The president of the city council shall perform the duties of his or her office specified in Section 3.04 of the charter and such other duties as may be prescribed by the council.
(Prior code § 2-9)
It shall be the duty of the mayor, in addition to those general powers set forth in Chapter 5 Section 5.04 of the charter, that whenever a resolution is introduced before the city council dealing with a proposed public works or capital improvement project or such other resolution calling upon the mayor to take action, to respond to such resolution, in writing, to the city council, setting forth therein his or her opinion as to the merits of such resolution or resolutions within ten (10) days, and if such opinion is favorable, to provide such council within six months with a progress report setting forth therein the status of such projects or capital improvements.
(Prior code § 2-9.1)
Pursuant to Section 3.02 of the charter, the annual compensation of the city council shall be as follows, commencing January 4, 2021:
Council president | $8,000.00 |
Members of the city council | $6,000.00 |
(Prior code § 2-13.3; Ord. 2019-39, § 1, 9/13/2019)
All city council members shall be considered city personnel for record keeping purposes, and the personnel director shall be responsible for and maintain personnel records for all council members, which shall specifically include election or refusal of participation in the state employees retirement system, and processing of payroll information.
(Ord. 2009-12, § 1, 2/23/2009)
Notice of all special meetings of the city council called in accordance with Section 3.07 of the city charter, excepting special meetings declared an emergency meeting by the mayor or a majority of the city council, shall, in addition to the written notice requirements contained therein, be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city with exception of special meetings called with fewer than eight days' notice. Such special meeting notice shall be published in an online version of a newspaper of general circulation within the city. All published or online notices shall contain all of the information contained in said written notice and such notice shall be posted on the city's official web site.
(Prior code § 2-10.2; Ord. 05-45 § 1; Ord. 2025-33, 12/15/2025)
A.
Council Chambers. No wall hangings, plaques, portraits or other items shall be displayed in the council chambers unless approved by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 06-86 § 1)
All city council meetings and city council committee meetings, with the exception of when in executive session or at a site visit, shall be filmed, recorded, and made available to the public online within thirty (30) days.
(Ord. 2021-27, § 1, 9/27/2021)
A.
In accordance with Chapter 2, Section 03 of the Home Rule Charter of the city of Cranston, the city shall hereafter be divided into six wards consisting of a compact and contiguous portion of the city; that respects the geographic integrity of local neighborhoods or local communities of interest in a manner which minimizes their division to the extent possible; that are bounded by major roads or natural features to the extent possible; that contains as nearly as possible an equal number of inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census; that does not consider the place of residence of any incumbent or political candidate in the creation thereof; and that are not drawn for the purpose of favoring or discriminating against an incumbent, political candidate, or political party.
B.
It is understood and intended that for the purposes of this section, the wards described in this section shall be composed of United States census geography (2020 census blocks), as defined by the 2020 version of the "TIGER" files from the United States Census Bureau, whose boundaries correspond to the lists set forth in this section. In the census block listing, the first two digits of a census description shall refer to the state of Rhode Island (44), the next three digits of a census description shall refer to the county in which the district lies, the next six digits refer to the census tract within the county set forth in the description, and the last four digits refer to the census block within the census tract. "TIGER" is an acronym for the computer readable geographic database that automates the mapping and related geographic activities required to support the United States Census Bureau's census and survey programs and stands for "Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing." A city map, "Scenario A3," visualizing the geographic areas comprising the wards established by the census blocks that are contained within each ward, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference.
C.
If any census block is omitted, listed more than once, or is only partially provided for, it is intended that the wards be defined in such a manner as to not omit any area of the city of Cranston from a ward, that all wards consist of contiguous territory, and that wards reflect the boundaries as presented on map "Scenario A3" in compliance with all requirements of the Constitution of the United States, of the Rhode Island Constitution, of the Rhode Island General Laws, and of the city of Cranston Home Rule Charter, and recognizes any and all pertinent or applicable federal legislation and court precedent.
D.
