2005 Rhode Island Code - § 23-7-4 — Membership of board.

    The directors of the departments of health and environmental management, or their designees, shall be ex-officio members. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member of the house and the president of the senate shall appoint one member of the senate. The director of the department of environmental management shall appoint one professional agricultural chemist, one professional wildlife biologist, one professional entomologist, one medical doctor, one person representing an established conservation or environmental group within the state, and citizens representing any two (2) cities, towns, subdivisions of cities or towns, or districts, having regard, among other factors, to their qualifications, experience, and interest in effective mosquito control. Members of the board shall annually elect their own officers.