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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - DISCLOSURE OF NAMES OF MUNICIPAL

GOVERNMENT CONSULTANTS

     Introduced By: Representatives Nunes, and Hearn

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2015

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Title 45 of the General Laws entitled "TOWNS AND CITIES" is hereby

amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

CHAPTER 55.1

DISCLOSURE OF NAMES OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CONSULTANTS

     45-55.1-1. Public disclosure required. – (a) All departments, agencies, commissions,

committees, boards, councils, or authorities or any subdivision thereof of a municipal government

and any fire district shall annually prepare and submit to the budget office by October 1 a list

containing:

     (1) The name of any person, privatization contractor, or vendor who performed legal,

medical, accounting, engineering, or any other professional, technical or consultant service to the

department, commission, board, council, agency or public corporation on a contractual basis

during the previous fiscal year; and

     (2) The amount of compensation received by each consultant during the previous fiscal

year.

     (b) All departments, agencies, commissions, committees, boards, councils, or authorities

or any subdivision thereof of a municipal government and any fire district shall prepare and

submit to the budget office on an annual basis by October 1 a contracting report containing:

     (1) Digital/electronic copies of all contracts or agreements by which a nongovernmental

person or entity agrees with department, agency, commission, committee, board, councils, or

authorities or any subdivision thereof of municipal government and any fire district to provide

services, valued at one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) or more, which are substantially

similar to and in replacement of work normally performed by an employee of the department,

commission, board, council, agency or fire district.

     (2) Digital/electronic copies of all reports, budgets, audit reports and accounting results.

     (c) The budget office shall post digital/electronic copies of all contracts, reports, budgets,

audit reports and accounting results online using the state's transparency portal or an equivalent

website, available for public inspection, annually no later than December 1 of each year.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - DISCLOSURE OF NAMES OF MUNICIPAL

GOVERNMENT CONSULTANTS

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     This act would require that the names and compensation of those providing professional

services to any agency of a municipality or fire district be made public. It would also require

municipalities and fire districts to provide digital/electronic copies of all reports, budgets, audit

reports and accounting results to the budget office.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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