § C-19-5 Oath of office.
- § C-19-6 Official bonds.
- § C-19-7 Publicity of records.
- § C-19-8 Codification of ordinances.
- § C-19-9 Town Council and School Committee districts.
- Ch C Art XX Succession in Government
- § C-20-1 Continuation of laws.
- § C-20-2 Continuation of ordinances.
- § C-20-3 Continuation of government.
- § C-20-4 Continuation of administrative personnel.
- § C-20-5 Continuation of tax obligation.
- § C-20-6 Continuance of contracts and obligations.
- § C-20-7 Pending actions and proceedings.
- § C-20-8 Transfer of records and property.
- Ch C Art XXI Inauguration of New Charter Government
- § C-21-1 Effective date.
- § C-21-2 Transfer of appropriations.
- § C-21-3 Ordinances to implement Charter.
- § C-21-4 Effective date and repeal.
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Abandonment of Roadways
- Ch 6 Arbitration
- Ch 9 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 13 Claims
- Ch 18 Senior Citizens Center
- Ch 23 Finance, Department of
- Ch 27 Fire Department
- Ch 31 Funds and Trusts
- Ch 41 Officers and Employees
- Ch 47 Personnel Policies
- Ch 51 Police Department
- Ch 54 Police Details
- Ch 58 Public Works
- Ch 62 Purchasing
- Ch 66 Risk Management
- Ch 70 (Reserved)
- Ch 71 Social Security
- Ch 74 Town Council
- Ch 77 Town Hall
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 83 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 88 Alarm Systems
- Ch 91 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 94 Amusements
- Ch 98 Animals
- Ch 103 Arborists
- Ch 107 Barbers, Hairdressers and Similar Services
- Ch 112 Bingo and Beano
- Ch 118 Building Construction
- Ch 121 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 125 Business Operations
- Ch 127 Cannabis
- Ch 129 Car Sales and Rental
- Ch 132 Cemeteries
- Ch 142 Criminal Background Checks
- Ch 145 Dances
- Ch 147 Day-Care Centers
- Ch 149 Development Impact Fees
- Ch 156 Electrical Standards
- Ch 157 Engineering Operations
- Ch 158 Entertainment
- Ch 161 Excavations
- Ch 164 Explosives
- Ch 169 Firearms
- Ch 172 Fire Prevention
- Ch 180 Gasoline Stations
- Ch 183 Graffiti
- Ch 189 Gull Control
- Ch 192 Hotel, Motel, Rooming House Registrants and Room Resellers
- Ch 194 Housing Standards
- Ch 199 Junkyards
- Ch 202 Land Development Fees
- Ch 204 Licensing
- Ch 207 Littering
- Ch 210 Loitering; Aggressive Begging, Soliciting and Panhandling
- Ch 212 Mailboxes
- Ch 213 Massage and Body Works Services
- Ch 217 Motor Vehicle Code
- Ch 220 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 224 Noise
- Ch 230 Oil and Gas Heating Code
- Ch 231 Outdoor Heaters and Boilers
- Ch 233 Parades
- Ch 236 Parking
- Ch 239 Parking Lots
- Ch 242 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 244 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 245 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 248 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 252 Plumbing
- Ch 257 Private Detectives
- Ch 261 Property Maintenance
- Ch 265 Rental Property
- Ch 269 Restaurants
- Ch 272 Sales, Casual
- Ch 276 (Reserved)
- Ch 279 Sewers
- Ch 282 Signs
- Ch 286 Slaughterhouses
- Ch 291 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 295 Solid Waste
- Ch 298 Stormwater Management
- Ch 300 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 303 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 307 Taxation
- Ch 313 Tires, Storage of
- Ch 316 Towing
- Ch 319 Trailers and Mobile Homes
- Ch 325 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 328 Vehicles, Recreational
- Ch 332 (Reserved)
- Ch 335 Water
- Ch 337 Wells
- Ch 340 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Johnston 5-10-1963. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Preamble[1]
We, the people of the Town of Johnston, in order to secure the
right of self government in all local matters, pursuant to the provisions
of the constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
do adopt and establish this Charter for the Town of Johnston.
[1]
Editor's Note: For constitutional provision
granting home rule for cities and towns, see R. I. Const. Amend. XIII.
