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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-45 > Chapter-45-25 > 45-25-14SECTION 45-25-14
§ 45-25-14 Removal of commissioners fromoffice. – (a) The mayor and/or town council may remove a commissioner for inefficiency orneglect of duty or misconduct in office, but only after the commissioner hasbeen given a copy of the charges against him or her (which may be made by themayor) at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing and has an opportunity to beheard in person or by counsel. Any obligee of the authority may file with themayor and/or town council written charges that the authority is willfullyviolating any law of the state or any term, provision or covenant in anycontract to which the authority is a party. The mayor and/or town council shallgive each of the commissioners a copy of the charges at least ten (10) daysprior to the hearing and an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel,and shall, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the charges, remove anycommissioners of the authority who is found to have acquiesced in any willfulviolation; provided, that nothing in this section prevents the mayor of anycity or the town council of any town from suspending a commissioner from his orher office and duties pending the removal hearing.
(b) A commissioner is deemed to have acquiesced in a willfulviolation by the authority of a law of this state or of any term, provision, orcovenant contained in a contract to which the authority is a party, if, beforea hearing is held on the charges against him or her, he or she has not havefiled a written statement with the authority of his or her objections to, orlack of participation in the violation.
(c) In the event of the removal of any commissioner, themayor and/or town council shall file in the office of the city clerk a recordof the proceedings together with the charges made against the commissioners andthe findings.