Ward 1 shall consist of the following 2020 census blocks:
440070134001000, 440070134001001, 440070134001002, 440070134001003, 440070134001004, 440070134001005, 440070134001006, 440070134001007, 440070134001008, 440070134001009, 440070134002000, 440070134002001, 440070134002002, 440070134002003, 440070134002004, 440070134002005, 440070134002006, 440070134002007, 440070134002008, 440070134002009, 440070134002010, 440070134002011, 440070134002012, 440070134002013, 440070134002014, 440070134002015, 440070134002016, 440070134002017, 440070134002018, 440070134002019, 440070134002020, 440070134002021, 440070134002022, 440070134002023, 440070134002024, 440070134002025, 440070134003000, 440070134003001, 440070134003002, 440070134003003, 440070134003004, 440070134003005, 440070134003006, 440070134003007, 440070134003008, 440070134003009, 440070134003010, 440070134003011, 440070134003012, 440070134003013, 440070134003014, 440070134003015, 440070134003016, 440070134003017, 440070134003018, 440070134003019, 440070134003020, 440070134003021, 440070134003022, 440070134003023, 440070134003024, 440070134003025, 440070134003026, 440070134003027, 440070134003028, 440070134003029, 440070135001000, 440070135001001, 440070135001002, 440070135001003, 440070135001004, 440070135001005, 440070135001006, 440070135001007, 440070135001008, 440070135001009, 440070135001010, 440070135001011, 440070135001012, 440070135001013, 440070135001014, 440070135001015, 440070135001016, 440070135001017, 440070135001018, 440070135001019, 440070135002000, 440070135002001, 440070135002002, 440070135002003, 440070135002004, 440070135002005, 440070135002006, 440070135002007, 440070135003000, 440070135003001, 440070135003002, 440070135003003, 440070135003004, 440070135004000, 440070135004001, 440070135004002, 440070135004003, 440070135004004, 440070135004005, 440070135004006, 440070135004007, 440070135004008, 440070135004009, 440070135005000, 440070135005001, 440070135005002, 440070135005003, 440070135005004, 440070135005005, 440070135005006, 440070135005007, 440070135005008, 440070135005009, 440070135005010, 440070135005011, 440070135005012, 440070135005013, 440070135005014, 440070135005015, 440070135005016, 440070135005017, 440070135005018, 440070135005019, 440070135005020, 440070135005021, 440070135005022, 440070136001000, 440070136001001, 440070136001002, 440070136001003, 440070136001004, 440070136001005, 440070136001006, 440070136001007, 440070136001008, 440070136001009, 440070136001010, 440070136001011, 440070136001012, 440070136001013, 440070136001014, 440070136001015, 440070136001016, 440070136001017, 440070136001018, 440070136001019, 440070136001020, 440070136001021, 440070136001022, 440070136001023, 440070136001024, 440070136001025, 440070136001026, 440070136001027, 440070136001028, 440070136001029, 440070136001030, 440070136001031, 440070136001032, 440070136001033, 440070136002000, 440070136002001, 440070136002002, 440070136002003, 440070136002004, 440070136002005, 440070136002006, 440070136002007, 440070136002008, 440070136002009, 440070136002010, 440070136002011, 440070136002012, 440070136002013, 440070136002014, 440070136002015, 440070136002016, 440070136002017, 440070136002018, 440070136002019, 440070136002020, 440070136002021, 440070136002022, 440070136002023, 440070136002024, 440070136002025, 440070136002026, 440070136002027, 440070136002028, 440070136002029, 440070136002030, 440070136002031, 440070136002032, 440070136002033, 440070136002034, 440070136002035, 440070136003000, 440070136003001, 440070136003002, 440070136003003, 440070136003004, 440070136003005, 440070136003006, 440070136003007, 440070136003008, 440070136003009, 440070136003010, 440070136003011, 440070136003012, 440070136003013, 440070136003014, 440070136003015, 440070136003016, 440070136003017, 440070136003018, 440070136003019, 440070136003020, 440070136003021, 440070136003022, 440070136003023, 440070136003024, 440070136003025, 440070136003026, 440070136003027, 440070136003028, 440070137011000, 440070137011001, 440070137011002, 440070137011003, 440070137011004, 440070137011005, 440070137011006, 440070137011007, 440070137011008, 440070137011009, 440070137011010, 440070137011011, 440070137011012, 440070137011013, 440070137011014, 440070137011015, 440070137011016, 440070137011017, 440070137011018, 440070137011019, 440070137011020, 440070137011021, 440070137011022, 440070137011023, 440070137011024, 440070137011025, 440070137011026, 440070137011027, 440070137011028, 440070137011029, 440070137012000, 440070137012001, 440070137012002, 440070137012014, 440070137012015, 440070137012016, 440070137012017, 440070137012018, 440070137012019, 440070137012020, 440070137012021, 440070137013000, 440070137013001, 440070137013002, 440070137013003, 440070137013004, 440070137013005, 440070137013023, 440070138001000, 440070138001001, 440070138001007, 440070138001008, 440070138001009, 440070138001010, 440070138001011, 440070138001039, 440070140001000, 440070140001001.
E.
