R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-9.1-3: Composition.

The Warwick public schools budget commission shall consist of five (5) members: three (3) of whom shall be designees of the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council; one of whom shall be the designee of the Warwick superintendent of schools; and one of whom shall be the designee of the chair of the Warwick school committee. One of the mayoral designees shall serve as the chairperson by vote of the entire commission. No member of the commission shall be an appointor or a Warwick elected official. Any vacancy that occurs in the commission membership shall be filled in the same manner and process as which the person creating the vacancy was appointed.