Chapter 5
Councils and Governing Bodies

Index of Sections

• § 45-5-1.  Management of affairs of town.



• § 45-5-2.  Probate meetings.



• § 45-5-3.  Quorum — Majority required for action.



• § 45-5-4.  Continuation of business from time to time.



• § 45-5-5.  Clerk of council.



• § 45-5-6.  Filling of vacancies in office.



• § 45-5-7.  Town clerk pro tempore.



• § 45-5-8.  Suspension or removal of surveyor of highways.



• § 45-5-9.  Election of town auditors.



• § 45-5-10.  Fees for licenses and commissions issued to officers.



• § 45-5-11.  Burial lands and funds.



• § 45-5-12.  Neglected burial grounds.



• § 45-5-13.  Administration of oaths and engagements.



• § 45-5-14.  Subpoena of witnesses.



• § 45-5-15.  Bonds given to council.



• § 45-5-16.  Appeals from orders and decrees.



• § 45-5-17.  Claim and prosecution of appeals.



• § 45-5-18.  Special charters controlling.



• § 45-5-19.  Appointment of municipal officer under home rule charter.



• § 45-5-20.  Power of city and town councils to establish intermunicipal agreements for joint purchasing of common-use items.



• § 45-5-20.1.  Power of city and town councils and regional school districts to jointly establish an insurance corporation, to obtain insurance, and to enter into a cooperative risk management program.



• § 45-5-20.2.  Power of city and town councils and regional school districts to jointly establish a corporation to manage and operate OPEB trusts.



• § 45-5-21.  Power of city and town councils to appropriate funds granted by the federal government.



• § 45-5-22.  Collective bargaining fiscal impact statements.