§ 45-9-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:

(1) "Budget commission" means the budget and review commission established under §§ 45-9-5 and 45-9-6.

(2) "Charter" means the home rule charter or the legislative charter of any city, town, or fire district.

(3) "Division of municipal finance" means the division of municipal finance in the department of revenue or any successor department or agency.

(4) "Director of revenue" means the director of the department of revenue.

(5) "Elected chief executive officer" means, in cities and towns having a popularly elected chief executive officer, the popularly elected chief executive officer, and in cities and towns where there is no popularly elected chief executive officer, the president of the city or town council.

(6) "Fire district budget" means the fiscal-year operating budget of the fire district.

(7) "Fiscal overseer" means the financial overseer appointed under § 45-9-3.

(8) "General Treasurer" means the general treasurer of the state.

(9) "Municipal budget" means the fiscal-year operating budget of the city, town, or fire district, inclusive of the school department budget and all other departments.

(10) "Officer" means the chief administrative and financial officer appointed under § 45-9-10 after abolition of a fiscal overseer or a budget commission or a receiver in a city, town, or fire district.

(11) "Receiver" means the receiver appointed pursuant to §§ 45-9-7 or 45-9-8.

(12) "School committee", means the school committee of the city or town, but shall not mean, or include, a regional school district committee.

(13) "State Aid" means the funds made available to cities and towns:

(i) As state aid pursuant to chapter 13 of title 45, but specifically excluding reimbursements to cities and towns for the cost of state mandates pursuant to § 45-13-9;

(ii) As school operations aid provided for in §§ 16-7-5 - 16-7-34.3 and as school housing aid pursuant to §§ 16-7-35 - 16-7-47, but subject to any pledge to bonds issued to finance school projects by the Rhode Island health and educational building corporation;

(iii) In replacement of motor vehicle and trailer excise taxes pursuant to chapter 34.1 of title 44;

(iv) From the public service corporation tax pursuant to chapter 13 of title 44;

(v) From the local meal and beverage tax pursuant to § 44-18-18.1 and the hotel tax pursuant to § 44-18-36.1; and

(vi) Pursuant to all acts supplementing such chapters listed in subdivisions (i) through (v) above, or pursuant to any other law hereafter enacted providing for funds to municipalities in lieu of, or in substitution for, or in addition to, the funds provided pursuant to acts supplementing such chapters listed in subdivisions (i) through (v).

History of Section. (P.L. 1927, ch. 1023, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 346, § 1; Const. Amend., art. 29, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 45-9-2; P.L. 2010, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 31, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 33, § 1.)