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No state official who is not a classified employee shall be discharged or removed except for malfeasance, misfeasance, inefficiency in office, incapacity or unfitness to perform assigned duties, or for the good of the department, agency, or institution to which such official is assigned, according to the procedures set out in this section, unless otherwise provided by law.
I. The attorney general, the governor, any member of the executive council, or the appointing authority of such official, may petition the governor and council for the removal of such official setting forth the grounds and reasons therefor.
II. Upon receipt of a petition, the governor and council, by vote of 3 or more members of the executive council in concurrence with the governor shall accept the petition and schedule a hearing. The state official shall receive notice of the hearing at least 45 days prior to the hearing date.
III. The governor and council shall conduct a hearing in accordance with this section. Upon conclusion of the hearing, a vote of 3 or more council members, in concurrence with the governor, shall be required to remove the state official from office. The governor and council shall provide written findings, including a time frame for removal, in support of a decision to remove an official from office. Failure to obtain the required vote and concurrence of the governor shall result in the dismissal of the petition.
IV. The governor and council shall set a reasonable rate for the legal fees of parties. However, no official shall be entitled to have any legal fees paid by the state unless the attorney general determines that he or she is the prevailing party.
V. The governor and council shall provide copies of their written findings to counsel for the parties involved, or to the parties themselves, if not represented by counsel.
VI. A party may appeal the order of the governor and council by filing a petition in the superior court within 30 days of the date of the order.
Source. 1947, 231:1. 1950, part 25:3. RSA 4:1. 1978, 55:3. 1981, 179:1. 2001, 192:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2001.
4:2 Vacating Office of Trustee of State Institution.
Whenever the trustee of any state institution shall have been absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the board of which he is a member, the governor and council may, after investigation of the cause of such absence, in their discretion declare the office of such trustee vacant, and thereupon his commission shall be automatically revoked. The vacancy shall then be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as by law provided for an original appointment.
Source. 1931, 108:1. RL 27:3.
The governor and council may anticipate by not more than 90 days, and fill any vacancy to occur in any office during their term of office which they have power to fill.
Source. 1844, 90:1. CS 16:1. GS 18:2. GL 19:2. PS 20:2. PL 19:2. RL 27:2.
In cases where the terms of office of the members of any permanent state board, commission or committee do not expire in successive years, the governor, with the advice and consent of the council may in making any appointment or filling any vacancy to such office, appoint any person for a period less than the full term in order to adjust the commissions of each member so that their terms of office will expire in successive years.
Source. 1943, 39:2, eff. Mar. 3, 1943.
In case of the temporary inability, by reason of illness or otherwise, of the head of any state department to perform his duties, where the law does not designate or make other provision for the appointment of an officer to perform such duties, the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, may appoint a person to act in his stead, and the person thus appointed shall have the powers and perform the duties of such head of department for such time, for such compensation, and subject to such qualifications as the governor and council may from time to time deem expedient.
Source. 1917, 175:1. PL 19:12. RL 27:18.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the following shall be assigned for use by the secretary of state: rooms numbered 203 through 206, inclusive, on the second floor of the state house. The secretary of state may have access to the vault in room 104.
Source. 1977, 600:30. 1979, 434:90, eff. July 1, 1979.
To the extent that the operation of the foregoing provision is limited by the availability of adequate office space, as determined by the governor and council, said provision shall take effect when such space becomes available, and the governor and council shall thereupon assign such space.
Source. 1950, 5:2, eff. June 30, 1950.
4:7-a Identifying Information Required in Correspondence.
All officers and employees of the state shall, when sending written correspondence to any member of the general public, include in such correspondence the following:
I. The name of the sender of said correspondence;
II. The name of the sender's office, the room number of the office, the name of the building in which the office is located and the mailing address of the building, including the zip code; and
III. The office telephone number, including information regarding the appropriate teletypewriter (TTY/TDD) access number, of the sender.
Source. 1977, 103:1. 1989, 413:2, eff. July 1, 1989.
I. The governor is authorized to accept in the name of the state gifts of personal property made to the state or for the benefit of its inhabitants, and to execute such instruments as are necessary to carry out the terms and conditions of gifts in trust of personal property for the benefit of the inhabitants of the state.
II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, the commissioner of corrections may accept gifts of personal property for the benefit of the department of corrections valued at $1,000 or less.
Source. 1923, 32:1, 2. PL 19:8. RL 27:13. 2009, 140:1, eff. Aug. 28, 2009.
4:8-a Gifts for Historic Sites and the Community College System of New Hampshire.
