R.I. Gen. Laws § 18-9-3: Appointment and removal of assistants — Experts.

The administrator, with the approval and consent of the attorney general, may appoint and remove any assistants that the work of the division may require. These assistants shall not be in the classified service. The administrator, with the approval and consent of the attorney general, may also, from time to time, engage experts who shall not be in the classified service for assistance in any specific matter at a reasonable rate of compensation.