Ward 2 shall consist of the following 2020 census blocks:
440070137012003, 440070137012004, 440070137012005, 440070137012006, 440070137012007, 440070137012008, 440070137012009, 440070137012010, 440070137012011, 440070137012012, 440070137012013, 440070137012022, 440070137012023, 440070137012024, 440070137012025, 440070137012026, 440070137012027, 440070137012028, 440070137012029, 440070137012030, 440070137012031, 440070137012032, 440070137013006, 440070137013007, 440070137013008, 440070137013009, 440070137013010, 440070137013011, 440070137013012, 440070137013013, 440070137013014, 440070137013015, 440070137013016, 440070137013017, 440070137013018, 440070137013019, 440070137013020, 440070137013021, 440070137013022, 440070137014000, 440070137014001, 440070137014002, 440070137014003, 440070137014004, 440070137014005, 440070137014006, 440070137014007, 440070137014008, 440070137014009, 440070137014010, 440070137014011, 440070137014012, 440070137014013, 440070137014014, 440070137014015, 440070137014016, 440070137014017, 440070137014018, 440070137014019, 440070137014020, 440070137014021, 440070137014022, 440070137014023, 440070137014024, 440070137021000, 440070137021001, 440070137021002, 440070137021003, 440070137021004, 440070137021005, 440070137021006, 440070137021007, 440070137021008, 440070137021009, 440070137021010, 440070137021011, 440070137021012, 440070137021013, 440070137021014, 440070137021015, 440070137021016, 440070137022000, 440070137022001, 440070137022002, 440070137022003, 440070137022004, 440070137022005, 440070137022006, 440070137022007, 440070137022008, 440070137022009, 440070137022010, 440070137022011, 440070137022012, 440070137022013, 440070137022014, 440070137022015, 440070137023000, 440070137023001, 440070137023002, 440070137023003, 440070137023004, 440070137023005, 440070137023006, 440070137023007, 440070137023008, 440070137023009, 440070137023010, 440070137023011, 440070137023012, 440070137023013, 440070137023014, 440070137023015, 440070137023016, 440070137023017, 440070138001002, 440070138001003, 440070138001004, 440070138001005, 440070138001006, 440070138001012, 440070138001013, 440070138001014, 440070138001015, 440070138001016, 440070138001017, 440070138001018, 440070138001019, 440070138001020, 440070138001021, 440070138001022, 440070138001023, 440070138001024, 440070138001025, 440070138001026, 440070138001027, 440070138001028, 440070138001029, 440070138001030, 440070138001031, 440070138001032, 440070138001033, 440070138001034, 440070138001035, 440070138001036, 440070138001037, 440070138001038, 440070138002000, 440070138002001, 440070138002002, 440070138002003, 440070138002004, 440070138002005, 440070138002006, 440070138002007, 440070138002008, 440070138002009, 440070138002010, 440070138002011, 440070138002012, 440070138002013, 440070138002014, 440070138002015, 440070138002016, 440070138002017, 440070138002018, 440070138002019, 440070138002020, 440070138002021, 440070138002022, 440070138002023, 440070138002024, 440070138002025, 440070138002026, 440070138003000, 440070138003001, 440070138003002, 440070138003003, 440070138003004, 440070138003005, 440070138003006, 440070138003007, 440070138003008, 440070138003009, 440070138003010, 440070138003011, 440070138003012, 440070138003013, 440070138003014, 440070138003015, 440070138003016, 440070138003017, 440070138003018, 440070138003019, 440070138003020, 440070138003021, 440070138003022, 440070138003023, 440070138003024, 440070138003025, 440070138003026, 440070138004000, 440070138004001, 440070138004002, 440070138004003, 440070138004004, 440070138004005, 440070138004006, 440070138004007, 440070138004008, 440070138004009, 440070138004010, 440070138004011, 440070138004012, 440070138004013, 440070138004014, 440070138004015, 440070138004016, 440070138004017, 440070138004018, 440070138004019, 440070138004020, 440070138004021, 440070138004022, 440070138004023, 440070138004024, 440070138004025, 440070138004026, 440070138004027, 440070138004028, 440070138004029, 440070138004030, 440070138004031, 440070138004032, 440070138004033, 440070138004034, 440070140001002, 440070140001003, 440070140001004, 440070140001005, 440070140001006, 440070140001007, 440070140001008, 440070140001009, 440070140001010, 440070140001011, 440070140001012, 440070140001013, 440070140001014, 440070140001015, 440070140001016, 440070140001017, 440070140001018, 440070140001019, 440070140001020, 440070140001021, 440070140001022, 440070140001023, 440070140001024, 440070140001025, 440070140001026, 440070140001027, 440070140002029, 440070140002030, 440070140002031, 440070140002032, 440070140002033, 440070140002034, 440070140002035, 440070140004000, 440070140004001, 440070140004002, 440070140004003, 440070140004004, 440070140004005, 440070140004006, 440070140004007, 440070140004008, 440070140004009, 440070140004010, 440070140004011, 440070140004012, 440070140004013, 440070140004014, 440070140004015, 440070140004016, 440070140005000, 440070140005001, 440070140005002, 440070140005003, 440070140005004, 440070140005005, 440070140005006, 440070140005007, 440070140005008, 440070140005009, 440070140005010, 440070140005011, 440070140005012, 440070140005013, 440070140005014, 440070140005015, 440070140005016, 440070140005017, 440070140005018, 440070140005019, 440070140005020, 440070140005021, 440070140005022, 440070140005023, 440070140005024, 440070140005025, 440070140005026, 440070140005028, 440070143003000, 440070143003001, 440070143003002, 440070143003003, 440070143003004, 440070143003005, 440070143003006, 440070143003007, 440070143003008, 440070143003009, 440070143003010, 440070143003011, 440070143003012, 440070143003013, 440070143003014.
F.
