§ 45-59-3 - Definitions and construction.
SECTION 45-59-3
§ 45-59-3 Definitions and construction.– (a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:
(1) "Chief elected officer" means the official, elected bythe voters of a municipality or appointed by the members of the electedlegislative body of the municipality, who exercises day-to-day executiveauthority over the municipality's affairs.
(2) "District management authority" means a districtmanagement authority established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(3) "Fiscal year" means the fiscal year of the municipalitywithin which the management district is located; "first fiscal year" means thefirst full fiscal year after the fiscal year during which the managementdistrict is created; subsequent fiscal years are referred to in like manner.
(4) "Management district" means a management districtestablished pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and, as the context mayrequire, includes any subdistrict within the management district.
(5) "Municipality" means a city or town of the state of RhodeIsland having a population according to the most recent federal census of notless than one hundred thousand (100,000); however, notwithstanding thepopulation requirement, the city of Newport shall be considered a municipalityfor purposes of this chapter. Where the context requires, "municipality" alsomeans a city or town within which a management district is created pursuant tothe provisions of this chapter.
(6) "Real property" means land and buildings or structureslocated on the land but does not include lines, mains, poles, easements andrights-of-way owned by public utilities.
(7) "State" means the state of Rhode Island.
(b) References in this chapter to owners or tenants of realproperty located within a management district or residents of a managementdistrict, or managers of real property located within the management districtwill be construed to include shareholders, members, partners, directors,officers, employees or agents thereof.