The board may meet and exercise any or all of its powers at any place within the state. The board may, by one or more of its members or by any agents or agencies that it may designate, conduct in any part of this state any proceedings, hearing, investigation, inquiry, or election necessary to the performance of its functions. A member who participates in these proceedings shall not be disqualified from subsequently participating in a decision of the board in the same case.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-7-8