2026-1 An ordinance in amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown Title III, Administration, Chapter 35 Capital Improvements, 35.01 What Constitutes A Capital Improvements Project and 35.06 Six-Year Program.

ORDINANCE OF THE

TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TOWN CODE OF THE

TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN

An ordinance in amendment to the Town Code of the Town of Middletown Title III, Administration, Chapter 35 Capital Improvements, 35.01 What Constitutes A Capital Improvements Project, 35.06 Six-Year Program, is hereby amended as follows:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED AS FOLLOWS:

(Additions are underlined; deletions are stricken)

CHAPTER 35: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Section

35.01 What constitutes a capital improvements project
35.02 Agencies and officials to submit requests
35.03 Forms for request, review
35.04 Priority of projects
35.05 Effect of projects on town finances
35.06 Six-year program – Five-year program
35.07 Capital improvement program budget
35.08 Restriction on use of funds
35.09 Qualified projects
35.10 Annual appropriation
35.11 Effective term of funding

§ 35.01 WHAT CONSTITUTES A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

(F) The purchase of items of equipment of nonrecurring nature which have a cost more than $25,000 $50,000 and a useful life in excess of five years.

§ 35.06 SIX-YEAR PROGRAM. FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM

Not later than February first of each year, the Town Administrator shall forward to the Council and make public a recommended capital budget and capital improvements program for the following six-year five-year period. The first year of this six-year five-year program shall be designated as the upcoming fiscal year's capital budget. The Council shall consider this recommended program as a guide in preparing its annual

budget and shall designate those projects to be authorized for funding during the next fiscal year.

SECOND: Chapter 35 All other Sections remains unchanged.

THIRD: This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and all ordinances or parts of ordinance inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

JANUARY 5, 2025

READ AND ADOPTED IN COUNCIL

Wendy D. W. Marshall, MMC
Town Clerk