S 3360

2026 -- S 3360
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  STATE  OF        RHODE  ISLAND
  IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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  AN ACT
  AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF THE WARWICK CITY CHARTER TO ALLOW
 FOR ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES THAT SUBJECT MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS TO
   CERTAIN CODIFIED CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO THE ADVICE AND
  CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL
  Introduced By: Senators McKenney, Appollonio, and LaMountain
  Date Introduced: June 05, 2026
  Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government
 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1SECTION 1. Pursuant to the request of the Warwick City Council by resolution adopted
2 on May 11, 2026, Article VIII of the Warwick City Charter is hereby amended to read as follows:
38-23. – Council Advice and Consent to Boards and Commissions.
4Notwithstanding any provisions of this charter to the contrary, and except for the Board of
5 Public Safety, the city council may enact ordinances that subject mayoral appointments to city
6 boards and commissions specifically codified in the charter or the code of ordinances to the advice
7 and consent of the city council.
8SECTION 2. Pursuant to Article 10, Section 29 of the Warwick City Charter, these
9 amendments shall be submitted to the voters of the city at the next general election to be held in
10 November, 2026, or a special election as may be scheduled sooner, for approval or rejection thereof,
11 in the following form:
121. Shall the city council be authorized to enact ordinances that subject mayoral
13 appointments to city boards and commissions specifically codified in the charter or the code of
14 ordinances, except for the Board of Public Safety, to the advice and consent of the city council?
15APPROVE  DISAPPROVE
16SECTION 3. Section 2 of this act shall take effect upon passage. Section 1 of this act shall
1 take effect upon approval by the voters of the city of Warwick at a general or special election.
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  EXPLANATION
  BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
  OF
  AN ACT
 AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF THE WARWICK CITY CHARTER TO ALLOW
FOR ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES THAT SUBJECT MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS TO
  CERTAIN CODIFIED CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO THE ADVICE AND
  CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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1This act would approve charter amendments to the Warwick city charter subject to voter
2 approval at the general election to be held in November, 2026, or at a special election as may be
3 scheduled sooner. If approved, these amendments would authorize the city council to enact
4 ordinances that subject mayoral appointments to city boards and commissions specifically codified
5 in the charter or the code of ordinances, to the advice and consent of the city council.
6Section 2 of this act would take effect upon passage. Section 1 of this act would take effect
7 upon approval by the voters of the city of Warwick at a general or special election.
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