§ 45-52-10 - District council.
SECTION 45-52-10
§ 45-52-10 District council. – (a) The moderator, the treasurer, the district clerk, the chairperson of thefinance committee and the chairperson of the public works committee, constitutea district council. It is the duty of the district council to:
(1) Supervise and coordinate the activities of all of theofficers, commissions, and committees of the district;
(2) Fill vacancies in offices as provided in §45-52-6(b);
(3) Prepare, or have prepared, ordinances relative to thedistrict and its activities, and present the ordinances to either the annual orspecial meeting of the district for action; and
(4) Develop for, and present to, the annual or a specialmeeting called for the purpose, plans for the improvement and development ofthe district.
(b) The council also has the care, management, and control ofall property and equipment owned by the district, subject to any ordinances,bylaws, and regulations which the district may make with respect to them. Three(3) members of the council constitute a quorum. Notice of the time and place ofthe meeting shall be given by the member calling the meeting by mailing writtennotice of the meeting at least five (5) days prior to the meeting to each ofthe members of the council.
(c) The district council shall, at least twenty (20) daysbefore each and every annual meeting, sit in open meeting to receive requestsfor funds to defray the cost of the activities of the district, and to receivesuggestions for expenditures to improve the property of the district, extendthe usefulness of the district to residents, and for all other purposes, andshall report thereon to the annual meeting with its recommendations.