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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 23 - Powers, Buildings, and Payment of Salaries › Section 23:22 - Professional Banking Assistance.

23:22 Professional Banking Assistance. –
I. "Bank" as used in this section means a savings bank, national bank or trust company in this state, any building and loan association or cooperative bank, incorporated and doing business under the laws of this state or any federal savings and loan association located and doing business in this state.
II. Any trustee may hire or employ the trust department or departments of a bank or banks or assist in the management and investment of trust fund resources or to provide bookkeeping services in connection therewith or to do both. Trust fund records maintained by any bank must be available at all times for examination by independent accountants or auditors retained by a county, or by the auditors of the department of revenue administration; and such records shall be county records and property.
Source.
1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:1 - Members.

24:1 Members. –
The county convention consists of the state representatives of the representative districts of the county.
Source.
RS 23:2. CS 24:2. GS 22:3. GL 23:4. 1889, 62:1. PS 24:3. PL 35:4. RL 44:5. 1945, 172:1. 1951, 155:1. RSA 24:1. 1965, 330:14, eff. Sept. 6, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:2 - Officers and Executive Committee.

24:2 Officers and Executive Committee. –
At its first regular meeting, or at any subsequent meeting when necessary, the county convention shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, clerk, and an executive committee. Membership on the executive committee shall be divided between majority and minority party representation in the same proportion that county convention membership of the majority party bears to county convention membership of the minority party, provided minority party membership shall be at least one member unless the convention does not include any member of the minority party. The chairperson, vice-chairperson, and clerk shall be members of the executive committee, ex officio. The county convention may designate the executive committee to act as a subcommittee to consider the budget, or other matters, and make recommendations to the county convention.
Source.
RS 23:2. CS 24:2. GS 22:3. GL 23:4. 1889, 62:1. PS 24:3. PL 35:4. RL 44:5. 1945, 172:1. 1951, 155:1. RSA 24:2. 1963, 113:2. 1965, 330:16. 1969, 208:1. 1973, 411:1. 1995, 134:1, eff. May 24, 1995. 2014, 100:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:2-a - Officers of Executive Committee.

24:2-a Officers of Executive Committee. –
The executive committee shall elect its chairperson, vice-chairperson, and clerk. Officers of the county convention may be officers of the executive committee.
Source.
1973, 411:2. 1995, 134:1, eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:2-b - Vacancy in Membership of Executive Committee.

24:2-b Vacancy in Membership of Executive Committee. –
If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the executive committee, another member of the county delegation shall be elected to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term by a method to be determined by the county delegation at its first meeting convened according to the provisions of RSA 24:9-a. The method determined by the county delegation for filling the vacancy shall remain in effect until it is changed by a vote of the county delegation.
Source.
1994, 113:1, eff. July 10, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:9-a - First Meeting.

24:9-a First Meeting. –
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 Wednesday of December. The time and place of the meeting shall be announced by the clerk of the house of representatives on the first Wednesday of December of each even-numbered year.
Source.
1951, 155:1. RSA 24:3. 1961, 199:1. 1967, 137:1. 1976, 45:9. 1979, 194:1. 1987, 326:1, eff. July 24, 1987. 2001, 26:1, eff. July 14, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:9-c - Further Meetings.

24:9-c Further Meetings. –
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 meeting of the house of representatives such meetings may be held only in the city or town in which such meeting of the house of representatives is held. On days when there is no meeting of the house of representatives such meetings may be held at any place in the county.
Source.
1863, 2735:2. GS 22:7. GL 23:12. PS 24:13. PL 35:15. 1933, 120:3. 1941, 134:1, 2. RL 44:17, 20. 1953, 118:1. RSA 24:4, 6, 7. 1961, 199:1. 1995, 134:2, eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:9-d - Notice.

