{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-35-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-35-8","heading":"Publication of proposal to amend town and city budget.","body":"At least ten (10) calendar days prior to formal action taken by a town or city to amend its adopted budget when the amendment would result in an accumulated increase in total property tax expenditures of five percent (5%), the chief elected official shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation a notice of a proposal to amend the town or city budget. The notice shall contain a summary of the proposed amendment stating the purpose of the proposed expenditures and the impact the amendment is estimated to have on property taxes. The notice shall be in a form approved by the director of the department of revenue and it shall constitute a notice of public hearing.","path":["Title 44 Taxation","Chapter 35 Property Tax and Fiscal Disclosure — Municipal Budgets"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE44/44-35/44-35-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:35Z","sha256":"ed3322779bb92ed5ace271e568d6c6d3ecf02a532725685a93a910032e838d55","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-35-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-35-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}