R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-9-4: Employees — Records — Annual report.

The director of environmental management shall determine the duties of all employees, remove them in the manner provided by chapter 4 of title 36, and make all reasonable rules and regulations concerning them. The maps, plans, documents, records, books, papers, and accounts of the department are subject to public inspection at any times that the director may determine. The director shall make an annual report to the general assembly together with a full statement of the receipts and disbursements of the department.