2015 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 44 - Taxation
Chapter 44-35 - Property Tax and Fiscal Disclosure – Municipal Budgets
Section 44-35-8 - Publication of proposal to amend town and city budget.
§ 44-35-8 Publication of proposal to amend town and city budget. – At least ten (10) calendar days prior to formal action taken by a town or city to amend its adopted budget when the amendment would result in an accumulated increase in total property tax expenditures of five percent (5%), the chief elected official shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation a notice of a proposal to amend the town or city budget. The notice shall contain a summary of the proposed amendment stating the purpose of the proposed expenditures and the impact the amendment is estimated to have on property taxes. The notice shall be in a form approved by the director of the department of revenue and it shall constitute a notice of public hearing.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 22; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 52; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 52.)
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