HB1444 (2018) Compare Changes


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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.

Changed Version

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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.