Laws, Ordinances, & Regulations

There are a number of key elements required to start and successfully operate an effective Conservation Commission.  Because commissions are municipal bodies, they come under state laws and have certain requirements.  Below you will find links to pages detailing these various requirements and links to the laws themselves.

  • Enabling Legislation
  • City/Town Ordinance
  • Open Meeting Laws
  • Access to Public Records
  • Ethics Laws
  • Posting Agendas
  • Minutes & Recordkeeping

 

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The Board of Directors of RIACC would like to acknowledge and extend a special thanks to Paul Soares and Aimee Mandeville, chair and vice chair respectively along with their fellow commissioners of the North Smithfield Conservation Commission for their months of work in editing and preparing the documents presented here.  They serve as a shining example of what we can accomplish by working together and sharing the rewards of these individual efforts.

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