R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-35-7 — Publication of town and city budget summary

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 .........................................
.......................................
Signature of Official