SB 264 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
08/01
SENATE BILL 264
AN ACT relative to the chief financial officer of the department of environmental services.
SPONSORS: Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Whalley, Belk 5; Rep. Thomas, Belk 5
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill renames the chief operating officer for the department of environmental services as the chief financial officer.
This bill was requested by the department of environmental services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2706
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to the chief financial officer of the department of environmental services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Department of Environmental Services; Title of Chief Operations Officer Changed. Amend the section heading to RSA 21-O:2 to read as follows:
21-O:2 Commissioner; Assistant Commissioner; Directors; Chief [Operations] Financial Officer; Compensation.
2 Department of Environmental Services; Chief Financial Officer. Amend RSA 21-O:2, III-a to read as follows:
III-a. The commissioner shall nominate for appointment by the governor and council a chief [operations] financial officer of the commissioner’s office who shall serve for a term of 4 years. The chief [operations] financial officer shall oversee and coordinate the activities of the administrative services, [geology, public information and permitting,] and laboratory services units, and shall be responsible for the following functions:
(a) Preparing agency budget requests.
(b) Developing and implementing procedures for assuring smooth financial operation of the various units within the [commissioner’s office] department.
(c) Ensuring compliance with directives and procedures by the governor and general court.
(d) Implementing audit recommendations concerning the [commissioner’s office units] department.
(e) Carrying out the directives of the commissioner and assistant commissioner.
IV. The salaries of the commissioner, the assistant commissioner, the chief [operations] financial officer and each division director shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.
3 Unclassified Officers; Department of Environmental Services Chief Financial Officer. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) to read as follows:
GG Department of environmental chief [operations] financial officer
services
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.