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.