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City of Pawtucket, RI
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2024-05-09
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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ARTICLE II. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
Ch C Art II
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Ch C Art II. Ch 1
THE COUNCIL
Sec. 2-100
Composition; terms of office; compensation.
Sec. 2-101
Election of councilmen.
Sec. 2-102
Vacancies.
Sec. 2-103
Councilmanic districts.
Sec. 2-104
Qualifications of council members.
Sec. 2-105
Organization meeting; election of president and president pro tempore; rules; clerk to preside at first meeting.
Sec. 2-106
Employment of counsel; legal advice generally.
Ch C Art II. Ch 2
COUNCILMANIC PROCEDURE
Sec. 2-200
Legislative acts to be by ordinance; ordaining clause.
Sec. 2-201
Introduction, general requirements for, consideration, publication and passage of ordinances.
Sec. 2-202
Emergency ordinances.
Sec. 2-203
Ordinances to be submitted to and signed by mayor; mayor's veto; passage over veto; mayor may reduce, etc., items in appropriation ordinances.
Sec. 2-204
Mayor, department heads, elected officers, etc., may appear before council; right of citizens to petition.
Sec. 2-205
Public and closed council meetings.
Sec. 2-206
Regular meetings.
Sec. 2-207
Notice and conduct of meetings.
Sec. 2-208
Quorum; votes to adjourn meetings.
Ch C Art II. Ch 3
LEGISLATION
Sec. 2-300
Fiscal year.
Sec. 2-301
Annual operating budget ordinance.
Sec. 2-302
Appropriations in addition to annual budget ordinance.
Sec. 2-303
Ordaining revenue measures to balance the budget.
Sec. 2-304
Capital program; capital budget ordinance.
Sec. 2-305
Failure to pass annual appropriation ordinance.
Sec. 2-306
Code of ordinances generally; periodic recodification.
Sec. 2-307
Legislation affecting powers and duties of executive and administrative branch.
Sec. 2-308
Legislation affecting zoning, physical development plan and real estate.
Sec. 2-309
Pension and retirement system.
Sec. 2-310
Collective bargaining agreements.
Ch C Art II. Ch 4
COUNCILMANIC INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 2-400
Power to authorize.
Sec. 2-401
Council may compel attendance of witnesses and production of books, etc.; testimony of witnesses.
Sec. 2-402
Administering oaths to witnesses.
Sec. 2-403
Council investigations.
Sec. 2-404
Rights of witnesses.
Ch C Art II. Ch 5
COUNCILMANIC APPOINTMENTS
Sec. 2-500
Judge of probate court; acting judge.
Sec. 2-501
Judge of the municipal court; acting judge.
Sec. 2-502
Constables.
Sec. 2-503
Auditors.
Sec. 2-504
Appointment of various officials deemed necessary.
Ch C Art II. Ch 6
POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCILMANIC APPOINTEES
Sec. 2-600
Probate and municipal courts.
Sec. 2-601
Constables — powers and duties.
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 II
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CHAPTER 1
THE COUNCIL
chevron_right
Sec. 2-100
Composition; terms of office; compensation.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-101
Election of councilmen.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-102
Vacancies.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-103
Councilmanic districts.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-104
Qualifications of council members.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-105
Organization meeting; election of president and president pro tempore; rules; clerk to preside at first meeting.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-106
Employment of counsel; legal advice generally.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 2
COUNCILMANIC PROCEDURE
chevron_right
Sec. 2-200
Legislative acts to be by ordinance; ordaining clause.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-201
Introduction, general requirements for, consideration, publication and passage of ordinances.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-202
Emergency ordinances.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-203
Ordinances to be submitted to and signed by mayor; mayor's veto; passage over veto; mayor may reduce, etc., items in appropriation ordinances.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-204
Mayor, department heads, elected officers, etc., may appear before council; right of citizens to petition.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-205
Public and closed council meetings.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-206
Regular meetings.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-207
Notice and conduct of meetings.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-208
Quorum; votes to adjourn meetings.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 3
LEGISLATION
chevron_right
Sec. 2-300
Fiscal year.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-301
Annual operating budget ordinance.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-302
Appropriations in addition to annual budget ordinance.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-303
Ordaining revenue measures to balance the budget.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-304
Capital program; capital budget ordinance.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-305
Failure to pass annual appropriation ordinance.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-306
Code of ordinances generally; periodic recodification.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-307
Legislation affecting powers and duties of executive and administrative branch.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-308
Legislation affecting zoning, physical development plan and real estate.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-309
Pension and retirement system.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-310
Collective bargaining agreements.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 4
COUNCILMANIC INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
chevron_right
Sec. 2-400
Power to authorize.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-401
Council may compel attendance of witnesses and production of books, etc.; testimony of witnesses.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-402
Administering oaths to witnesses.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-403
Council investigations.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-404
Rights of witnesses.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 5
COUNCILMANIC APPOINTMENTS
chevron_right
Sec. 2-500
Judge of probate court; acting judge.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-501
Judge of the municipal court; acting judge.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-502
Constables.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-503
Auditors.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-504
Appointment of various officials deemed necessary.
chevron_right
CHAPTER 6
POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCILMANIC APPOINTEES
chevron_right
Sec. 2-600
Probate and municipal courts.
chevron_right
Sec. 2-601
Constables — powers and duties.
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