Revision: April 14, 2022, 11:22 a.m.
Sen. Giuda, Dist 2
Rep. Lang, Belk. 4
March 24, 2022
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12/04
Amendment to HB 1397
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to the length of terms for Rockingham county officers and the election of the Gunstock Area Commission.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 2 with the following:
3 Gunstock Area Commission; Commission Member Elections. 1959, 399:4 as amended by 2020, 18:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
399:4 Commission Member Elections. Members of the commission shall be chosen by election held in conjunction with the state general election. At the first general election after the effective date of this section, 2 members of the commission shall be elected to serve 2-year terms, 2 members of the commission shall be elected to serve 4-year terms, and one member of the commission shall be elected to serve a 6-year term. Each member shall continue in office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, and each member shall be subject to removal for cause by a vote of the county commissioners after public hearing.
4 Gunstock Area Commission; Vacancies. 1959, 399:8 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
399:8 Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs in said commission, it shall be filled by a vote of the county commissioners until a new member is chosen in the county by the voters at the next general election. Any member duly elected and qualified to fill a vacancy shall only serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
5 New Paragraph; Gunstock Area Commission; Quarterly Report. Amend 1959, 399:14 as amended by 2020, 18:2 by inserting after paragraph (f) the following new paragraph:
(g) At the beginning of each quarter, by the 15th of the month, the commission shall submit a financial and operations report to the following entities: the county delegation, the county commissioners, and the clerk of every town and city in Belknap county. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to, a summary of profits or losses and the status of all capital projects.
6 Gunstock Area Commission; Reference Changes. Amend 1959, 399:17-18 to read as follows:
399:17 Powers of the County Commissioners. As long as this chapter shall be in effect[, and upon the appointment of a commission by the appointive agency], the county commissioners of Belknap county shall be relieved of all duties and responsibilities with respect to the operation and maintenance of the area.
399:18 Present Assets, Loans and Other Obligations. [Upon the appointment of a commission by the appointive agency, all] All money [then] held by the county of Belknap for the account of the area, shall be considered transferred to the commission for the purposes of this chapter, which shall include any accounts which are kept as capital reserve accounts, or accounts known as Belknap county recreational area fund, and any obligation for the payment of any outstanding serial notes or bonds or any other current bills at such time shall be considered to have been transferred to the commission and shall be payable out of future revenues.
7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a 4-year term for the county treasurer, county sheriff, county register of deeds, and county attorney in Rockingham county. This bill also requires that Gunstock area commission members be elected by the voters and amends the duties of the commission.