24:9-d Notice. –
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 day of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Mailing such notice is not required during any session of the general court, if the notice is printed for 2 legislative days in the journal of the house of representatives.
Source.
1863, 2735:2. GS 22:7. GL 23:12. PS 24:13. PL 35:15. 1933, 120:3. 1941, 134:1, 2. RL 44:17, 20. 1953, 118:1. RSA 24:4, 6, 7. 1961, 199:1. 1965, 330:18, eff. Sept. 6, 1965. 2008, 181:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:9-ee - Compensation for County Conventions.

24:9-ee Compensation for County Conventions. –
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 rate allowed by the United States Internal Revenue Service to be set by a vote of the respective county convention. They are not entitled to receive any compensation or mileage for attending such meetings when such meetings are held at the state house in Concord on a legislative day.
Source.
1969, 491:9. 1971, 514:11. 1973, 133:1. 1979, 145:1. 1987, 338:1, eff. July 24, 1987. 2007, 2:2, eff. June 19, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:9-eee - Compensation for Coos County Convention.

24:9-eee Compensation for Coos County Convention. –
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 not in excess of the rate allowed by the United States Internal Revenue Service to be set by a vote of the county convention. The members of the Coos county convention are not entitled to receive compensation or mileage for attending such county meetings when such meetings are held at the state house in Concord on a legislative day.
Source.
2015, 69:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:9-f - Meetings of Committees.

24:9-f Meetings of Committees. –
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 shall be entitled to the same compensation and travel expenses for actual attendance at such meetings as is provided for attendance at meetings of the convention of said county; members of subcommittees, study committees and committees of investigation may receive such compensation as determined by their respective county conventions for the discharge of their official business plus an allowance for travel expenses at the rate set for attendance at meetings of the convention of said county for travel to and from the place of meetings; said sums to be paid from the county treasury, provided that no such compensation and expenses shall be allowed when such meeting is held at the state house in Concord.
Source.
1951, 155:3. RSA 24:9. 1961, 199:1. 1973, 133:2. 1979, 145:2, eff. Aug. 4, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:10 - University of New Hampshire Extension: Program Purpose and Intent.

24:10 University of New Hampshire Extension:  Program Purpose and Intent. –
I. The mission of the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension, also known as UNH cooperative extension, is to educate people so that they can make informed decisions. Cooperative extension programs teach New Hampshire residents in practical ways and offers programs locally in all 10 counties. Research results are presented in a usable manner enabling individuals, family members, business owners, and community leaders to apply this knowledge to their daily needs. In addition, the youth of New Hampshire learn skills and gain knowledge from cooperative extension programs which help them develop into productive and responsible citizens. By training and utilizing volunteers, the cooperative extension reaches more people and reduces program delivery costs. Programs and information provided through the cooperative extension enable New Hampshire to remain economically healthy and competitive by focusing on helping individuals, families, the state's economy, and its natural resources. These efforts result in our state being a better place to live, work, and visit.
II. It is the policy of the state of New Hampshire to recognize and support the historical tripartite cooperative agreement between the county, state, and federal governments enabling implementation of cooperative extension's effective outreach efforts.
III. The state recognizes the commitment of the university of New Hampshire as a land grant institution serving the people of New Hampshire beyond the classroom through the outreach network of cooperative extension as directed by the Smith-Lever Act, as amended by both legislation and appropriation.
IV. Federal funding for cooperative extension has and may continue to expand beyond that provided through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to other departments of the United States government.
V. The capability of cooperative extension is strong and it must continue to increase in order to position itself in serving the people of New Hampshire into the 21st century.
VI. The state endorses the commitments of county conventions and commissioners to the tripartite partnership to the appropriation and expenditure of county funds in support of cooperative extension at the local level.
Source.
1913, 10:1. 1917, 2:1. PL 35:6. RL 44:8. RSA 24:10. 1969, 5:1. 1995, 134:3, eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:10-a - County Programs; University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.

