Chapter 426

2004 -- S 3204

Enacted 07/05/04

 

A N A C T

RELATING TO THE CITY OF WARWICK

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Revens, Lenihan, McCaffrey, Walaska, and Raptakis

     Date Introduced: June 16, 2004

 

     

 

 

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

     SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 229 of the public laws of 1985 entitled "An Act

Authorizing The City Of Warwick To Acquire And Improve Real Property And Acquire And

Install Personal Property Under Lease, Lease- Purchase, Installment Loan And Conditional Sales

Agreement" as amended by Chapter 106 of the public laws of 1987 and Chapter 461 of the public

laws of 1988 is hereby further amended to read as follows:

     "Section 1. The city council of the city of Warwick may by resolution, with the approval

of the mayor, authorize the acquisition of personal property, real property, the construction of

buildings and installation of personal property or any combination of the foregoing under lease,

lease-purchase, installment loan and conditional sales agreements having terms not in excess of

seven years. Such agreements may provide for the conveyance and reconveyance or lease-back

of city property. The sums payable by the city thereunder for principal and interest, or for rent,

including any purchase price payable at the option of the city shall be scheduled in such manner

as to provide approximately level monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual payments, beginning

within one year after the date of the agreement or within one year after the actual or estimated

completion date of the project (as determined or estimated by the mayor), or in accordance with a

more rapid amortization schedule. No agreement shall be entered into under this act if as a result

thereof the total outstanding amount of the sums so payable on agreements made hereunder

would then exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00). Agreements under this act and any

promissory note, certificate or other evidence of the city's obligations thereunder shall be

executed in such manner as may be provided in the authorizing resolution. Article VII and

sections 2-198, 6-7(2), and 6-14 of the charter of the city of Warwick shall not apply to

agreements hereunder and this act shall not be subject to section 10-27 of the charter of the city of

Warwick. The sums payable by the city under agreements made hereunder shall not be subject to

section 45-12-2 of the general laws or included at any time in the debt of the city for the purpose

of ascertaining its borrowing capacity."

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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