Ward 3 shall consist of the following 2020 census blocks:
440070140002000, 440070140002001, 440070140002002, 440070140002003, 440070140002004, 440070140002005, 440070140002006, 440070140002007, 440070140002008, 440070140002009, 440070140002010, 440070140002011, 440070140002012, 440070140002013, 440070140002014, 440070140002015, 440070140002016, 440070140002017, 440070140002018, 440070140002019, 440070140002020, 440070140002021, 440070140002022, 440070140002023, 440070140002024, 440070140002025, 440070140002026, 440070140002027, 440070140002028, 440070140002036, 440070140003000, 440070140003001, 440070140003002, 440070140003003, 440070140003004, 440070140003005, 440070140003006, 440070140003007, 440070140003008, 440070140003009, 440070140003010, 440070140003011, 440070140003012, 440070140003013, 440070140003014, 440070140003015, 440070140003016, 440070140003017, 440070140003018, 440070140003019, 440070140003020, 440070140003021, 440070140003022, 440070140003023, 440070140003024, 440070140003025, 440070140003026, 440070140003027, 440070140003028, 440070140003029, 440070140003030, 440070140003031, 440070140003032, 440070140003033, 440070140003034, 440070140003035, 440070140003036, 440070141001000, 440070141001001, 440070141001002, 440070141001003, 440070141001004, 440070141001005, 440070141001006, 440070141001007, 440070141001008, 440070141001009, 440070141001010, 440070141001011, 440070141001012, 440070141001013, 440070141001014, 440070141001015, 440070141001016, 440070141001017, 440070141001018, 440070141001019, 440070141001020, 440070141001021, 440070141001022, 440070141001023, 440070141001024, 440070141001025, 440070141001026, 440070141001027, 440070141001028, 440070141002000, 440070141002001, 440070141002002, 440070141002003, 440070141002004, 440070141002005, 440070141002006, 440070141002007, 440070141002008, 440070141002009, 440070141002010, 440070141002011, 440070141002012, 440070141002013, 440070141002014, 440070141002015, 440070141002016, 440070141002017, 440070141002018, 440070141002019, 440070141002020, 440070141002021, 440070141002022, 440070141002023, 440070141002024, 440070141002025, 440070141002026, 440070141002027, 440070141002028, 440070141002029, 440070141002030, 440070141002031, 440070141002032, 440070141002033, 440070141002034, 440070141002035, 440070141002036, 440070141002037, 440070141003000, 440070141003001, 440070141003002, 440070141003003, 440070141003004, 440070141003005, 440070141003006, 440070141003007, 440070141003008, 440070141003009, 440070141003010, 440070141003011, 440070141003012, 440070141003013, 440070141003014, 440070141003015, 440070141003016, 440070141003017, 440070141003018, 440070141003019, 440070141003020, 440070141003021, 440070141003022, 440070141003023, 440070141003024, 440070141003025, 440070141003026, 440070141003027, 440070141003028, 440070141003029, 440070141003030, 440070141003031, 440070141003032, 440070141003033, 440070141003034, 440070141003035, 440070141003036, 440070141003037, 440070141003038, 440070141003039, 440070141003040, 440070141003041, 440070141003042, 440070141003043, 440070141003044, 440070141003045, 440070141003046, 440070141003047, 440070141003048, 440070141003049, 440070141003050, 440070141003051, 440070141003052, 440070141003053, 440070147001000, 440070147001001, 440070147001002, 440070147001003, 440070147001004, 440070147001005, 440070147001006, 440070147001007, 440070147001008, 440070147001009, 440070147001010, 440070147001011, 440070147001012, 440070147001013, 440070147001014, 440070147001015, 440070147001016, 440070147001017, 440070147001018, 440070147001019, 440070147001020, 440070147001021, 440070147001022, 440070147001023, 440070147001024, 440070147002000, 440070147002001, 440070147002002, 440070147002003, 440070147002004, 440070147002005, 440070147002006, 440070147002007, 440070147002008, 440070147002009, 440070147002010, 440070147002011, 440070147002012, 440070147002013, 440070147002014, 440070147002015, 440070147002016, 440070147002017, 440070147002018, 440070147002019, 440070147002020, 440070147002021, 440070147002022, 440070147002023, 440070147002024, 440070147002025, 440070147002026, 440070147002027, 440070147002028, 440070147002029, 440070147003000, 440070147003001, 440070147003002, 440070147003003, 440070147003004, 440070147003005, 440070147003006, 440070147003007, 440070147003008, 440070147003009, 440070147003010, 440070147003011, 440070147003012, 440070147003013, 440070147003014, 440070147003015, 440070147003016, 440070147003017, 440070147003018, 440070147003019, 440070147003020, 440070147003021, 440070147003022, 440070147003023, 440070147004000, 440070147004008, 440070147004009, 440070147006000, 440070147006001, 440070147006002, 440070147006003, 440070147006009, 440070147006020, 440070147006021, 440070147006022.
G.