24:10-a County Programs;  University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. –
I. The state recognizes the county extension advisory council as the local sponsor of cooperative extension programs in the counties working in collaboration with the university of New Hampshire.
II. Cooperative extension shall, through its county outreach centers, take full advantage of communication technologies and distance-learning capabilities to bring university-based research and knowledge to the citizens of New Hampshire.
III. The chancellor, university system of New Hampshire, or designee, acting as the agent of the university system of New Hampshire trustees, shall negotiate the revision of the existing memorandum of understanding between the university system of New Hampshire trustees and the county convention relative to the support and operations of the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension programs in the counties. The revised memorandum of understanding shall be negotiated and adopted in 1995 and reviewed every 6 years.
IV. The county convention may raise and appropriate funds to supplement state, federal, and other funds for the support of the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension programs provided to the counties. The sums appropriated and any other funds that become available shall be expended through the county extension advisory council which shall be authorized to sponsor and guide this educational work in collaboration with the university of New Hampshire. If such council ceases to exist, the sums appropriated may be expended by any other administrative entity legally established for the purposes indicated by the Smith-Lever Act.
Source.
1995, 134:4, eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:12-a - Delegation Coordinators for Hillsborough, Carroll, and Rockingham Counties.

24:12-a Delegation Coordinators for Hillsborough, Carroll, and Rockingham Counties. –
The county conventions for Hillsborough, Carroll, and Rockingham counties shall each have the authority to employ a delegation coordinator and other employees who shall perform duties as required by the executive committee, subcommittees, and the legislative delegation.
Source.
1989, 63:1. 1993, 41:1, eff. June 7, 1993. 2003, 25:3, eff. April 30, 2003. 2018, 225:2, eff. June 8, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:13 - Powers.

24:13 Powers. –
I. The following powers shall be vested in the county convention:
(a) To raise county taxes;
(b) To make appropriations for the use of the county;
(c) To authorize the purchase of real estate for its use, the sale and conveyance of its real estate;
(d) To authorize the erection, enlargement or repair of its buildings exceeding an expense of $25,000; and
(e) To issue bonds for its debts.
II. Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, the county convention of any county shall have the power to appropriate a contingency fund to meet the cost of unanticipated expenses that may arise during the year or to provide payment for a performance audit under RSA 28:3-b, to be expended only upon approval by the executive committee of the county delegation, who shall make a detailed report of all expenditures from said fund to be published annually in the county annual report. The amount in said fund shall not exceed one percent of the amount appropriated by the county for county purposes exclusive of capital budget and debt retirement during the preceding year.
II-a. Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, the county convention of any county shall have the power to appropriate a contingency fund to provide payment for a forensic audit of county financial matters under RSA 28:3-c, to be expended only upon approval by the executive committee of the county delegation, who shall make a detailed report of all expenditures from said fund to be published annually in the county annual report.
III. [Repealed.]
IV. Any county upon a majority vote of the county commissioners and subsequent majority vote of the county convention may establish a nonlapsing reserve account for the purposes of funding long-term care services.
Source.
RS 23:2. CS 24:2. 1860, 2368:1. 1863, 2735:1. GS 22:2. GL 23:2. PS 24:4. PL 35:5. 1933, 120:1. RL 44:6. RSA 24:13. 1979, 152:1. 1986, 8:2. 1988, 216:2. 1989, 266:36, II, eff. July 1, 1989. 1998, 388:7, eff. Nov. 25, 1998. 2003, 25:1, eff. April 30, 2003. 2018, 61:1, eff. July 24, 2018. 2019, 191:3, eff. Sept. 8, 2019. 2023, 178:1, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:13-a - Appropriations for Life and Health Insurance.

24:13-a Appropriations for Life and Health Insurance. –
The county convention of any county shall have the power to raise and appropriate such sums of money as it judges necessary to provide group plan life, accident, medical, surgical and hospitalization insurance benefits, or any combination of such benefits, for all regular employees of the county and their dependents. The cost may be paid wholly or partly by the county.
Source.
1963, 140:2, eff. Aug. 18, 1963.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:13-b - Sponsoring Certain Benefits.

