The inhabitants of the Town of New Shoreham, within the corporate limits as now or hereafter established by law, shall continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate in perpetuity, under the name of "Town of New Shoreham," otherwise Block Island, and shall continue to have, exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, privileges and franchises, and shall be subject to all the duties and obligations that have been conferred upon, and are incumbent upon said Town as a municipal corporation, by the Charter of 1672, the Constitution and the general laws of the state, and by all special acts pertaining to said Town insofar as they are not altered by this Charter or its amendments. The enumeration of particular powers by this Charter shall not be deemed to be exclusive; and in addition to the enumerated or implied powers the Town shall have all powers under the Constitution and laws of this State as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this Charter.
The town government established by this Charter shall be a Council-Manager form of government. Pursuant to the provisions of this Charter and subject only to the limitations imposed by the Constitution of the State and by this Charter, all powers of the Town, except those vested in the financial town meeting, shall be vested in an elected Town Council, which shall determine policies and enact local legislation, and in a Town Manager employed by the Town Council who shall be responsible to the Town Council for the execution of its policies and laws and for the administration of town government.
The Town of New Shoreham may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with any one or more states or civil divisions or agencies thereof, or the United States or any agency thereof, or with another town or towns, special district or other political entity or entities in the State of Rhode Island.
The Town Council shall adopt policies to ensure to the most practical and reasonable extent possible, that public documents regarding open-session agenda items that have been distributed to members of the Town Council, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Review, Conservation Commission, Historic District Commission, Police Advisory Board and Public Facilities Review Commission, have been posted on such digital platforms as the Town Council may direct. The Town Council shall adopt policies to ensure to the most practical and reasonable extent possible, the broadcast and recording of all Town Council meetings, and all meetings of the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Review, Conservation Commission, Historic District Commission, Police Advisory Board and Public Facilities Review Commission, have been posted on such digital platforms as the Town Council may direct.om