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City of Pawtucket, RI
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2024-05-09
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Chapter C Charter
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ARTICLE IV. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS, ETC., IN EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
Ch C Art IV
POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS, ETC., IN EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH
Ch C Art IV. Ch 1
MAYOR
Sec. 4-100
To be chief executive officer; duties generally.
Sec. 4-101
Duties relative to finances.
Sec. 4-102
Recommendations to council.
Sec. 4-103
Legislative functions.
Sec. 4-104
Administrative assistant.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 2
DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS
Sec. 4-200
Ex officio positions of city clerk.
Sec. 4-201
Records to be maintained.
Sec. 4-202
Clerk to issue licenses and permits.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 3
LAW DEPARTMENT
Sec. 4-300
Duties generally.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 4
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Sec. 4-400
Duties generally.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 5
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Sec. 4-500
Director of finance — Duties generally.
Sec. 4-501
Same — Duties relative to annual operating budget, capital program, etc.
Sec. 4-502
Same — To set up system of quarterly allotments, etc.
Sec. 4-503
Same — To obtain bids for sale of city bonds or notes.
Sec. 4-504
Same — To supervise divisions of department.
Sec. 4-505
Tax assessing division; tax assessor.
Sec. 4-506
Division of collections and disbursements.
Sec. 4-507
Accounting division.
Sec. 4-508
Personnel division.
Sec. 4-509
Purchasing division.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 6
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Sec. 4-600
Director of public works.
Sec. 4-601
(Reserved)
Sec. 4-602
Division of streets and bridges.
Sec. 4-603
Division of sewers and sanitation.
Sec. 4-604
(Reserved)
Sec. 4-605
Division of equipment maintenance.
Sec. 4-606
(Reserved)
Ch C Art IV. Ch 7
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Sec. 4-700
Director of public safety.
Sec. 4-701
Police division.
Sec. 4-702
Fire division.
Sec. 4-703
Division of licenses and inspections.
Sec. 4-704
Defense civil preparedness agency.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 8
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Sec. 4-800
(Reserved)
Ch C Art IV. Ch 9
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND REDEVELOPMENT
Sec. 4-900
Department of planning and redevelopment; duties and responsibilities.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 10
PURCHASING BOARD
Sec. 4-1000
Authority and duties of the Purchasing Board.
Sec. 4-1001
Purchasing Director – Appointment: to be in merit employment system; to be executive secretary of purchasing board.
Sec. 4-1002
Same — Duties generally.
Sec. 4-1003
Manner of making purchases for the city.
Sec. 4-1004
Awarding of contracts; use of alternative methods of purchase.
Sec. 4-1005
Standard specifications for supplies, materials and equipment.
Sec. 4-1006
Contracts for construction.
Sec. 4-1007
Responsibilities of bidders; prequalification of contractors.
Sec. 4-1008
Procurement of consultant and professional services.
Sec. 4-1009
Duties of the accounting division relative to purchasing.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 11
PERSONNEL BOARD
Sec. 4-1100
Powers and duties generally.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 12
BOARD OF APPEALS
Sec. 4-1200
To be zoning board of review.
Sec. 4-1201
To hear appeals from refusal of licensing bodies to grant licenses.
Sec. 4-1202
To act as board of tax review.
Sec. 4-1203
To hear appeals from action of departments, board, etc.; exception.
Sec. 4-1204
Authority to adopt rules and regulations, administer oaths, summon witnesses, etc.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 13
RESERVED
Sec. 4-1300
Reserved.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 14
BOARD OF CANVASSERS
Sec. 4-1400
Powers and duties generally.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 15
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Sec. 4-1500
Powers and duties.
Sec. 4-1501
Establishment of school libraries.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 16
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Sec. 4-1600
Responsibilities of planning commissions.
Sec. 4-1601
Same — Effect; commission to approve construction, etc.
Sec. 4-1602
Preparation, etc., of program of capital improvements.
Sec. 4-1603
Council not bound by decisions of commission; exceptions.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 17
HOUSING AUTHORITY
Sec. 4-1700
Powers and duties.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 18
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Sec. 4-1800
To have sole power to manage, etc., schools.
