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Rhode Island General Laws Title 44. Taxation § 44-35-7. Publication of town and city budget summary

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

At least ten (10) calendar days prior to the financial town meeting or, for towns and cities without town meetings, the first hearing on the budget for the purpose of adopting the budget, the chief elected official in each town and city shall cause to be published a budget summary in a newspaper of general circulation in the town or city. The budget summary shall set out proposed expenditures by department or function and receipts by source for the proposed budget year, and comparisons of these with estimated expenditures and receipts for the current budget year.

The published budget summary shall be in the following form:

(CITY, TOWN) of (NAME)REPORT TO TAXPAYERS ON CURRENT AND PROPOSED BUDGET

Function or

Amounts

Proposed

Purpose of

Actually

Budget year

Expenditures

Budgeted for

Operating

Current Year

Capital

Operating

Capital

Expenditures

1. Education

2. General Financial

Admin.

3. Public Works

4. Police Protection

5. Fire Protection

6. Sewerage

7. Other Sanitation

8. Parks and

Recreation

9. Interest on General

Debt

10. Principal on

General Debt

11. All Other (Specify)

Revenues

1. Local Property

2. Local Non-Property

3. Federal

4. State

5. All Other (Specify)

TOTAL BUDGET

Certification: This is to certify that data contained in this report are accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Date ․․․․․․․․․․

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Signature of Official
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