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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

RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION OF FARM LAND AND OPEN SPACE IN THE

TOWN OF GLOCESTER AND ESTABLISHING A LAND TRUST

     Introduced By: Representatives Chippendale, and Winfield

     Date Introduced: April 04, 2012

     Referred To: House Municipal Government

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 2 of Chapter 548 of the 1987 Public Laws entitled “An Act Relating

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to the Preservation of Farm Land and Open Space in the Town of Glocester and Establishing a

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Land Trust”, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

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     SECTION 2. The trust shall be administered by seven (7) trustees, five (5) of whom shall

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be appointed by the town council. The trustees who are first appointed shall be designated to

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

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

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vacancies occurring during a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. In addition to the five (5)

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

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Glocester Conservation Commission and Glocester Planning Board shall also be trustees. One (1)

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trustee shall be a member of the Glocester Planning Board and one (1) trustee shall be a member

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of the Glocester Conservation Commission, each of whom shall serve a term of one (1) year. The

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other trustees who are first appointed shall be designated to serve for terms of one (1), two (2),

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three (3), four (4) and five (5) years respectively. Thereafter, trustees other than those trustees

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who are appointed for a one (1) year term as set forth above shall be appointed as aforesaid for a

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term of office of five (5) years, except that all vacancies occurring during a term shall be filled for

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the unexpired term. Trustees shall be electors of the town of Glocester, 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 of the town. Trustees may be removed by the town council in accordance with

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applicable town procedures.

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     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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