The inhabitants of the Town of East Greenwich,
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 "Town of East
Greenwich," and as such 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, now incumbent
upon or appertaining to said Town as a municipal corporation or by
virtue of the laws of this state so far as the same shall not be altered
by this Charter or amendments hereof.
[Amended 11-4-2014]
The municipal government formed by this Charter
shall be known as the "Council-Town Manager form of government."
The Town has all the powers granted to a town
and all the powers possible for a town to have under the Home Rule
Charter Amendment and under the Constitution and laws of this state
together with all the implied or incidental powers necessary to carry
into execution the powers granted. The Town may acquire property within
or without its corporate limits for any Town purpose, in fee simple
or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease
or condemnation, and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage and control
such property as its interest may require. Except as prohibited by
the Constitution of this state or restricted by this Charter, the
Town shall and may exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights,
privileges and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever. The
enumeration of particular powers by this Charter shall not be deemed
to be exclusive, and it is intended that the Town shall have and may
exercise all powers which could be enumerated in this Charter under
this state's Constitution.
The Town may enter into contracts or cooperative
agreements with the federal government, the state, or with any political
subdivision thereof, for the performance of any service, the use of
any facilities, the combination of services and/or functions, and
the financing thereof.