Revision: Jan. 12, 2010, midnight
SB 315 – AS INTRODUCED
2010 SESSION
08/03
SENATE BILL 315
AN ACT relative to the selection of members of the conservation commission.
SPONSORS: Sen. Houde, Dist 5; Rep. Butterworth, Ches 4
COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs
This bill enables members of the conservation commission to be elected.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10-2759
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to the selection of members of the conservation commission.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Conservation Commission. Amend RSA 36-A:3 to read as follows:
36-A:3 Composition of Commission. The commission shall consist of not less than 3 nor more than 7 members. In a town which has a planning board, one member of the commission may also be on the planning board. In a city which has a planning board, one member of the commission may be on the planning board. In cities, the members of the commission [shall] may be either elected or appointed by the mayor subject to the provisions of the city charter, and in towns the members of the commission [shall] may be appointed or elected by the selectmen. Alternate members may be elected or appointed in a like manner and when the alternate serves in the absence or disqualification of a regular member, the alternate shall have full voting powers. When a commission is first established, terms of the members shall be for one, 2, or 3 years, and so arranged that the terms of approximately 1/3 of the members will expire each year, and their successors shall be elected or appointed for terms of 3 years each. Any member of a commission so appointed may, after a public hearing, if requested, be removed for cause by the appointing authority. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original election or appointment. Members of a conservation commission shall be residents of the city or town which they represent. Members of a conservation commission also may serve on other municipal boards and commissions, including, but not limited to a historic district commission established under RSA 673:4, and a heritage commission established under RSA 673:4-a.
2 Elected Conservation Commission Members. Amend RSA 669:17, IX to read as follows:
IX. Elected conservation commission members (RSA 36-A:3).
X. Any other officers the town may judge necessary for managing its affairs under RSA 41:2.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.