Ward 4 shall consist of the following 2020 census blocks:
440070142001017, 440070142001018, 440070142001019, 440070142001025, 440070142001030, 440070142001031, 440070142001032, 440070142001033, 440070144003000, 440070144003001, 440070144003002, 440070144003025, 440070144003026, 440070144003027, 440070144003031, 440070145011000, 440070145011001, 440070145011002, 440070145011003, 440070145011004, 440070145011005, 440070145011006, 440070145011007, 440070145011008, 440070145011009, 440070145011010, 440070145011011, 440070145011012, 440070145011013, 440070145011014, 440070145011015, 440070145011016, 440070145011017, 440070145011018, 440070145011019, 440070145011020, 440070145011021, 440070145011022, 440070145011023, 440070145011024, 440070145011025, 440070145011026, 440070145011027, 440070145011028, 440070145011029, 440070145011030, 440070145011031, 440070145011032, 440070145011033, 440070145011034, 440070145012000, 440070145012001, 440070145012002, 440070145012003, 440070145012004, 440070145012005, 440070145012006, 440070145012007, 440070145012008, 440070145012009, 440070145012010, 440070145012011, 440070145012012, 440070145012013, 440070145012014, 440070145012015, 440070145012016, 440070145012017, 440070145012018, 440070145012019, 440070145012020, 440070145012021, 440070145012022, 440070145012023, 440070145012024, 440070145012025, 440070145012026, 440070145012027, 440070145012028, 440070145012029, 440070145012030, 440070145012031, 440070145012032, 440070145012033, 440070145012034, 440070145012035, 440070145012036, 440070145012037, 440070145012038, 440070145012039, 440070145012040, 440070145012041, 440070145012042, 440070145012043, 440070145012044, 440070145012045, 440070145012046, 440070145012047, 440070145012048, 440070145012049, 440070145013000, 440070145013001, 440070145013002, 440070145013003, 440070145013004, 440070145013005, 440070145013006, 440070145013007, 440070145013008, 440070145013009, 440070145013010, 440070145013011, 440070145013012, 440070145013013, 440070145013014, 440070145013015, 440070145013016, 440070145013017, 440070145013018, 440070145013019, 440070145013020, 440070145013021, 440070145013022, 440070145013023, 440070145013024, 440070145013025, 440070145013026, 440070145013027, 440070145013028, 440070145013029, 440070145013030, 440070145013031, 440070145013032, 440070145013033, 440070145013034, 440070145013035, 440070145013036, 440070145013037, 440070145013038, 440070145013039, 440070145013040, 440070145013041, 440070145013042, 440070145013043, 440070145013044, 440070145013045, 440070145013046, 440070145013047, 440070145013048, 440070145013049, 440070145013050, 440070145013051, 440070145013052, 440070145013053, 440070145013054, 440070145022037, 440070145022038, 440070145022039, 440070145022040, 440070145022041, 440070145022042, 440070145022043, 440070145022044, 440070145022045, 440070145022046, 440070145022047, 440070145022048, 440070145022049, 440070145022050, 440070145022051, 440070145022052, 440070145022053, 440070145022054, 440070145022055, 440070146001000, 440070146001001, 440070146001002, 440070146001003, 440070146001004, 440070146001005, 440070146001006, 440070146001007, 440070146001008, 440070146001009, 440070146001010, 440070146001011, 440070146001012, 440070146001013, 440070146001014, 440070146001015, 440070146001016, 440070146001017, 440070146001018, 440070146001019, 440070146001020, 440070146001021, 440070146001022, 440070146001023, 440070146001024, 440070146001025, 440070146001026, 440070146001027, 440070146001028, 440070146001029, 440070146001030, 440070146001031, 440070146001032, 440070146001033, 440070146001034, 440070146001035, 440070146001036, 440070146001037, 440070146001038, 440070146001039, 440070146001040, 440070146001041, 440070146001042, 440070146001043, 440070146001044, 440070146001045, 440070146001046, 440070146001047, 440070146001048, 440070146001049, 440070146001050, 440070146001051, 440070146001052, 440070146001053, 440070146001054, 440070146001055, 440070146001056, 440070146001057, 440070146001058, 440070146001059, 440070146001060, 440070146001061, 440070146001062, 440070146001063, 440070146001064, 440070146001065, 440070146001066, 440070146001067, 440070146001068, 440070146001069, 440070146001070, 440070146001071, 440070146001072, 440070146001073, 440070146001074, 440070146002000, 440070146002001, 440070146002002, 440070146002003, 440070146002004, 440070146002005, 440070146002006, 440070146002007, 440070146002008, 440070146002009, 440070146002010, 440070146002011, 440070146002012, 440070146002013, 440070146002014, 440070146002015, 440070146002016, 440070146002017, 440070146002018, 440070146002019, 440070146002020, 440070146002021, 440070146002022, 440070146002023, 440070146002024, 440070146002025, 440070146002026, 440070146002027, 440070146002028, 440070146002029, 440070146002030, 440070146002031, 440070146002032, 440070146002033, 440070146002034, 440070146002035, 440070146002036, 440070146002037, 440070146002038, 440070146002039, 440070146002040, 440070146002041, 440070146002042, 440070146002043, 440070146002044, 440070146002045, 440070146002046, 440070146002047, 440070146002048, 440070146002049, 440070146002050, 440070146002051, 440070146002052, 440070146002053, 440070146002054, 440070146002055, 440070146002056, 440070146002057, 440070146002058, 440070146002059, 440070146002060, 440070146002061, 440070146003000, 440070146003001, 440070146003002, 440070146003003, 440070146003004, 440070146003005, 440070146003006, 440070146003007, 440070146003008, 440070146003009, 440070146003010, 440070146003011, 440070146003012, 440070146003013, 440070146003014, 440070146003015, 440070146003016, 440070146003017, 440070146003018, 440070146003019, 440070146003020, 440070146003021, 440070146003022, 440070146003023, 440070146003024, 440070146003025, 440070146003026, 440070146004000, 440070146004001, 440070146004002, 440070146004003, 440070146004004, 440070146004005, 440070146004006, 440070146004007, 440070146004008, 440070146004009, 440070146004010, 440070146004011, 440070146004012, 440070146004013, 440070146004014, 440070146004015, 440070146004016, 440070146004017, 440070146004018, 440070146004019, 440070146004020, 440070146004021, 440070146004022, 440070146004023, 440070146004024, 440070146004025, 440070146004026, 440070146004027, 440070146004028, 440070146004029, 440070146004030, 440070146004031, 440070146004032, 440070146004033, 440070146004034, 440070146004035, 440070146004036, 440070146004037, 440070146004038, 440070146004039, 440070146004040, 440070146004041, 440070146004042, 440070146004043, 440070146004044, 440070146004045, 440070148002025, 440070148002026, 440070148002027.
