Title II, Counties

The jurisdiction of the county personnel committee to conduct discharge, removal, or suspension hearings shall be limited to those cases not involving death of a county employee or any person under the care or custody of a county employee. Whenever the county personnel committee …

I. The county commissioners may require a background investigation and a criminal history records check on any candidate for employment, prior to a final offer of employment. A county may request only a state records check or both a federal and state records check, to be conducte…

The commissioners of each county shall appoint an administrator for the county nursing home and, if the county has a correctional facility, the county commissioners shall appoint a superintendent for the county department of corrections. They may also appoint such other officers,…

The county commissioners may adopt rules and regulations for the governing and administration of county departments of corrections, including county farms, county nursing homes, county welfare offices and any other county departments under the jurisdiction of the county commissio…

No county commissioner shall be superintendent of the county farm or the county department of corrections, or administrator of the county nursing home.

They shall audit and allow all claims against or in favor of the county, excepting those which the superior court is authorized by law to adjust and allow.

No assisted person bill, and no bill or claim of a superintendent of the county department of corrections against the county, shall be allowed by the county commissioners unless it is accompanied by proper vouchers for all payments charged therein, and is supported by an affidavi…

If any disagreement shall arise between any claimant and the commissioners, relative to any claim in favor of or against the county, the same may be submitted to the court for decision.

The county commissioners shall direct such proceedings to be commenced for the recovery of fines, penalties, forfeitures, costs and other claims due the county as they deem the interests of the county require, and such proceedings shall be subject to their direction and control.

The county commissioners shall have the authority to hire, within the limit of appropriations, legal counsel to advise them on county affairs and to issue opinions relating to county matters, provided that such counsel shall not be employed to defend the commissioners individuall…

No claim for any services, fees or costs rendered or incurred in actions brought for or against the county shall be allowed unless they were authorized in writing by the county commissioners.

No action or proceeding for the recovery of anything due to the county shall be compromised or settled except by the county commissioners, or by their direction in writing.

The clerk shall compose, or be responsible for the composition of, and keep a record of, the proceedings of the commissioners, the claims allowed by them, the annual report of the county treasurer and the proceedings of the county convention, and shall keep on file, in a secure l…

A record of all receipts and payments of county funds shall be made by the county treasurer in the county receipts and payments book, prescribed by the commissioner of revenue administration, showing, in the case of receipts, the date, source and amount, and, in the case of payme…

The vouchers shall be filed, according to the numbers appearing in the county receipts and payments book, in the office of the county commissioners.

When so authorized by the county convention, the county commissioners may issue bonds of their county, to raise money for its uses, subject to the provisions of RSA 33. Said bonds shall be signed by 2 at least of the commissioners, and shall be countersigned by the treasurer.

All county bonds and notes, except tax anticipation notes maturing in less than one year, shall be sold at public sealed bidding to the highest bidder; provided, however, that the county commissioners may reject any and all bids and may negotiate for said sale upon terms which th…

The county commissioners may authorize and direct the register of deeds to make, at the expense of the county, in suitable books, true copies of any of the public records in his or her office which have become so faded, worn out or otherwise defaced that, in his or her judgment, …

The officer making such copies shall attach thereto certificates of their correctness, and showing when, by whom and under what authority made.

Such copies shall have the same force and effect as the originals, and copies made therefrom may be used in evidence the same as if made from the originals, without showing the loss of the latter; but the originals shall also be preserved.

The clerk of each board of county commissioners shall forward to the commissioner of revenue administration a report giving the information concerning the financial condition of the county required by RSA 71:25. Any clerk who fails to do so shall be guilty of a violation, and any…

I. Counties shall close their books on or before 90 days following the end of the county fiscal year unless the county has been granted an extension by the commissioner of the department of revenue administration. The commissioner may grant one or more 45-day extensions for cause…

I. The county convention of any county shall have the power to engage the services of a suitable qualified entity to conduct performance audits of any county department, institution, or office as the county convention shall specifically direct. Such performance audits shall inclu…

I. The county convention of any county shall have the power to engage the services of a suitable qualified entity to conduct forensic audits of any county department, institution, or office as the county convention shall specifically direct. Forensic audits shall include investig…

The county commissioners shall have the custody and care of all property belonging to the county.

The county commissioners may repair, enlarge, or erect county buildings at an expense not exceeding $25,000.

They may purchase personal property for the use of the county and its officers; and may sell any of the county personal property that is not needed for its uses.

I. The county commissioners shall be authorized to contract for professional real estate services for the sale or lease of county property as follows: (a) The commissioners shall publish a request for qualifications for professional real estate services to be procured. The commis…

When so authorized by the county convention they may purchase such real estate as may be required for county correctional facilities, including county farms, or other county uses, and may repair, enlarge or erect county buildings at a cost exceeding $25,000; and, with like author…

For each unincorporated town or unorganized place, the county in which it is located and its commissioners shall have the same responsibilities for providing services as a town and its governing body. County conventions may at any legal meeting grant and vote such sums of money a…

For each unincorporated town or unorganized place, the county in which it is located and its commissioners shall have the same responsibilities and powers to exercise planning, zoning, subdivision and related regulations as city and local land use boards. Regulations shall be exe…

I. It shall be the duty of the county commissioners of the counties in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places to provide for the education of all the children residing in those unincorporated towns or unorganized places by establishing standard element…

I. The provisions of this section shall apply to all counties in the state and the offices of county sheriff, county attorney, county treasurer, and register of deeds. II. Any purchase of equipment or materials made by a county in an amount exceeding $10,000 shall be by competiti…

Any sale of personal property made by a county where the estimated value thereof is in excess of $3,000 shall be by competitive bidding, provided that the county commissioners by unanimous vote may waive the provisions for such bidding. In case the commissioners so vote a copy of…

Competitive bidding required by a county in accordance with the provisions of RSA 28:8, 8-a and 8-c shall be open to any person or legal entity wishing to submit a bid to the county.

To transfer a valid interest, a sale or lease of real property owned by a county shall be made by the county commissioners by competitive bidding or in accordance with RSA 28:6-a and shall be ratified by a majority vote of the county convention and the executive committee of the …

I. No officer or employee of a county may enter into an agreement with any other person for the use of real property owned by the county unless such agreement has been approved by the county commissioners and is ratified by a majority vote of the county convention and the executi…

Notwithstanding RSA 28:8, the procedures for competitive bidding in Hillsborough county shall be as follows: I. All purchases made by Hillsborough County for materials, equipment, supplies, services, insurance, building repairs or any other item, in an amount exceeding $10,000 sh…

They shall have the charge and care of county assisted persons, and shall provide for their support upon the county farm or elsewhere as required by law; and when expedient they may appoint agents in the several towns to investigate applications and look after the county poor in …