24:13-b Sponsoring Certain Benefits. –
A county may at any legal meeting vote to sponsor a group life, accident, medical, surgical and hospitalization insurance benefit or any combination of such benefits for regular employees of the county and their dependents under which plan said employees agree to pay the premiums. In such case the county treasurer is authorized to withhold from the compensation of such employees who agree to such plan the amount of the premiums and pay over the same to the company furnishing such benefits.
Source.
1963, 140:2, eff. Aug. 18, 1963.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:13-bb - Geographic Information Systems.

24:13-bb Geographic Information Systems. –
I. Any county may establish computer-based geographic information systems and control the distribution of that information, subject to RSA 91-A. The county may finance the completion and perpetuation of the system through a special revenue fund or through nonprofit corporations. The county may charge fees for the use of the system.
II. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of paragraph I of this section, the county convention of any county, may vote to restrict revenues from a specific source to expenditures for specific purposes. Such revenues and expenditures shall be accounted for in a special revenue fund separate from the general fund. Any surplus in any fund created under this paragraph shall not be deemed part of the general fund accumulated surplus nor shall any surplus be expended for any purpose or transferred to any appropriation until such time as the county convention votes to appropriate a specific amount from said fund for a specific purpose related to the purposes of this section.
Source.
1994, 76:1, eff. July 5, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:13-d - Carroll County; Transfers of Appropriations.

24:13-d Carroll County;  Transfers of Appropriations. –
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the following procedure shall apply in Carroll county:
I. Prior to the transfer of an appropriation, or any part thereof exceeding $1,000, or an accumulative total exceeding $1,000, from one line item to another, the following procedure shall apply: a request to transfer an appropriation shall be made in writing, by the department head, whether elected or appointed, to the county commissioners, who, if they approve the same, shall report in writing their recommendation to the executive committee.
II. The commissioners shall request to the executive committee, in writing, all interdepartmental transfers of appropriations, regardless of the amount.
III. The county executive committee by majority vote may approve such transfers of funds in whole or in part.
Source.
2015, 98:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:14 - Appropriations.

24:14 Appropriations. –
I. Appropriations by the county convention shall be itemized in detail and a record thereof shall be kept by the clerk of the convention. The executive committee of the county shall have authority to review the expenditures of the county after adoption of the county budget. Such review may occur as often as voted by the executive committee, but no less than twice each year. The convention may require the county commissioners to report once each quarter to the convention or to the executive committee the expenditures of the county as compared to the budget as voted, in such detail as determined by the convention. The county convention may require that the county commissioners obtain written authority from the executive committee before transferring any appropriation or part thereof under RSA 24:15. The county convention may adopt a policy regarding the acceptance of grants.
I-a. In this chapter, an appropriation means an amount of money authorized for a specified purpose by the legislative body.
II. The county convention shall adopt the annual budget within 90 days after the beginning of the county's fiscal year if the county operates on a calendar year basis. If the county operates on an optional fiscal year basis pursuant to RSA 31:94-a, then the county convention shall adopt the annual budget not later than September 1. If the county convention does not adopt the annual budget by the time specified, the budget, as recommended by the commissioners, shall take effect as the county budget.
Source.
1933, 120:2. RL 44:7. 1947, 142:3. RSA 24:14. 1961, 142:1. 1977, 162:1, eff. Aug. 6, 1977. 2010, 178:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:14-a - Supplemental Appropriations.

24:14-a Supplemental Appropriations. –
The commissioners may apply to the county convention for an appropriation to be made subsequent to the adoption of the annual county budget, or the convention, on its own initiative, may consider and act upon a proposed supplemental appropriation. The clerk of the convention shall deliver or mail to each member of the county convention (who will be in office on the date of the convention vote on the proposed supplemental appropriation) and to the chairperson of the board of selectmen in each town and the mayor of each city within the county and to the secretary of state a statement including the amount of the proposed supplemental appropriation and the objects for which the money is required. The convention shall schedule a public hearing on such appropriation to be held within 30 days of the mailing or delivery of said statement. Notice of the date of said hearing and the date of the convention vote on the proposed appropriation shall accompany said statement. A supplemental county appropriation shall require a vote of the county convention as provided in RSA 24:13.
Source.
1977, 162:2. 1991, 194:2. 1995, 134:8, eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:15 - Exceeding Appropriations.