H.
Ward 5 shall consist of the following 2020 census blocks:
440070143001000, 440070143001001, 440070143001002, 440070143001003, 440070143001004, 440070143001005, 440070143001006, 440070143001007, 440070143001008, 440070143001009, 440070143001010, 440070143001011, 440070143001012, 440070143001013, 440070143001014, 440070143001015, 440070143001016, 440070143001017, 440070143001018, 440070143001019, 440070143001020, 440070143001021, 440070143001022, 440070143001023, 440070143001024, 440070143001025, 440070143001026, 440070143001027, 440070143001028, 440070143001029, 440070143001030, 440070143001031, 440070143001032, 440070143001033, 440070143001034, 440070143001035, 440070143001036, 440070143001037, 440070143001038, 440070143001039, 440070143001040, 440070143001041, 440070143001042, 440070143001043, 440070143001044, 440070143001045, 440070143001046, 440070143001047, 440070143001048, 440070143001049, 440070143001050, 440070143001051, 440070143001052, 440070143002000, 440070143002008, 440070143002009, 440070143003015, 440070143003016, 440070143003017, 440070143003056, 440070144001009, 440070144001010, 440070144001014, 440070144001015, 440070144001019, 440070144001020, 440070145021000, 440070145021001, 440070145021002, 440070145021003, 440070145021004, 440070145021005, 440070145021006, 440070145021007, 440070145021008, 440070145021009, 440070145021010, 440070145021011, 440070145021012, 440070145021013, 440070145021014, 440070145021015, 440070145021016, 440070145021017, 440070145021018, 440070145021019, 440070145021020, 440070145021021, 440070145021022, 440070145021023, 440070145021024, 440070145021025, 440070145021026, 440070145021027, 440070145021028, 440070145021029, 440070145021030, 440070145021031, 440070145021032, 440070145021033, 440070145021034, 440070145021035, 440070145021036, 440070145021037, 440070145021038, 440070145021039, 440070145021040, 440070145022000, 440070145022001, 440070145022002, 440070145022003, 440070145022004, 440070145022005, 440070145022006, 440070145022007, 440070145022008, 440070145022009, 440070145022010, 440070145022011, 440070145022012, 440070145022013, 440070145022014, 440070145022015, 440070145022016, 440070145022017, 440070145022018, 440070145022019, 440070145022020, 440070145022021, 440070145022022, 440070145022023, 440070145022024, 440070145022025, 440070145022026, 440070145022027, 440070145022028, 440070145022029, 440070145022030, 440070145022031, 440070145022032, 440070145022033, 440070145022034, 440070145022035, 440070145022036, 440070145023000, 440070145023001, 440070145023002, 440070145023003, 440070145023004, 440070145023005, 440070145023006, 440070145023007, 440070145023008, 440070145023009, 440070145023010, 440070145023011, 440070145023012, 440070145023013, 440070145023014, 440070145023015, 440070145023016, 440070145023017, 440070145023018, 440070145023019, 440070145023020, 440070145023021, 440070145023022, 440070145023023, 440070145023024, 440070145023025, 440070147004001, 440070147004002, 440070147004003, 440070147004004, 440070147004005, 440070147004006, 440070147004007, 440070147004010, 440070147004011, 440070147004012, 440070147004013, 440070147004014, 440070147004015, 440070147004016, 440070147004017, 440070147004018, 440070147004019, 440070147004020, 440070147004021, 440070147004022, 440070147004023, 440070147004024, 440070147004025, 440070147004026, 440070147004027, 440070147004028, 440070147004029, 440070147005000, 440070147005001, 440070147005002, 440070147005003, 440070147005004, 440070147005005, 440070147005006, 440070147005007, 440070147005008, 440070147005009, 440070147006004, 440070147006005, 440070147006006, 440070147006007, 440070147006008, 440070147006010, 440070147006011, 440070147006012, 440070147006013, 440070147006014, 440070147006015, 440070147006016, 440070147006017, 440070147006018, 440070147006019, 440070147006023, 440070147006024, 440070147006025, 440070147006026, 440070147006027, 440070147006028, 440070147006029, 440070147006030, 440070147006031, 440070147006032, 440070147006033, 440070148001000, 440070148001001, 440070148001002, 440070148001003, 440070148001004, 440070148001005, 440070148001006, 440070148001007, 440070148001008, 440070148001009, 440070148001010, 440070148001011, 440070148001012, 440070148001013, 440070148001014, 440070148001015, 440070148001016, 440070148001017, 440070148001018, 440070148001019, 440070148001020, 440070148001021, 440070148001022, 440070148001023, 440070148001024, 440070148001025, 440070148001026, 440070148001027, 440070148001028, 440070148001029, 440070148001030, 440070148001031, 440070148001032, 440070148001033, 440070148001034, 440070148001035, 440070148001036, 440070148001037, 440070148001038, 440070148001039, 440070148001040, 440070148001041, 440070148001042, 440070148001043, 440070148001044, 440070148001045, 440070148001046, 440070148001047, 440070148001048, 440070148001049, 440070148001050, 440070148001051, 440070148001052, 440070148001053, 440070148001054, 440070148001055, 440070148001056, 440070148001057, 440070148001058, 440070148001059, 440070148001060, 440070148001061, 440070148001062, 440070148001063, 440070148002000, 440070148002001, 440070148002002, 