§ 28-41-33 - Legal counsel to board of review. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 28-41-33

   § 28-41-33  Legal counsel to board ofreview. – (a) The board of review shall be empowered to appoint and employ a qualifiedattorney, who shall act in accordance with any instructions that he or she mayreceive from the board concerning appeals from its decisions and other relatedduties, and shall be paid an annual base salary of eleven thousand dollars($11,000).

   (b) Whenever the board becomes a party to court action, theattorney shall represent its interests before the courts.

   (c) The duly appointed attorney shall serve in this capacityfor a term of three (3) years from the date of his or her appointment by theboard, and until his or her successor is appointed.