Sec. 4-1801
Powers relative to school committee personnel.
Sec. 4-1802
To submit annually financial requirements for ensuing fiscal year.
Sec. 4-1803
Purchases to be made through purchasing agent.
Sec. 4-1804
Records and monthly statements of receipts and expenditures.
Sec. 4-1805
Audit of records pertaining to property and finances.
Sec. 4-1806
Public and closed school committee meetings.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 19
WATER SUPPLY BOARD
Sec. 4-1900
Powers and duties.
Sec. 4-1901
Election of chairman.
Sec. 4-1902
Superintendent or chief engineer.
Sec. 4-1903
Removal of superintendent or chief engineer.
Sec. 4-1904
Powers and duties of superintendent or chief engineer.
Sec. 4-1905
City finance department.
Sec. 4-1906
Receipts.
Ch C Art IV. Ch 20
PAWTUCKET REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Sec. 4-2000
Powers and duties of the agency.
Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 3
Administration of Government
Ch 7
Bills and Claims
Ch 11
Boards and Commissions
Ch 22
Committees
Ch 26
Courts
Ch 30
Defense and Indemnification
Ch 35
Expenditures
Ch 40
Funds
Ch 50
Officers and Employees
Ch 59
Pensions
Ch 63
Personnel Policies
Ch 76
Real Property Transactions
Ch 80
Records
Ch 84
Referenda Questions
Ch 88
Salaries and Compensation
Ch 90
Collective Bargaining Agreements
Ch 92
Training Schools
General Legislation
Ch 100
Air Pollution
Ch 104
Alarm Systems
Ch 108
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 112
Amusements
Ch 116
Animals
Ch 124
Bicycles
Ch 128
Bingo
Ch 130
Body Works Services
Ch 132
Brush, Grass and Weeds
Ch 136
Building Construction
Ch 147
Buildings, Moving of
Ch 151
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 156
Business Deliveries
Ch 158
Business Registration
Ch 162
Cemeteries
Ch 167
Circuses and Carnivals
Ch 173
Curfew
Ch 176
Deeds, Recording of
Ch 182
Drugs
Ch 186
Electrical Standards
Ch 193
Entertainment
Ch 198
Excavations
Ch 200
Exterior Lighting
Ch 202
Fees
Ch 206
Firearms
Ch 208
Fire Lanes
Ch 210
Fire Prevention
Ch 218
Food Establishments
Ch 222
Fortune Telling
Ch 231
Hazardous Materials
Ch 235
Heating Equipment
Ch 243
HIV Testing
Ch 247
Housing Standards
Ch 251
Secondhand Shops, Junkyards, Junk Dealers and Metal Recyclers
Ch 260
Licensing
Ch 263
Littering
Ch 266
Loitering
Ch 274
Mechanical Standards
Ch 282
Newspapers and Magazines
Ch 286
Noise
Ch 288
Nonresidential Structures
Ch 290
Nuisances
Ch 293
P.T.E. Program
Ch 294
Parks and Playgrounds
Ch 298
Peace and Good Order
Ch 302
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 306
Plumbing
Ch 313
Poles and Wires
Ch 317
Private Detectives
Ch 319
Property Classification
Ch 321
Refrigerators, Abandoned
Ch 325
Rental Property
Ch 329
Sales, Special
Ch 335
Sewers
Ch 341
(Reserved)
Ch 345
Smoking
Ch 347
Solid Waste
Ch 351
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 355
Subsidized Housing
Ch 360
Tattoo Parlors
Ch 363
Taxation
Ch 364
Telecommunications
Ch 365
Tobacco and Snuff
Ch 367
Towing
Ch 371
Trees
Ch 375
Utility Rights-Of-Way
Ch 379
Vehicle Repair Shops
Ch 383
Vehicles, Abandoned and Nonoperational
Ch 388
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 392
Vehicles, Removal of
Ch 396
Vending Machine Services
Ch 401
Water
Ch 410
Zoning
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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ARTICLE IV
POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS, ETC., IN EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH
CHAPTER 1
MAYOR
chevron_right
Sec. 4-100
To be chief executive officer; duties generally.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-101
Duties relative to finances.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-102
Recommendations to council.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-103
Legislative functions.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-104
Administrative assistant.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS
chevron_right
Sec. 4-200
Ex officio positions of city clerk.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-201
Records to be maintained.