440070148002003, 440070148002004, 440070148002005, 440070148002006, 440070148002007, 440070148002008, 440070148002009, 440070148002010, 440070148002011, 440070148002012, 440070148002013, 440070148002014, 440070148002015, 440070148002016, 440070148002017, 440070148002018, 440070148002019, 440070148002020, 440070148002021, 440070148002022, 440070148002023, 440070148002024, 440070148002028, 440070148002029, 440070148002030, 440070148002031, 440070148002032, 440070148002033, 440070148002034, 440070148002035, 440070148002036, 440070148002037, 440070148003000, 440070148003001, 440070148003002, 440070148003003, 440070148003004, 440070148003005, 440070148003006, 440070148003007, 440070148003008, 440070148003009, 440070148003010, 440070148003011, 440070148003012, 440070148003013, 440070148003014, 440070148003015, 440070148003016, 440070148003017, 440070148003018, 440070148003019, 440070148003020, 440070148003021, 440070148003022, 440070148003023, 440070148003024, 440070148003025, 440070148003026, 440070148003027, 440070148003028, 440070148003029, 440070148003030, 440070148003031, 440070148003032, 440070148003033, 440070148003034, 440070148003035, 440070148003036.
I.
Ward 6 shall consist of the following 2020 census blocks:
440070139001000, 440070139001001, 440070139001002, 440070139001003, 440070139001004, 440070139001005, 440070139001006, 440070139001007, 440070139001008, 440070139001009, 440070139001010, 440070139001011, 440070139001012, 440070139001013, 440070139001014, 440070139001015, 440070139001016, 440070139001017, 440070139001018, 440070139001019, 440070139002000, 440070139002001, 440070139002002, 440070139002003, 440070139002004, 440070139002005, 440070139002006, 440070139002007, 440070139002008, 440070139002009, 440070139002010, 440070139002011, 440070139002012, 440070139002013, 440070139002014, 440070139002015, 440070139002016, 440070139002017, 440070139002018, 440070139002019, 440070139002020, 440070139002021, 440070139002022, 440070139002023, 440070139003000, 440070139003001, 440070139003002, 440070139003003, 440070139003004, 440070139003005, 440070139003006, 440070139003007, 440070139003008, 440070139003009, 440070139003010, 440070139003011, 440070139003012, 440070139003013, 440070139003014, 440070139003015, 440070139003016, 440070139003017, 440070139003018, 440070139003019, 440070139003020, 440070139003021, 440070139003022, 440070139003023, 440070139003024, 440070139003025, 440070139003026, 440070139003027, 440070139003028, 440070139003029, 440070139003030, 440070139003031, 440070139003032, 440070139003033, 440070140005027, 440070142001000, 440070142001001, 440070142001002, 440070142001003, 440070142001004, 440070142001005, 440070142001006, 440070142001007, 440070142001008, 440070142001009, 440070142001010, 440070142001011, 440070142001012, 440070142001013, 440070142001014, 440070142001015, 440070142001016, 440070142001020, 440070142001021, 440070142001022, 440070142001023, 440070142001024, 440070142001026, 440070142001027, 440070142001028, 440070142001029, 440070142001034, 440070142001035, 440070142002000, 440070142002001, 440070142002002, 440070142002003, 440070142002004, 440070142002005, 440070142002006, 440070142002007, 440070142002008, 440070142002009, 440070142002010, 440070142002011, 440070142002012, 440070142002013, 440070142002014, 440070142002015, 440070142002016, 440070142002017, 440070142002018, 440070142002019, 440070142002020, 440070142002021, 440070142002022, 440070142002023, 440070142002024, 440070142002025, 440070142002026, 440070142002027, 440070142002028, 440070142002029, 440070142002030, 440070142002031, 440070142002032, 440070142002033, 440070142002034, 440070142002035, 440070142002036, 440070142002037, 440070142002038, 440070142002039, 440070142002040, 440070142002041, 440070142002042, 440070142002043, 440070142002044, 440070142002045, 440070142002046, 440070142002047, 440070142002048, 440070142002049, 440070142002050, 440070142002051, 440070142002052, 440070142002053, 440070142002054, 440070142002055, 440070142002056, 440070142002057, 440070142002058, 440070142002059, 440070142002060, 440070142002061, 440070142002062, 440070142002063, 440070142002064, 440070142002065, 440070142002066, 440070142002067, 440070142002068, 440070143002001, 440070143002002, 440070143002003, 440070143002004, 440070143002005, 440070143002006, 440070143002007, 440070143002010, 440070143002011, 440070143002012, 440070143002013, 440070143002014, 440070143002015, 440070143002016, 440070143002017, 440070143002018, 440070143002019, 440070143002020, 440070143002021, 440070143002022, 440070143002023, 440070143002024, 440070143002025, 440070143002026, 440070143002027, 440070143002028, 440070143002029, 440070143002030, 440070143002031, 440070143002032, 440070143002033, 440070143003018, 440070143003019, 440070143003020, 440070143003021, 440070143003022, 440070143003023, 440070143003024, 440070143003025, 440070143003026, 440070143003027, 440070143003028, 440070143003029, 440070143003030, 440070143003031, 440070143003032, 440070143003033, 440070143003034, 440070143003035, 440070143003036, 440070143003037, 440070143003038, 440070143003039, 440070143003040, 440070143003041, 