HB 215 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0295
06/04
HOUSE BILL 215
SPONSORS: Rep. Marple, Merr. 24; Rep. Burt, Hills. 39; Rep. Howard, Belk. 8; Rep. Aldrich, Belk. 2; Rep. True, Rock. 4; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 6
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0295
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
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 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, 2020.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 26, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 14, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
March 14, 2019: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/14/2019 HJ 9 P. 10
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 17-1; CC)
March 14, 2019: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/14/2019 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 15 P. 5
Feb. 26, 2019: ==TIME CHANGE== Executive Session: 02/26/2019 01:00 pm LOB 301
Feb. 6, 2019: Public Hearing: 02/06/2019 10:00 am LOB 301
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 41