Town of Johnston, RI The Charter

Town of Johnston, RI

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Table of Contents

Ch C The Charter
Ch C Art I Basic Provisions
§ C-1-1 Incorporation.
§ C-1-2 Form of government.
§ C-1-3 Powers of town.
Ch C Art II Elections
§ C-2-1 Electors.
§ C-2-2 Election laws.
§ C-2-3 Time of elections.
§ C-2-4 Mayor and Council—Terms of office; oaths of office.
§ C-2-5 Board of Canvassers and Registration - Generally.
§ C-2-6 Same - Powers and duties.
Ch C Art III Town Council
§ C-3-1 Composition; term of office of members.
§ C-3-2 Vacancies.
§ C-3-3 Qualifications.
§ C-3-4 Presiding officer.
§ C-3-5 Compensation.
§ C-3-6 Quorum.
§ C-3-7 Meetings.
§ C-3-8 Powers.
§ C-3-9 Methods by which action is taken; procedure for enacting ordinances.
§ C-3-10 Annual audit.
Ch C Art IV Mayor
§ C-4-1 Election; term of office.
§ C-4-2 Qualifications.
§ C-4-3 Compensation.
§ C-4-4 Absence or disability.
§ C-4-5 Vacancy.
§ C-4-6 Powers and duties.
Ch C Art V Town Clerk
§ C-5-1 Appointment; term of office.
§ C-5-2 Powers and duties.
§ C-5-3 Compensation.
§ C-5-4 Bond.
Ch C Art VI Town Solicitor
§ C-6-1 Appointment; assistants; term of office.
§ C-6-2 Qualifications.
§ C-6-3 Compensation.
§ C-6-4 Duties.
§ C-6-5 Written opinions to be public.
§ C-6-6 Special powers.
Ch C Art VII Probate Judge
§ C-7-1 Appointment; term of office.
§ C-7-2 Qualifications.
§ C-7-3 Compensation.
§ C-7-4 Vacancies.
Ch C Art VIII The Budget
§ C-8-1 Fiscal year.
§ C-8-2 Contents generally.
§ C-8-3 Preparation of the budget.
§ C-8-4 Budget format.
§ C-8-5 Budget control.
Ch C Art IX Department of Finance
§ C-9-1 Organization.
§ C-9-2 Director of Finance - Generally.
§ C-9-3 Same - Qualifications.
§ C-9-4 Same - Compensation.
§ C-9-5 Same - Duties and powers.
§ C-9-6 Competitive bidding.
§ C-9-7 Transfer of appropriations.
§ C-9-8 Tax assessor.
§ C-9-9 Review of assessments.
§ C-9-10 Borrowing.
Ch C Art X Department of Public Works
§ C-10-1 Organization.
§ C-10-2 Powers and duties.
Ch C Art XI Police Department
§ C-11-1 Organization.
§ C-11-2 Powers and duties.
Ch C Art XII Fire Department
§ C-12-1 Organization.
§ C-12-2 Powers and duties.
Ch C Art XIII Department of Health
§ C-13-1 Organization.
§ C-13-2 Powers and duties.
Ch C Art XIV Department of Public Welfare
§ C-14-1 Organization.
§ C-14-2 Powers and duties.
Ch C Art XV School Department
§ C-15-1 School Committee - Composition; election; terms of office of members.
§ C-15-2 Same - Qualifications of members.
§ C-15-3 Same - Vacancies.
§ C-15-4 Same - Compensation.
§ C-15-5 Same - Powers and duties.
Ch C Art XVI Personnel
§ C-16-1 Personnel Board - Organization.
§ C-16-2 Same - Compensation.
§ C-16-3 Same - Powers and duties.
§ C-16-4 Positions excepted from classified service.
§ C-16-5 Present employees continued in office.
§ C-16-6 Temporary appointments when no list is available.
§ C-16-7 Probationary period.
§ C-16-8 Emergency appointments.
§ C-16-9 Services of other agencies.
§ C-16-10 Town Council as Board of Personnel Review.
§ C-16-11 Appointment and discharge of subordinates.
§ C-16-12 Retirement of municipal employees.
§ C-16-13 Right to organize.
Ch C Art XVII Planning Board
§ C-17-1 Composition; appointment; vacancies; organization; compensation.
§ C-17-2 Powers and duties.
Ch C Art XVIII Other Offices and Commissions
§ C-18-1 Town Sergeant.
§ C-18-2 Auctioneer.
§ C-18-3 Sealer of weights and measures.
§ C-18-4 Civil defense.
§ C-18-5 Parks and Recreation Commission.
§ C-18-6 Other offices.
Ch C Art XIX General Provisions
§ C-19-1 Amending the Charter.
§ C-19-2 Specific terms prevail.
§ C-19-3 Severability of provisions.
§ C-19-4 Laws affecting officers.
§ C-19-5 Oath of office.
§ C-19-6 Official bonds.
§ C-19-7 Publicity of records.
§ C-19-8 Codification of ordinances.