440070143003042, 440070143003043, 440070143003044, 440070143003045, 440070143003046, 440070143003047, 440070143003048, 440070143003049, 440070143003050, 440070143003051, 440070143003052, 440070143003053, 440070143003054, 440070143003055, 440070144001000, 440070144001001, 440070144001002, 440070144001003, 440070144001004, 440070144001005, 440070144001006, 440070144001007, 440070144001008, 440070144001011, 440070144001012, 440070144001013, 440070144001016, 440070144001017, 440070144001018, 440070144001021, 440070144001022, 440070144001023, 440070144001024, 440070144001025, 440070144001026, 440070144001027, 440070144001028, 440070144001029, 440070144001030, 440070144001031, 440070144001032, 440070144001033, 440070144001034, 440070144001035, 440070144001036, 440070144002000, 440070144002001, 440070144002002, 440070144002003, 440070144002004, 440070144002005, 440070144002006, 440070144002007, 440070144002008, 440070144002009, 440070144002010, 440070144002011, 440070144002012, 440070144002013, 440070144002014, 440070144002015, 440070144002016, 440070144002017, 440070144002018, 440070144002019, 440070144002020, 440070144002021, 440070144003003, 440070144003004, 440070144003005, 440070144003006, 440070144003007, 440070144003008, 440070144003009, 440070144003010, 440070144003011, 440070144003012, 440070144003013, 440070144003014, 440070144003015, 440070144003016, 440070144003017, 440070144003018, 440070144003019, 440070144003020, 440070144003021, 440070144003022, 440070144003023, 440070144003024, 440070144003028, 440070144003029, 440070144003030.
J.
If any provision of this section or the application of such provision to any person or under any circumstances would be held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid or inoperative by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, or if any action performed or to be performed under any provision of this section is restrained or enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this section would not be deemed to be impaired or affected thereby but would be deemed to remain in full force and effect. Any primary or special election held prior to the first day of September, 2022, would be conducted under the laws and ward boundaries as they existed prior to the final passage of this section.
K.
This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of it and to apportion the city into wards in compliance with the requirements of the United States Constitution. It is intended that the wards described in this section completely encompass all the area within the city and contain all the persons resident in the city. It is further intended that the apportionment and districting provided for in this section results in the creation of six wards containing substantially equal population. It is also intended that no ward shall include any of the area included within the description of any other ward. If the wards described in this section do not carry out the purposes of them because of patent unintentional omissions, duplications, overlapping areas, erroneous nomenclature, faulty description of boundary lines, street closings, changes in names of streets or of public places, alteration of the courses of rivers or streams, the filling in of lands under water, changes in shorelines due to accretion, or erroneous listing of census blocks, the board of canvassers is authorized and empowered to correct the omissions, overlaps, erroneous nomenclature, or other defects in the description of wards so as to accomplish the purposes and objectives of this section, and shall present its corrections to the city council for adoption.
L.
The Cranston Board of Canvassers shall cause to be mailed to all registered voters of the city notice of their district number and regularly assigned polling place in accordance with state law, and the canvassing authority shall make copies of adopted Cranston voting district maps available electronically via the city's website, and shall maintain them, until such time as they are amended, for open public inspection or purchase for a nominal fee in the canvassing authority office in City Hall.
M.
Said ward boundaries shall take immediate effect upon final adoption for any purposes related expressly to the conduct of the next general city election, however, for any other purposes beyond the conduct of the next general city election, said ward boundaries shall take effect only upon the expiration of the terms of the city council elected for the 2021-2023 term, on the first Monday in January following the election and qualification of the city council for the 2023-2025 term. The provisions of ward boundaries shall be applicable to the city council and the school committee.
N.
The final approval and adoption of a ward boundary plan by the Cranston City Council shall concurrently memorialize the Rhode Island General Assembly to validate the same. A resolution of the Cranston city council shall hereafter be drafted, adopted, and transmitted by the city clerk to all Cranston representatives and senators in the general assembly, in order to request such plan be enacted into law.
(Ord. 2022-9, §§ 1, 2, 3/28/2022)