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Sec. 4-202
Clerk to issue licenses and permits.
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CHAPTER 3
LAW DEPARTMENT
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Sec. 4-300
Duties generally.
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CHAPTER 4
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
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Sec. 4-400
Duties generally.
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CHAPTER 5
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
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Sec. 4-500
Director of finance — Duties generally.
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Sec. 4-501
Same — Duties relative to annual operating budget, capital program, etc.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-502
Same — To set up system of quarterly allotments, etc.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-503
Same — To obtain bids for sale of city bonds or notes.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-504
Same — To supervise divisions of department.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-505
Tax assessing division; tax assessor.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-506
Division of collections and disbursements.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-507
Accounting division.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-508
Personnel division.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-509
Purchasing division.
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CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
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Sec. 4-600
Director of public works.
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Sec. 4-601
(Reserved)
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Sec. 4-602
Division of streets and bridges.
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Sec. 4-603
Division of sewers and sanitation.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-604
(Reserved)
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Sec. 4-605
Division of equipment maintenance.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-606
(Reserved)
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CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
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Sec. 4-700
Director of public safety.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-701
Police division.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-702
Fire division.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-703
Division of licenses and inspections.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-704
Defense civil preparedness agency.
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CHAPTER 8
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
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Sec. 4-800
(Reserved)
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CHAPTER 9
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND REDEVELOPMENT
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Sec. 4-900
Department of planning and redevelopment; duties and responsibilities.
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CHAPTER 10
PURCHASING BOARD
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1000
Authority and duties of the Purchasing Board.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1001
Purchasing Director – Appointment: to be in merit employment system; to be executive secretary of purchasing board.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1002
Same — Duties generally.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1003
Manner of making purchases for the city.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1004
Awarding of contracts; use of alternative methods of purchase.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1005
Standard specifications for supplies, materials and equipment.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1006
Contracts for construction.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1007
Responsibilities of bidders; prequalification of contractors.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1008
Procurement of consultant and professional services.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1009
Duties of the accounting division relative to purchasing.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 11
PERSONNEL BOARD
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1100
Powers and duties generally.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 12
BOARD OF APPEALS
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1200
To be zoning board of review.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1201
To hear appeals from refusal of licensing bodies to grant licenses.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1202
To act as board of tax review.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1203
To hear appeals from action of departments, board, etc.; exception.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1204
Authority to adopt rules and regulations, administer oaths, summon witnesses, etc.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 13
RESERVED
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Sec. 4-1300
Reserved.
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CHAPTER 14
BOARD OF CANVASSERS
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Sec. 4-1400
Powers and duties generally.
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CHAPTER 15
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
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Sec. 4-1500
Powers and duties.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1501
Establishment of school libraries.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 16
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1600
Responsibilities of planning commissions.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1601
Same — Effect; commission to approve construction, etc.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1602
Preparation, etc., of program of capital improvements.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1603
Council not bound by decisions of commission; exceptions.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 17
HOUSING AUTHORITY
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Sec. 4-1700
Powers and duties.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 18
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1800
To have sole power to manage, etc., schools.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1801
Powers relative to school committee personnel.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1802
To submit annually financial requirements for ensuing fiscal year.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1803
Purchases to be made through purchasing agent.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1804
Records and monthly statements of receipts and expenditures.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1805
Audit of records pertaining to property and finances.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1806
Public and closed school committee meetings.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 19
WATER SUPPLY BOARD
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1900
Powers and duties.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1901
Election of chairman.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1902
Superintendent or chief engineer.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1903
Removal of superintendent or chief engineer.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1904
Powers and duties of superintendent or chief engineer.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1905
City finance department.
chevron_right
Sec. 4-1906
Receipts.
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CHAPTER 20
PAWTUCKET REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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Sec. 4-2000
Powers and duties of the agency.
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