Foster Glocester Regional School Building Committee v. Sette
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
1DissentRobinson, J.
I respectfully dissent from the majority’s affirmance of the Superior Court’s declaration that the Glocester Town Council was entirely without authority to remove Gregory Laramie from the Foster-Glocester Regional School Building Committee. In my view, the Glocester Town Charter grants the town council the authority to remove (albeit only for due cause and after notice and a hearing) the three members of the building committee whom the town council has appointed.
While I recognize that it is a close question and while the majority has articulated its position in an (almost) convincing manner,…
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