24:15 Exceeding Appropriations. –
I. No county commissioner, or elected or appointed county officer, shall pay, or agree to pay, or incur any liability for the payment of, any sum of money for which the county convention has made no appropriation, or in excess of any appropriation so made except for the payment of judgments rendered against the county.
II. In the case of an emergency, the county commissioners, or an elected or appointed county officer, may apply to the executive committee, which, after a public hearing, may grant to the county commissioners or officer authority in writing to make such emergency payment.
III. Unless otherwise ordered by the county convention, under RSA 24:14, whenever it appears that the amount appropriated for a specific purpose will not be used in whole or in part for such purpose, the county commissioners may use such sum to augment other appropriations, if necessary, provided the total payments for all purposes do not exceed the total sum of appropriations in any year made by the county convention.
IV. If any county commissioner, or elected or appointed county officer, is found in a prosecution for violation of RSA 643:1 to have paid or incurred any liability for the payment of any sum of money contrary to this section, it shall be prima facie evidence that such county commissioner or officer has knowingly refrained from performing a duty imposed by law.
Source.
1951, 73:1, par. 7-a. RSA 24:15. 1961, 142:2. 1975, 297:1. 1995, 134:9, eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:16 - Penalty.

24:16 Penalty. –
Any violation of the provisions of RSA 24:15 or of provisions of RSA 29:8 shall subject the person or persons so violating to the provisions of RSA 661:9, providing for removal from office. A petition of 5 resident taxpayers of the county may be made to the the county commissioners, the county attorney, or a superior court judge for such removal or for removal for official misconduct.
Source.
1951, 73:1, par. 7-b. RSA 24:16. 1995, 277:1, eff. Aug. 19, 1995. 2016, 178:2, eff. Aug. 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:17 - Investigations.

24:17 Investigations. –
The county convention by a vote of a majority of all its members may appoint a committee of its own members, not to exceed 5, and not over 3 to be of either of the 2 major political parties, to investigate conditions pertaining to the conduct of county affairs by any county officer or any person appointed or employed by such officer, which committee shall have power to summon witnesses, examine them under oath, secure a transcript of the testimony and do other necessary acts to conduct such an investigation.
Source.
1919, 125:1. PL 35:7. 1941, 62:1. RL 44:9.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:18 - Expense of Investigation.

24:18 Expense of Investigation. –
The county convention shall appropriate a certain sum for expenses for any committee established pursuant to RSA 24:17. The reasonable expenses of such investigation shall be paid by the county when approved by a judge of the superior court.
Source.
1919, 125:2. PL 35:8. RL 44:10. RSA 24:18. 1973, 384:1, eff. Aug. 29, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:19 - Recommendations of Investigating Committee.

24:19 Recommendations of Investigating Committee. –
The recommendations of this committee when accepted by the county convention shall be entered at length in the next county report.
Source.
1919, 125:3. PL 35:9. RL 44:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:20 - Taxes.

24:20 Taxes. –
The county convention shall, during each biennial session of the legislature, grant county taxes for its county for 2 years; but the tax for each year shall be voted separately and collected in the year for which it was voted.
Source.
1878, 23:6. GL 23:3. PS 24:5. PL 35:10. RL 44:12.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:21 - Statement of Financial Condition.

24:21 Statement of Financial Condition. –
The county commissioners shall deliver or mail to each member of the county convention, the chairperson of the board of selectmen in each town and the mayor of each city within the county and to the secretary of state prior to the fifteenth day of February annually, a statement of the condition of the county treasury depicting expenditures and income on the preceding December 31, or if the county is on an optional fiscal year basis pursuant to RSA 31:94-a, prior the fifteenth day of August a statement of the condition of the county treasury depicting expenditures and income on the preceding June 30.
Source.
RS 23:1. CS 24:1. GS 22:4. 1872, 43:3. GL 23:7, 8. 1889, 62:2, 3. PS 24:6. PL 35:11. 1931, 18:1. 1941, 3:1. RL 44:13. 1947, 142:1. RSA 24:21. 1961, 202:1. 1967, 306:1. 1973, 136:1. 1975, 136:1. 1995, 134:10, eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:21-a - Budget Estimates.

