HB 1444 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2149
06/04
HOUSE BILL 1444
SPONSORS: Rep. Marple, Merr. 24; Rep. Comeau, Carr. 5; Rep. Howard, Belk. 8
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the appointment of town managers and administrators to be approved by the legislative body.
This bill also prohibits all elected and appointed officials from hiring independent contractors to perform their duties.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2149
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Town Managers; Administrators; Appointment. Amend RSA 37:2 to read as follows:
37:2 Appointment of Manager or Administrator. The selectmen or council of towns adopting the provisions of this chapter, as herein provided, shall forthwith thereafter appoint a town manager or administrator, to be approved by the legislative body, who may or may not, when appointed, be a resident of the town or state.
2 New Sections; Hiring of Independent Contractors Prohibited. Amend RSA 37 by inserting after section 7 the following new sections:
37:7-a The Subcontracting of Independent Contractors Prohibited. No municipality shall subcontract to any contractor the duties all elected and appointed officials are required to perform under existing statutes.
37:7-b Penalty. Any elected or appointed municipal official who avoids statutory duties and contracts them to a third party is ipso facto in violation of part II, article 84 of the New Hampshire constitution, subjecting the violator to the penalty of RSA 92:2.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 25, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 7, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 8, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 11
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 15-0; CC)
Feb. 7, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/07/2018 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 5 P. 14
Jan. 25, 2018: Executive Session: 01/25/2018 10:00 AM LOB 301
Jan. 17, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/17/2018 01:30 PM LOB 301
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 11