Board of Public Safety
The Board
of Public Safety supervises the Warwick Police and Fire
Departments and serves as the licensing authority for the City
of Warwick. It is
made up of three civilian members appointed by the Mayor from
among the qualified electors of the city.
The Board
is a combination of two historical Boards, the Bureau of Fire
Commissioners and the Board of Police Commissioners.
The Board of Police Commissioners was created by Rhode
Island Public Law, 1911, Chapter 695, approved May 5, 1911.
The Bureau of Fire Commissioners was created by Rhode
Island Public Law, 1953, Chapter 3136, approved May 7, 1953.
In 1960,
Warwick's City Charter combined the duties of the Board of
Police Commissioners and the Bureau of Fire Commissioners into a
single Board of Public Safety.
Article VIII of the City Charter outlines the structure
of the Board.
The regular
meetings of the Board of Public Safety are held on the second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
One meeting is held in July, August and December.
Meetings commence at
7:00 p.m.
in the Board of Public Safety meeting room, 2nd
floor, Warwick Police Headquarters,
99 Veterans
Memorial Drive, Warwick.
