2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 45 - Towns and cities
CHAPTER 45-2 - General Powers
§ 45-2-3.2 - Availability of funds upon failure of city or town to approve annual appropriation.
SECTION 45-2-3.2
§ 45-2-3.2 Availability of funds upon failure of city or town to approve annual appropriation. – Unless otherwise provided by a city or town charter, in an emergency caused by a failure of a city or town to approve an annual appropriation measure, the same amounts appropriated in the previous fiscal year shall be available for each department and division thereof, subject to monthly or quarterly allotments, in accordance with seasonal requirements, as determined by the city or town's chief financial officer: provided, that expenditures for payment of bonded indebtedness of the city or town and interest thereon shall be in such amounts as may be required, regardless of whether or not an annual appropriation ordinance is enacted by the city or town council.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Rhode Island may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