§ C-19-9 Town Council and School Committee districts.
Ch C Art XX Succession in Government
§ C-20-1 Continuation of laws.
§ C-20-2 Continuation of ordinances.
§ C-20-3 Continuation of government.
§ C-20-4 Continuation of administrative personnel.
§ C-20-5 Continuation of tax obligation.
§ C-20-6 Continuance of contracts and obligations.
§ C-20-7 Pending actions and proceedings.
§ C-20-8 Transfer of records and property.
Ch C Art XXI Inauguration of New Charter Government
§ C-21-1 Effective date.
§ C-21-2 Transfer of appropriations.
§ C-21-3 Ordinances to implement Charter.
§ C-21-4 Effective date and repeal.
Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 3 Abandonment of Roadways
Ch 6 Arbitration
Ch 9 Boards, Committees and Commissions
Ch 13 Claims
Ch 18 Senior Citizens Center
Ch 23 Finance, Department of
Ch 27 Fire Department
Ch 31 Funds and Trusts
Ch 41 Officers and Employees
Ch 47 Personnel Policies
Ch 51 Police Department
Ch 54 Police Details
Ch 58 Public Works
Ch 62 Purchasing
Ch 66 Risk Management
Ch 70 (Reserved)
Ch 71 Social Security
Ch 74 Town Council
Ch 77 Town Hall
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 83 Adult Entertainment
Ch 88 Alarm Systems
Ch 91 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 94 Amusements
Ch 98 Animals
Ch 103 Arborists
Ch 107 Barbers, Hairdressers and Similar Services
Ch 112 Bingo and Beano
Ch 118 Building Construction
Ch 121 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 125 Business Operations
Ch 129 Car Sales and Rental
Ch 132 Cemeteries
Ch 142 Criminal Background Checks
Ch 145 Dances
Ch 147 Day-Care Centers
Ch 149 Development Impact Fees
Ch 156 Electrical Standards
Ch 157 Engineering Operations
Ch 158 Entertainment
Ch 161 Excavations
Ch 164 Explosives
Ch 169 Firearms
Ch 172 Fire Prevention
Ch 180 Gasoline Stations
Ch 183 Graffiti
Ch 189 Gull Control
Ch 192 Hotel, Motel, Rooming House Registrants and Room Resellers
Ch 194 Housing Standards
Ch 199 Junkyards
Ch 202 Land Development Fees
Ch 204 Licensing
Ch 207 Littering
Ch 210 Loitering; Aggressive Begging, Soliciting and Panhandling
Ch 212 Mailboxes
Ch 213 Massage and Body Works Services
Ch 217 Motor Vehicle Code
Ch 220 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 224 Noise
Ch 230 Oil and Gas Heating Code
Ch 231 Outdoor Heaters and Boilers
Ch 233 Parades
Ch 236 Parking
Ch 239 Parking Lots
Ch 242 Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 244 Pawnbrokers
Ch 245 Peace and Good Order
Ch 248 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 252 Plumbing
Ch 257 Private Detectives
Ch 261 Property Maintenance
Ch 265 Rental Property
Ch 269 Restaurants
Ch 272 Sales, Casual
Ch 276 (Reserved)
Ch 279 Sewers
Ch 282 Signs
Ch 286 Slaughterhouses
Ch 291 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 295 Solid Waste
Ch 298 Stormwater Management
Ch 300 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 303 Subdivision of Land
Ch 307 Taxation
Ch 313 Tires, Storage of
Ch 316 Towing
Ch 319 Trailers and Mobile Homes
Ch 325 Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 328 Vehicles, Recreational
Ch 332 Wastewater Management
Ch 335 Water
Ch 337 Wells
Ch 340 Zoning
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter C The Charter

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Johnston 5-10-1963. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Preamble[1]

We, the people of the Town of Johnston, in order to secure the right of self government in all local matters, pursuant to the provisions of the constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, do adopt and establish this Charter for the Town of Johnston.

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Editor's Note: For constitutional provision granting home rule for cities and towns, see R. I. Const. Amend. XIII.