24:21-a Budget Estimates. –
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 within the county and to the secretary of state prior to December 1 annually their itemized recommendations of the sums necessary to be raised for the county in the year next ensuing, stating therein in detail the objects for which the money is required, together with a statement of actual expenditures and income for at least 9 months of the preceding calendar year. All moneys to be appropriated by the county must be stipulated in the budget on a "gross" basis, showing revenues from all sources, including grants, gifts, bequests and bond issues, as offsetting revenues to appropriations affected.
II. If the county is on an optional fiscal year basis pursuant to RSA 31:94-a, the recommendations together with a statement of actual expenditures and income for at least 9 months of the preceding fiscal year shall be mailed or delivered prior to June 1 annually and the delivery or mailing to the members of the county convention shall be made to those members in office on the date of the delivery or mailing.
III. No county convention shall vote appropriations for the ensuing budget period until 28 days shall have elapsed from the mailing of such recommendations. In counties which are not on an optional fiscal year basis pursuant to RSA 31:94-a, appropriations for the first year of each biennium may not be voted until after the first meeting of the county convention under RSA 24:9-a.
Source.
1975, 136:2. 1977, 377:2. 1995, 134:10, eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:21-b - Strafford County.

24:21-b Strafford County. –
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 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 within the county, and to the secretary of state, their itemized recommendations of the sums necessary to be raised for the county in the following fiscal year. Such recommendations shall state in detail the objects for which the money is required, together with a statement of actual expenditures and income for at least 9 months of the preceding calendar year. All moneys to be appropriated by the county must be stipulated in the budget on a "gross" basis, showing revenues from all sources, including grants, gifts, bequests and bond issues, as offsetting revenues to appropriations affected.
II. The county convention shall not vote any appropriations for the following budget period until 28 days after the mailing of the recommendations required in paragraph I. Appropriations for the first year of each biennium may not be voted until after the first meeting of the county convention under RSA 24:9-a.
Source.
1981, 283:1. 1992, 14:1. 1995, 134:11, eff. May 24, 1995. 2017, 191:3, eff. Jan. 31, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:22 - Form.

24:22 Form. –
The form of the budget statement submitted by the county commissioners shall be as prescribed by the commissioner of revenue administration.
Source.
1947, 142:2. RSA 24:22. 1973, 544:8, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:23 - Public Hearing.

24:23 Public Hearing. –
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 commissioners. Notice of such public hearing shall be submitted by the clerk of the county convention, with a summary of the budget as submitted, for publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 3 days prior to the date of said hearing.
Source.
1947, 142:2. RSA 24:23. 1961, 202:2. 1995, 134:12, eff. May 24, 1995. 2011, 112:1, eff. July 30, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:24 - Filing.

24:24 Filing. –
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 in RSA 21-J:34, XII and XIV. Prior to said filing, the budget or supplemental appropriation shall be signed by the chairperson and clerk of the county convention.
Source.
1973, 511:1. 1977, 162:3. 1995, 134:12, eff. May 24, 1995. 2008, 174:4, eff. Aug. 10, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 24 - County Conventions › Section 24:25 - Penalty.

24:25 Penalty. –
Failure to comply with the requirements of RSA 24:21-24 shall constitute prima facie evidence of a violation of RSA 643:1.
Source.
1973, 511:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 26 - Condemnation of Land for County Uses › Section 26:1 - Procedure.

26:1 Procedure. –
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 land, and give notice of a hearing thereon before the commissioners, which notice shall be served as required by law for notices of hearings before selectmen on petitions for highways; and all provisions for the hearing of highway petitions before selectmen shall apply to such hearings so far as the same are applicable, but the return of the location and of the assessment of damages shall be filed with the clerk of court for the county.
Source.
1907, 42:1. PL 35:26. RL 44:29.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 26 - Condemnation of Land for County Uses › Section 26:2 - Appeals.

