The inhabitants of the Town 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 Glocester."
[Amended 11/4/2014]
The form of Town government provided by this Charter shall be
the Town Council form of government. Pursuant to its provisions and
subject only to the limitations imposed by the State Constitution
and by this Charter, all powers of the Town, except those vested in
and exercised by the Financial Town Referendum, shall be vested in
an elected Town Council which shall enact local legislation and be
responsible for the execution of the laws and the administration of
the Town Government.
The Town shall have all powers of local self-government and
home rule and all powers possible for a Town to have under the Constitution
of this State, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry
into execution all the powers granted. The Town shall have such additional
powers as now or hereafter may be granted to the Town by the Constitution
and laws of the State. All powers of the Town shall be exercised in
the manner prescribed by this Charter and by State Law or if not so
prescribed, then in such manner as shall be provided by Ordinance
or Resolution of the Council.
The Town shall have and may exercise all local and municipal
powers, functions, rights, privileges and immunities of every name
and nature whatsoever unless otherwise prohibited by the Constitution
and General Laws of the State or by this Charter. 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 the State, it would be competent for this Charter specifically
to enumerate.
The laws of the State not inconsistent with this Charter, except
those superseded by or declared inoperative by Ordinance or Resolution
of the Council, shall have the force and effect of Ordinances of the
Town.
In the event of conflict between any Town Ordinance or Resolution
and any law of the State, other than a law enacted in conformity with
the powers reserved to the General Assembly by the Constitution and
except in regard to questions of health, education and police power,
the provisions of the Town Ordinance or Resolution shall prevail and
control.
Without limitation of the foregoing, the Town may acquire property
within or without its corporate limits for any municipal purpose,
in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift,
device, lease or condemnation, and may sell, mortgage, hold, manage
and control such property as its interest may require.
[Amended 11/4/2014]
The Town shall have the power to adopt and amend local laws
and Ordinances relating to its property, affairs and government. The
legislative powers of the Town shall be vested in the Council, except
such powers as are vested in the Financial Town Referendum.
[Amended 12-17-2020 by Res. No. 2020-07]
The Town may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements
with the Federal Government, with the State, or with any political
subdivision thereof for the performance of any services and the use
of any facilities. All contracts or cooperative agreements must be
reviewed by the Town Council and executed by the Town Council President
or designee, by vote of Town Council.
