§ 45-24.1-3 - Creation of commission authorized – Membership appointment – Term of office.
SECTION 45-24.1-3
§ 45-24.1-3 Creation of commissionauthorized – Membership appointment – Term of office. – (a) In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter any city or town councilshall have the authority to create a commission called the historic districtcommission. The membership of a commission in a city shall consist of seven (7)qualified members, and in a town shall consist of not less than three (3) normore than seven (7) qualified members, whose residence is located in the cityor town; and provided, that the historic district commission of the city ofProvidence shall consist of eleven (11) qualified members, two (2) of whomshall be members of the city council elected by the city council from itscouncilmanic members to serve for a term of four (4) years. In a city themembers shall be appointed by the mayor, except as provided in the case of thehistoric district commission of the city of Providence, and in a town, by thepresident of the town council. Members of an historic district commission shallbe residents of the city or town.
(b) The appointed members of the commission shall beappointed for three (3) year terms, except the initial appointments of some ofthe members shall be for less than three (3) years so that the initialappointments are staggered and so that subsequent appointments do not reoccurat the same time.
(c) Any city or town has the right to name an auxiliarymember of the commission appointed in addition to the regular members of thecommission; provided, that the city of Newport shall have the right to appointtwo (2) auxiliary members to its historic district commission. An auxiliarymember shall sit as an active member, upon the request of the chair, when andif a regular member of the commission is unable to serve at any meeting of thecommission.
(d) Appointed members of the commission are eligible forreappointment, and, upon the expiration of their term, shall continue to serveuntil replaced unless otherwise provided for in local law.
(e) In the event of a vacancy on the commission, interimappointments of appointed members may be made by the appointing authority tocomplete the unexpired term of the position.
(f) Organized and existing preservation societies may presentto the appointing authority of a city or town a list of qualified citizens,from which list the appointing authority may select members of the commissionfor his or her respective city or town.
(g) Members of a commission shall serve without compensation.