26:2 Appeals. –
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 tried, and the clerk shall transmit the petition to the clerk of court for the county so designated. Any petition made after such designation may be originally filed in the county designated.
Source.
1907, 42:2. PL 35:27. RL 44:30. RSA 26:2. 1967, 132:1, eff. July 18, 1967.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 26 - Condemnation of Land for County Uses › Section 26:3 - Procedure on Appeals.

26:3 Procedure on Appeals. –
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.
Source.
1907, 42:3. PL 35:28. RL 44:31. 2014, 204:2, eff. July 11, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:1 - Condition.

27:1 Condition. –
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 losses through one or both of the following conditions:
(a) Through the failure of such officers covered thereunder to faithfully perform their duties or to account properly for all moneys or property received by virtue of their positions; or
(b) Through fraudulent or dishonest acts committed by the officers covered thereunder.
II. Blanket bonds obtained under this section shall provide for at least a 2 year discovery period from and after the date of termination of coverage thereunder.
III. Before performing any official acts sheriffs and county attorneys shall give bond to the county, with sufficient sureties.
IV. Each bond required under this section shall contain a condition in substance as follows: The condition of this obligation is that if said __________ who has been elected to (or appointed to, as the case may be) the office of __________ for said county of __________ for the term beginning __________ shall faithfully perform all the duties of said office, and shall discharge and satisfy all the liabilities for which he is by law officially answerable, this obligation shall be void. In the case of sheriffs and registers of deeds, after the word answerable, there shall be inserted the words "including his liability for the official conduct, neglects and misdoings of his deputies."
Source.
RS 178:1, 2; 179:1. CS 189:1, 2; 190:1. GS 198:1. GL 217:1. 1889, 33:1. PS 26:1. 1905, 52:1. PL 37:1. RL 46:1. RSA 27:1. 1979, 376:1. 1983, 383:4, 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:2 - Amount.

27:2 Amount. –
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 less than $20,000 nor more than $300,000; and
(b) Each county commissioner shall be bonded in a sum not less than $5,000.
Source.
RS 178:1; 179:1. CS 189:1; 190:1. GS 198:2. GL 16:6; 26:1; 27:1; 190:3; 217:2. PS 26:2. 1909, 63:1. 1919, 111:2. PL 37:2. RL 46:2. RSA 27:2. 1971, 427:1. 1979, 376:2. 1983, 383:6, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:3 - Approval.

27:3 Approval. –
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 do business in this state. The bond shall indemnify against losses through the failure of the officers covered to faithfully perform their duties or to account properly for all moneys or property received by virtue of their positions; or against losses through fraudulent or dishonest acts committed by the covered officers. A blanket bond may exclude the county treasurer if a separate fidelity bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties is furnished by the surety writing the blanket bond. Premiums shall be paid by the county. The required bonds shall provide for at least a 2-year discovery period from the date their coverage terminates. The commissioner of revenue administration shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A concerning the amount and form of the surety bonds required under this section.
III. The bonds of all other county officers shall be approved by the county commissioners.
IV. All bonds shall be deposited in the office of the county commissioners.
Source.
RS 178:1; 179:1. CS 189:1; 190:1. GS 198:2. GL 16:6; 26:1; 27:1; 190:3; 217:2. PS 26:2. PL 37:3. RL 46:3. RSA 27:3. 1975, 97:1. 1979, 376:3. 1983, 383:7. 1988, 38:1. 1989, 266:38, eff. July 1, 1989. 2010, 337:1, eff. Sept. 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:4 - Expense of Bonds.

27:4 Expense of Bonds. –
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 under RSA 661:9.
Source.
1923, 37:12; 57:1, 2. PL 37:4. 1931, 120:1. RL 46:4. RSA 27:4. 1983, 383:8, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. 2003, 3:1, eff. April 11, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:5 - For Whose Benefit.

27:5 For Whose Benefit. –
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.
Source.
PS 26:3. PL 37:5. RL 46:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:9 - Forms.

