| Chapter 032 |
| 2019 -- H 6012 Enacted 06/27/2019 |
| A N A C T |
| AMENDING THE CHARTER OF NORTH PROVIDENCE |
| Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, O'Brien, and Hull |
| Date Introduced: April 24, 2019 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Article 20, Chapter 1, Section 20-1-2 of Chapter 471 of the 2018 Public |
| Laws entitled "An Act Amending the Charter of North Providence", is hereby amended to read as |
| follows: |
| Sec. 20-1-2. Meetings. |
| The board shall hold regularly scheduled meetings and give written notice of regularly |
| scheduled meetings at the beginning of each calendar year. The notice shall include the dates, |
| times, and places of the meetings and shall be provided to members of the public upon request |
| and to the secretary of state at the beginning of each calendar year in accordance with chapter 46 |
| of title 42, "Rhode Island Open Meetings Act." |
| The board shall give supplemental written public notice of any meeting within a |
| minimum of forty-eight (48) hours before the date. This notice shall include the date the notice |
| was posted; the date, time, and place of the meeting; and a statement specifying the nature of the |
| business to be discussed. Notwithstanding the aforementioned forty-eight (48) hour notice, this |
| supplemental notice shall be provided to the members of the board members shall be notified at |
| least two (2) weeks (2) in advance of the meeting(s). A statement specifying the nature of the |
| business to be discussed shall be provided to the members of the board at least five (5) days in |
| advance of the meeting(s). |
| In the event of an emergency affecting the public safety, health, or welfare, on the written |
| recommendation of the purchasing agent, additional meetings of the board may be held provided |
| that written notice of the meeting, as provided under the Rhode Island open meetings act, as |
| amended, is given. |
| The board, at its discretion, shall hold all meetings at the North Providence town hall |
| within the confines of municipal buildings, which are ADA approved, within the town of North |
| Providence. All meetings shall be held on weekdays at 6:00 p.m times and dates determined by |
| the unanimous vote of the board. |
| The agenda, the time, and the location of each meeting, except an emergency meeting as |
| herein above provided, shall be on the town's website and within town hall on the public notice |
| bulletin board at least one week five (5) days prior to the meeting. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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