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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-45 > Chapter-45-31 > 45-31-12SECTION 45-31-12
§ 45-31-12 Appointment and compensation ofagency members. – When the legislative body of a community first adopts a resolution as providedfor in § 45-31-10, the mayor or the president of the town council shallappoint five (5) resident electors of the community as members of the agencysubject to the approval of the legislative body; provided, however, that ifauthorized by resolution of the legislative body at any time, the mayor orpresident of the town council shall appoint two (2) additional residentelectors of the community as members of the agency, subject to the approval ofthe legislative body, for a total of seven (7) members. No member of the agencymay be an elected officer or an employee of the community. The powers of theagency shall be vested in the members of the agency then in office. Membersshall receive their actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses,and may receive other compensation as the legislative body may prescribe. Theredevelopment agency in the city of Providence shall consist of the mayor, exofficio, and seven (7) members. Five (5) of the members shall be residentelectors of the city of Providence and appointed by the mayor; and shall servefor the term designated in § 45-31-13; and shall not be an elected officeror employee of the city of Providence. Two (2) members shall be members of thecity council elected by that council from its members to serve for a termending the first Monday in January, 1975; and shall thereafter be elected for aterm of four (4) years. The powers of the agency shall be vested in the membersthen in office. Members shall receive their actual and necessary expenses,including travel expenses, and may receive other compensation as thelegislative body may prescribe. Provided, further that the redevelopment agencyin the town of Burrillville shall consist of seven (7) members, five (5)members of which shall be regular voting members whose tenure shall be inaccordance with this section and two (2) members of which shall serve asalternate members whose term of appointment shall be two (2) years. Provided,further that the redevelopment agency in the town of Bristol shall consist ofeight (8) members who are residents of the community, five (5) members of whichshall be regular voting members whose tenure shall be in accordance with thissection and three (3) members of which shall serve as alternate members whoseterm of appointment shall be two (2) years. Alternate members shall bedesignated as first alternate, second alternate, and third alternate and shallbe allowed to participate in all agency affairs except that alternate membersshall only be allowed to vote in their respective order as first, second, andthird alternate in the event a regular voting member is unable to vote for anyreason whatsoever.