27:9 Forms. –
Printed forms of the bonds required by RSA 27:1 shall be provided by the county commissioners at the expense of the county.
Source.
1889, 33:2. PS 26:12. PL 37:9. RL 46:9. 2010, 337:2, eff. Sept. 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:10 - Bringing Suit.

27:10 Bringing Suit. –
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.
Source.
RS 178:19; 179:2. CS 189:19; 190:2. GS 198:7. GL 217:7. PS 26:7. PL 37:10. RL 46:10.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:11 - Declaration.

27:11 Declaration. –
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.
Source.
RS 178:21; 190:9. CS 189:21; 203:9. GS 198:9. GL 217:9. PS 26:9. PL 37:11. RL 46:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:12 - Evidence.

27:12 Evidence. –
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.
Source.
RS 178:20. CS 189:20. GS 198:8. GL 217:8. PS 26:8. PL 37:12. RL 46:12. 2010, 337:3, eff. Sept. 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:13 - Judgment and Execution.

27:13 Judgment and Execution. –
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.
Source.
RSA 178:21; 190:9. CS 189:21; 203:9. GS 198:9. GL 217:9. PS 26:9. PL 37:13. RL 46:13.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:14 - Scire Facias.

27:14 Scire Facias. –
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.
Source.
GS 198:10. GL 217:10. PS 26:10. PL 37:14. RL 46:14.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 27 - Bonds of County Officers › Section 27:15 - Costs.

27:15 Costs. –
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.
Source.
RS 178:23. CS 189:23. GS 198:11. GL 217:11. PS 26:11. PL 37:15. RL 46:15.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 28 - County Commissioners › Section 28:1 - Organization.

28:1 Organization. –
The county commissioners of each county shall choose from their number a chairman and a clerk.
Source.
1855, 1659:37. GS 24:1. GL 25:1. PS 27:1. PL 38:1. RL 47:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 28 - County Commissioners › Section 28:2 - Clerk.

28:2 Clerk. –
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 location, all original papers, claims and accounts acted upon by the board.
Source.
1855, 1659:37. GS 24:1. GL 25:1. PS 27:1. PL 38:2. RL 47:2. 2014, 25:1, eff. July 22, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 28 - County Commissioners › Section 28:3 - Financial Report.

28:3 Financial Report. –
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 fine shall be recovered for the use of the county.
Source.
1887, 58:2. PS 27:2. 1917, 57:1. 1921, 60:1. PL 38:3. RL 47:3. RSA 28:3. 1973, 531:2, eff. at 11:59 P.M., Oct. 31, 1973; 544:8, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title II - Counties › Chapter 28 - County Commissioners › Section 28:3-a - County Close of Books; Audits.

28:3-a County Close of Books;  Audits. –
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, and shall notify the chairperson of the county convention of each extension and the reasons it was granted.
II. In the event that an audit is required or requested by resolution by either the board of commissioners or the county convention, the commissioners, with the approval of the executive committee of the county convention, shall engage the services of a certified public accountant qualified in municipal and county finances for the purpose of conducting an audit of the county books of records. The performance and scope of the audit shall be in accordance with generally-accepted auditing standards. The audit shall include an examination for conformance with state and federal laws and regulations relating to county finances, including rules adopted by the commissioner of revenue administration pursuant to RSA 541-A, and shall also include an examination of any subject of county finances that may be requested either by the commissioners, by the county convention, or by the treasurer. The audit shall be completed within 120 days following the close of the books of the county fiscal year. The commissioners shall cause the report of the auditor, together with the customary management representation letter and management responses, to be published with or supplementary to the annual reports of the county officers, with a copy forwarded to the department of revenue administration. Upon completion of a county audit under this section, the county convention shall review the audit, management representation letter, and management responses for compliance with the criteria described in this section and may suggest alternative or additional measures for use in subsequent audits.
Source.
1991, 194:3, eff. July 27, 1991. 2017, 97:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2017. 2019, 191:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2019. 2021, 162:1, eff. Sept. 28, 2021.