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2005 Rhode Island Code - § 2-14-3 — Term of office – Vacancies.
A tree warden whose appointment is approved by the director of environmental
management holds office until the first day of March in the year following his
or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed and approved as
provided in § 2-14-2. Any vacancy that may occur in the office of the tree
warden of any city or town, from any cause, shall be filled by the town council
of the town or by the mayor of any city, as the case may be, by the appointment
of some person to serve as tree warden for the remainder of the term, and the
appointment is subject to the approval of the director. If the town council of
any town, or the mayor of any city, fails within sixty (60) days to appoint a
tree warden as required by § 2-14-2 and this section, the director shall
appoint some resident of the town or city to act as tree warden until an
appointment is made by the town council or the mayor, as the case may be, and
approved by the director as provided in § 2-14-2.
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