Title II, Counties

I. Except as provided in paragraph II, the county commissioners shall deliver or mail to each member of the county convention who will be in office on the date that appropriations are voted and to the chairperson of the board of selectmen in each town and the mayor of each city w…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary regarding the date for submitting budget estimates, the following procedures shall apply in Strafford county: I. The county commissioners shall, annually prior to January 15, deliver or mail to each member of the county convention who…

The form of the budget statement submitted by the county commissioners shall be as prescribed by the commissioner of revenue administration.

Not earlier than 5 nor later than 20 days after the mailing of the commissioners' statement there shall be held within the county at such time and place as the chairperson of the county convention may specify, a public hearing on the budget estimates as submitted by the commissio…

The final form of the county budget and the final form of all supplemental county appropriations adopted in accordance with RSA 24:14-a shall be filed with the secretary of state's office and the commissioner of revenue administration in accordance with the timeframes established…

Failure to comply with the requirements of RSA 24:21-24 shall constitute prima facie evidence of a violation of RSA 643:1.

The chair of the county delegation shall set the time and place for the first meeting of the county convention to be held during the week of the second Wednesday of December of each even-numbered year and shall notify the clerk of the house of representatives prior to the first W…

The chairperson of the convention or a majority of the members of the convention may, and the chairperson of the convention upon the written request of the county commissioners shall, call a further meeting or meetings of the county convention. On a day on which there is a meetin…

The clerk of the convention, or his or her designee, shall mail to each member of the convention a notice stating the time, place and purpose of further meetings at least 7 days before the day of the meeting and shall cause to be published a like notice at least 7 days before the…

Members of each county convention shall receive from the county treasury a sum not to exceed $25 per day for actual attendance at meetings of their respective conventions and an allowance for travel expenses to and from the place of meeting at a rate per mile not in excess of the…

Notwithstanding RSA 24:9-ee, members of the Coos county convention shall receive from the county treasury a sum not to exceed $50 per day for actual attendance at meetings of the convention and an allowance for travel expenses to and from the place of meeting at a rate per mile n…

Either the chairperson of the convention or the chairperson of the executive committee may call meetings of the executive committee to be held at any time either at the state house in Concord or at any place within the respective county. The members of the executive committee sha…

Whenever any county cannot obtain by contract, for a reasonable price, any land required for public use, its commissioners, agents or committee, authorized by the county convention to procure such land, may prepare a written location, containing an accurate description of such la…

Any person aggrieved by such location or assessment of damages may appeal to the superior court by petition within 60 days after the return is filed. The court, on application of any interested party, may designate in what county the petition relating to such location shall be tr…

All provisions for highway appeals shall apply to the appeals herein provided for, so far as the same are applicable; but service of the summons shall be made upon the county interested in the manner provided by law for service of writs upon a county.

I. County commissioners, county treasurers, registers of deeds and deputy registers of deeds shall be bonded by position by means of a blanket undertaking or undertakings from any duly authorized corporate surety, such blanket undertaking or undertakings to indemnify against loss…

Any person injured by the neglect or misconduct of any one of the aforesaid county officers or his deputy, having recovered judgment therefor against such officer or his executor or administrator, may commence a suit on his bond in the name of the county.

The declaration in such suit shall set forth the condition of the bond and the name of the person for whose use the suit is brought, and shall assign the breaches relied upon.

The county commissioners shall deliver to any person applying and paying therefor an attested copy of such bond, which shall be evidence thereof in such suit. If the execution of the bond is denied the court may order the original to be brought into court.

If the plaintiff recovers, judgment shall be rendered in favor of the county for the whole penalty of the bond; but execution shall issue only in favor of the person for whose use the suit is brought, for his damages on account of the breaches assigned and costs.

After judgments so rendered for the whole penalty any person having like cause of action upon such bond may, on scire facias, recover execution for his damages until the whole amount of the penalty is applied on account of damages so recovered.

If the defendant prevails in such suit the county shall not be liable for costs; but the same may be recovered of the indorser of the writ on scire facias.

The county convention may by vote require the bonding of any employee of the county.

I. The bond of each sheriff shall be in a sum not to exceed $20,000, and that of each county attorney in a sum not less than $5,000. II. Other county officers shall be bonded as follows: (a) Each treasurer, and each register of deeds and his deputy shall be bonded in a sum not le…

I. The bonds of the sheriffs shall be approved by the county commissioners. II. County treasurers, county tax collectors appointed pursuant to RSA 81:1, II, registers of deeds and their deputies shall be bonded by position under a blanket bond from a surety company authorized to …

The several counties shall pay the premiums on the bonds of their respective treasurers, registers and deputy registers of deeds, county attorneys, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and county officers elected by the members of the county convention or appointed by the superior court…

Said bonds shall be for the benefit of any person who may be injured by the neglect or misconduct of the officers giving them, or of their deputies.

Printed forms of the bonds required by RSA 27:1 shall be provided by the county commissioners at the expense of the county.

There is hereby established the county-state finance commission which shall consist of the following members: I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services or designee. II. The director of the division of long term supports and services in the department of h…

I. (a) A person registered to vote within the county may file a declaration of intent to petition the establishment of a county charter commission with the board of commissioners. (b) Petitions shall be on paper of uniform size and may consist of as many individual pages as are n…

The county commissioners of each county shall choose from their number a chairman and a clerk.

A county commissioner shall hold no other county office, including that of deputy sheriff, during his term as a county commissioner.

All rights, authority and powers of the county commissioners shall be exercised only by vote of a majority of the county commissioners.

The commissioners of each county shall employ such number of clerks and agents as said commissioners deem necessary. In Hillsborough county the county commissioner, any elected or appointed official, prior to establishing any new position within said county, shall obtain written …

I. Before any county may discharge, remove, or suspend an employee as provided in paragraphs II-IV, the county commissioners shall first adopt and establish rules and procedures for the discharge, removal, or suspension of its employees. Each county employee shall receive a copy …

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.