In accordance with R.I.G.L. §§ 45-25-18.2
and 45-26-7, there is hereby created the East Greenwich Board of Tenants'
Affairs.
The Board shall be organized initially by the
members appointed by the Town Council. Elections of tenant members
shall be completed and the first organizational meeting held within
90 days after passage of this article. The Board shall meet thereafter
not less than once each month and at such other times as the demands
of business require. The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure,
shall keep a record of its proceedings, and shall comply with R.I.G.L.
§ 42-46-1 et seq. A majority of the members shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business. Clerical and secretarial
staff shall be supplied by the Town Housing Authority.
The Town shall pay compensation to the members
of the Board, which shall be a reasonable per-diem allowance as determined
by the Town Council for each day that the Board is in session. Sums
paid the representatives from the housing projects shall not be counted
as income for purposes of determining continuing eligibility for occupancy.
If a decision to terminate a right of use and
occupation is upheld by the Board upon review, an action to regain
possession of the premises shall not be brought thereafter until the
right of use and occupation has been terminated by lawful notice.
If an action to regain possession of the premises is brought by the
Housing Authority, the tenant shall have a right to a trial de novo
on the issue of whether there was just cause to terminate the tenant's
right of use and occupancy.