§ 22-12-5 - Failure to supply information. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 22-12-5

   § 22-12-5  Failure to supply information.– Whenever a bill or resolution, requiring a fiscal note as set forth in §22-12-2, affects a city or town financially and the affected city or town failsto supply the necessary financial information or fails to cooperate with theagency or entity, as set forth in § 22-12-3, compiling the financialinformation within five (5) business days after the request for the financialinformation, then the chairperson of the legislative committee to which thebill is assigned shall notify the chief executive official of the city or town,by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the city or town has notsupplied or has failed to cooperate in the compiling of the financialinformation. The affected city or town shall have three (3) calendar days fromthe receipt of the certified letter to supply the financial information. In theevent that the bill or resolution becomes law and has a financial effect on thecity or town, which does or could necessitate additional expenditures fromlocal revenue, then the provisions of §§ 45-13-6 – 45-13-11shall not apply.