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Smithfield Town Council ( l to
r): Richard A. Poirier, Vice-President; Maxine Cavanagh, Member; Ronald F. Manni,
Member; Michael J. Flynn, President; Bernard A. Hawkins,
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Since 1994, the
Town of Smithfield
has been administered under the Council/Manager form of government.
Partisan elections are held every two years to elect five Town Council members
who select a Council President. The Town Manager is appointed by the
Smithfield Town Council to serve as the administrative head of the Town Government. The
Manager appoints all Department Directors, except the Town Clerk (Clerk
of the Council) and the Town Solicitor.
The general
administration of the Town’s School system is the responsibility of the
School Committee within the provisions of powers and duties delegated in
the Rhode Island General Laws. The five member School Committee is elected at-large at regular Town Elections and serves
four-year terms. They also appoint the School Superintendent, who
currently is Robert M. O'Brien.
The Town provides
most traditional municipal services including police, fire, emergency
rescue, planning, zoning, street maintenance, solid waste collection,
recycling and recreation. The Town also operates a water system serving
about a third of the town in addition to two private water systems. In
addition, the Town maintains all sewer lines and pumping stations within
the Town in accordance with the State of Rhode Island base plan, through
its’ Wastewater Treatment Plant. Smithfield is evolving into a major
recreation provider with its 65-acre active park (Deerfield Park) which houses our very
active Senior Center and
Veterans Memorial Park.
Additional recreation is available through the town-operated Smithfield
Ice Rink and numerous other recreational parks and ponds. It also
operates two widely-used libraries and a Town Hall.
The Smithfield Town
Budget is
$58,235,323 for FY 2008
and
$61,538,789 for FY 2009.
The Town Budget is approved by a Financial Town Meeting each May.
The Town employs
approximately 375 full-time equivalent employees, including school
department personnel.
Smithfield Town Council Members
Smithfield Town Manager
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Dennis Finlay
Town
Manager
64 Farnum Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917
233-1010
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