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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

ESTABLISHING THE SMITHFIELD LAND TRUST

     Introduced By: Senator John J. Tassoni

     Date Introduced: May 24, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 4 of Chapter 13 of the 2001 Public Laws entitled "An Act

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Establishing the Smithfield Land Trust" is hereby amended as follows:

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     SECTION 4. The trust shall be administered by seven (7) regular trustees appointed by

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the town council each. The trustees who are first appointed shall be designated to serve for terms

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of two (2) for one (1), two (2) for two (2), three (3), four (4) and five (5) years respectively.

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Thereafter trustees shall be appointed as aforesaid for a term of office of five (5) years except that

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all vacancies occurring during a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. In addition, there shall

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be two (2) alternate trustees, designated first alternate and second alternate by the town council,

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who shall be appointed by the town council for one year terms and who may participate in all

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meetings and serve on committees. As described herein, alternate trustees may vote on an issue

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when less than four (4) regular trustees are present and able to vote on that issue. If only three (3)

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regular trustees are present and able to vote on an issue, the first alternate may vote, if present and

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able, and if not present and able, then the second alternate may vote on the issue. If only two (2)

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regular trustees are present and able to vote on an issue, then both the first alternate and the

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second alternate may vote on that issue. In addition to the seven (7) regular trustees and two (2)

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alternate trustees appointed by the town council, the current chairperson or member designee of

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the Smithfield Conservation Commission and Smithfield Planning Board shall also be nonvoting,

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ex officio trustees. Trustees shall be electors of the town of Smithfield, shall serve without

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compensation and shall hold office until their successors have been named. No trustee may be an

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elected officer or salaried employee of the town of Smithfield. All trustees shall be subject to the

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Rhode Island code of ethics in government, contained in chapter 14 of title 36 of the general laws.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

ESTABLISHING THE SMITHFIELD LAND TRUST

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     This act would add two (2) alternate trustees to administer the Smithfield Land Trust.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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