CHAPTER 119
HB 1273 – FINAL VERSION
22Feb2006… 0865h
05/04/06 2167s
2006 SESSION
06/03
HOUSE BILL 1273
AN ACT relative to the disposition and retention of municipal records, legalizing the September 13, 2005 special meeting of the town of Brookline, legalizing the March 14, 2006 vote by the town of East Kingston to approve a bond financing a new police station, and legalizing the March 2006 Article 2 petitioned warrant article of the town of Sandown.
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill:
I. Authorizes the committee to govern the disposition of municipal records to designate the office responsible for the retention of each type of record created for the municipality and changes certain retention schedules.
II. Legalizes the September 13, 2005 special meeting of the town of Brookline.
III. Legalizes the March 14, 2006 vote by the town of East Kingston to approve a bond financing a new police station.
IV. Legalizes the March, 2006 Article 2 petitioned warrant article of the town of Sandown.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2006… 0865h
05/04/06 2167s
06-2131
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to the disposition and retention of municipal records, legalizing the September 13, 2005 special meeting of the town of Brookline, legalizing the March 14, 2006 vote by the town of East Kingston to approve a bond financing a new police station, and legalizing the March 2006 Article 2 petitioned warrant article of the town of Sandown.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
119:1 Municipal Committees; Duty Removed. Amend RSA 33-A:3 to read as follows:
33-A:3 Municipal Committees. The municipal officers or their designee together with the clerk, treasurer, [assessors] an assessor, and tax collector of each city or town shall constitute a committee to govern the disposition of municipal records pursuant to this chapter. Unless otherwise provided by a municipal ordinance, the committee shall designate the office responsible for the retention of each type of record created for the municipality.
119:2 Disposition and Retention Schedules. Amend RSA 33-A:3-a, XXIX to read as follows:
XXIX. Current use [card] release: [until removed from current use plus 3 years] permanently.
119:3 Disposition and Retention Schedules. Amend RSA 33-A:3-a, LII to read as follows:
LII. Health and human services case records including welfare applications: active plus 7 years.
119:4 Disposition and Retention Schedules. Amend RSA 33-A:3-a, CXII to read as follows:
CXII. Property record card: [permanently] current and last prior reassessing cycle.
119:5 New Paragraph; Disposition and Retention Schedules. Amend RSA 33-A:3-a by inserting after paragraph CLIII the following new paragraph:
CLIV. Intent to excavate: completion of reclamation plus 3 years.
119:6 Special Meeting. All acts, votes, and proceedings of the special meeting of the town of Brookline held on September 13, 2005 are hereby legalized, ratified, and confirmed.
119:7 Bond Approval. The vote of the town of East Kingston at its March 14, 2006 annual town meeting approving the bond financing a new police station is hereby legalized, ratified, and confirmed.
119:8 Petitioned Warrant Article Approved. The Article 2 petitioned warrant article on the March, 2006 warrant of the town of Sandown is hereby legalized, ratified, and confirmed.
119:9 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 12, 2006
Effective May 12, 2006