§ 45-2-18. City of Providence — Establishment of department of public parks.
(a) There is hereby created, in the city of Providence, a department of public parks. The division of public lands and parks of the department of public property is hereby eliminated.
(b) The department of public parks is responsible, subject to the authority of the board of park commissioners of the city of Providence, for all public parks and for all structures and facilities located therein including the zoo and museum located in Roger Williams park, for all municipal burial grounds and for all structures and facilities located therein, and for all street trees within the city of Providence. It is responsible for the administration, planning, design, construction, planting, alterations, maintenance, operations, and repairs to the public parks. No other city department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency may undertake any plan, activity, construction, or operation in or involving any public park of the city except by permission of the board of park commissioners.
(c) The department of public parks is headed by the superintendent of parks who is appointed by the board of park commissioners and who has the status of a department head with all the powers and duties appertaining thereto, is subject to all provisions of the city charter relating to department heads, and takes an oath of office as provided in § 4.4 of the city charter. The department of public parks consists of five (5) divisions. The head of each division is appointed by the superintendent and will be subordinate to the superintendent of parks. The five (5) divisions are as follows:
(1) The division of parks, headed by the deputy superintendent of parks.
(2) The division of burial grounds, headed by the superintendent of the north burial ground.
(3) The zoo division, headed by the director of the Roger Williams park zoo.
(4) The division of forestry, by the city forester.
(5) The museum division, headed by the director of the Roger Williams park museum.
(d) In addition to the heads of divisions, the superintendent of parks will be assisted by assistant superintendents and other employees that may be authorized for the department of public parks under ordinances previously or hereafter enacted.
(e) It is hereby prescribed that in an open, public, equitable, and competitive manner, the department of public parks shall select the vendor and negotiate the price and terms of any procurement for the department of public parks of value less than the amount set by law for procurement through the board of contract and supply. Authorization for payment of these purchases issued by the department of public parks shall be paid within thirty (30) days by the city controller up to the total amount appropriated in the city budget for the operation of the department.
(f) No funds appropriated to the department of public parks or income from trust funds donated to the city for the facilities or programs thereof or income derived from the sale of surplus property belonging to the department of parks may be transferred to or used to pay the bills of any other city department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency, nor may any personnel paid from funds appropriated to the department of public parks be transferred to or assigned to work on any program or project of any other city department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency without the express written permission of the superintendent, subject to the approval by the board of park commissioners. No expenditure shall be made by the city controller or by any other city employee of any funds appropriated to or trust funds donated for the facilities or programs of the department of public parks except upon written authorization of the superintendent of parks or the board of park commissioners. No park land, structure, or facility may be transferred to any other city department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency without the consent of the board of park commissioners.
(g) In any case where the provisions of this section or of any regulation issued by the superintendent of parks or the board of park commissioners of the city pursuant to this section is found to be in conflict with the provisions of any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation of the city of Providence other than the city charter, the provisions of this section shall apply. Nothing in this section shall be construed to abolish, affect, or in any way reduce or diminish any of the powers previously granted by charter and ordinance to the board of park commissioners.
History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 221, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 45-2-1. - Charters and special acts.
Section 45-2-2. - Power to tax property.
Section 45-2-2.1. - Tax compacts between municipalities.
Section 45-2-3. - Power to appropriate money.
Section 45-2-3.1. - Powers of certain towns.
Section 45-2-3.3. - Background checks.
Section 45-2-3.4. - Background checks.
Section 45-2-4. - Power to own property and make contracts.
Section 45-2-5. - Power to use, lease, or dispose of property no longer needed.
Section 45-2-5.1. - Westerly municipal land trust.
Section 45-2-5.2. - Prudence Island school foundation.
Section 45-2-6. - Lands given for specific use not subject to disposal.
Section 45-2-7. - Providence school land unaffected.
Section 45-2-8. - Ratification of prior conveyances.
Section 45-2-9. - Continuation in force of town and city laws.
Section 45-2-10. - Election and appointment of officers and agents.
Section 45-2-11. - Medical services for employees.
Section 45-2-12. - Town of New Shoreham may establish police court.
Section 45-2-13. - City of Pawtucket — Municipal police court — Municipal housing court.
Section 45-2-14. - City of Central Falls — Police court.
Section 45-2-15.2. - Municipal employees — Residency within municipality not required.
Section 45-2-16. - Naming of city or town constructions.
Section 45-2-17. - Regulation of liquefied natural gas facilities.
Section 45-2-18. - City of Providence — Establishment of department of public parks.
Section 45-2-19. - City of Warwick — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-20. - Town of Coventry — Establishment of a senior citizens’ board.
Section 45-2-21. - City of Cranston — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-22. - Arson prevention programs.
Section 45-2-24. - Town of Coventry — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-25. - City of Woonsocket — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-26. - Town of West Warwick — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-27. - City of Central Falls — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-28. - Charitable contributions.
Section 45-2-29. - Town of Westerly — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-30. - Town of Narragansett — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-31. - Registration of business name in the town of North Providence.
Section 45-2-31.1. - Business registration fee — Town of Johnston.
Section 45-2-31.2. - Business registration fee — Town of Warren.
Section 45-2-31.3. - Business registration fee — Town of Smithfield.
Section 45-2-31.4. - Business registration fee — Town of Richmond.
Section 45-2-31.5. - Town of Warren — Delegation of local licensing authority.
Section 45-2-32. - Town of Charlestown — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-33. - Additional substance abuse prevention assessment.
Section 45-2-34. - Town of Tiverton — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-35. - Town of New Shoreham — Landing fee.
Section 45-2-35.1. - City of Newport — Landing and boarding fees.
Section 45-2-35.2. - Town of Narragansett — Landing fee.
Section 45-2-36. - Town of Exeter — Tax assessor.
Section 45-2-37. - Town of Middletown — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-38. - City of East Providence — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-39. - Care and repair of stone walls.
Section 45-2-39.1. - Theft of historic stone walls.
Section 45-2-41. - Residency requirements — Generally.
Section 45-2-42. - Town of East Greenwich — Smoking prohibited in municipal buildings.
Section 45-2-43. - Right of way tree planting.
Section 45-2-44. - Town of Cumberland — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-45. - Town of Bristol — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-46. - Towns of Burrillville and North Smithfield — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-47. - Town of Warren — Municipal court — Municipal housing court.
Section 45-2-48. - Town of East Greenwich — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-49. - Town of Burrillville — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-50. - Town of Exeter — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-51. - [Repealed.]
Section 45-2-51.1. - Town of Lincoln — Municipal court — Municipal housing court.
Section 45-2-52. - Town of Jamestown — Municipal Court.
Section 45-2-53. - Town of North Kingstown — Fence viewer.
Section 45-2-54. - Regulation of excavating.
Section 45-2-55. - Town of North Kingstown — Municipal Court.
Section 45-2-56. - Town of Hopkinton — Municipal Court.
Section 45-2-57. - Town of Richmond — Noise pollution.
Section 45-2-58. - Town of Smithfield — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-59. - Town of North Smithfield — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-60. - City of Pawtucket — Licenses.
Section 45-2-61. - Town of Barrington — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-62. - [Repealed.]
Section 45-2-62.1. - Town of Portsmouth — Municipal court — Municipal housing court.
Section 45-2-63. - Town of Richmond — Municipal court.
Section 45-2-64. - Town of Coventry — Regulation of asphalt or continuous mixing facilities.
Section 45-2-65. - Right to counsel.
Section 45-2-66. - Ability to pay hearings.
Section 45-2-67. - Town of South Kingstown — Municipal court.