I. The governor and council may, by executive order, authorize the department of natural and cultural resources to accept, for the state, gifts of personal property and money which are donated for use in connection with historic sites and the buildings or structures thereon, which are under the management of that department. Each such executive order shall relate to a particular site and may authorize the use of such personal property or the expenditure of such money, in accordance with the terms of the gift, under the supervision of such department. Such executive order, as originally made or later amended, may also authorize the sale or exchange of any such personal property found subsequently to be inappropriate for use, where not inconsistent with the terms of the gift, and application of the proceeds or items received in exchange for the purposes of the original gift. The department shall keep a permanent inventory or record of such gifts and the disposition of such gifts. The board of trustees, community college system of New Hampshire, may accept gifts of personal property and money pursuant to RSA 188-F:6. The board shall consult with the state curator regarding gifts of potential historic significance. Gifts of historic significance accepted by the board of trustees shall be cataloged by the state curator pursuant to RSA 227-C:4, XVIII, and recognized by the governor and council under this section.
II. Any legally constituted board or commission which is established for the purpose of state historic site restoration shall have the option of retaining ownership of any historic site furnishing, which is acquired with other than state funds, for the duration of its existence, and which funds shall be used for the purposes of upgrading or insuring furnishings at no cost to the state. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall prepare a site inventory of all furnishings acquired by the board or commission. The board or commission shall maintain the inventory and shall report any changes annually.
Source. 1967, 116:1. 1977, 290:8. 1988, 201:6. 1989, 303:1. 1990, 73:1. 1992, 90:1. 1995, 182:22, 29. 1998, 272:41; 363:3. 2007, 361:3, eff. July 17, 2007. 2017, 156:42, eff. July 1, 2017.
No portraits, busts, statues, or other memorial objects shall be placed in or on the state house with the exception of those areas under the use and control of the general court as defined by RSA 14:14-b, III, state house annex, state library, Hannah Dustin monument, Franklin Pierce homestead, Daniel Webster birthplace, or grounds connected with each without the consent of the governor and council. Any portraits, flags, busts, statues, or other memorial objects to be placed in or on legislative facilities as defined by RSA 14:14-b shall be at the direction of the joint legislative historical committee in consultation with the director of the division of historical resources, department of natural and cultural resources. The director, division of historical resources, shall be responsible for the care of such memorial objects at any of these sites.
Source. 1883, 125:2. 1887, 13:1, 2. 1917, 47:1. PL 7:15. 1939, 184:1. RL 12:14. RSA 4:9. 1988, 201:7, eff. July 1, 1988. 2021, 143:1, eff. Sept. 21, 2021.
I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate the New Hampshire law enforcement community. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the memorial shall be situated on the southeast corner on the front grounds connected with the legislative office building. The governor is authorized to accept in the name of the state the law enforcement memorial as a private gift upon its completion.
II. (a) The administrator of the division of plant and property in the department of administrative services, subject to the direction and supervision of the commissioner of administrative services, shall act as the custodian of the law enforcement memorial, and shall have charge of all matters relating to the care, maintenance, and repair of, and additions to, the memorial. For the purpose of this section the provisions of RSA 21-I shall not apply.
(b) The administrator of the division of plant and property in the department of administrative services, subject to the direction and supervision of the commissioner of administrative services, shall administer and disburse to the committee established in RSA 4:9-b the moneys in the special account established under RSA 4:9-b. No money other than necessary expenses prior to construction shall be disbursed until the governor and council approve and award the contract for the construction of the law enforcement memorial.
III. No person shall use the law enforcement memorial at the legislative office building or the fallen firefighters memorial located at the fire academy for any commercial purpose. This prohibition shall not apply to use by firefighting or law enforcement agencies or firefighter or law enforcement organizations registered with the director of charitable trusts to support the upkeep and maintenance of the memorials or to support their charitable activities, provided that use of the law enforcement memorial is authorized by the division of plant and property management and use of the fallen firefighters memorial is authorized by the New Hampshire State Firemen's Association. Any person who violates this paragraph shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of $500.
Source. 1994, 370:1. 2004, 81:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. 2014, 54:1, eff. July 26, 2014; 327:34, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.
I. A committee is established to oversee the law enforcement memorial. The committee shall approve any changes in the memorial, including the addition of names to the memorial. The committee, through the New Hampshire law enforcement community, shall privately raise all the money necessary for maintenance of the law enforcement memorial. The committee shall have the authority to expend the money which is raised without the approval of the governor and the council. The governor is authorized to accept for the committee, in the name of the state, the gifts of money which are donated to maintain the memorial.
II. The gifts of money which are donated to maintain the memorial shall be placed in a special nonlapsing account in the state treasury, to be expended for the purposes of the law enforcement memorial. Any money remaining in the special account after construction of the memorial is completed shall be used for the care, maintenance, and repair of, and additions to, the memorial, or for any other purpose deemed appropriate by the committee.
III. Any site changes in the memorial shall be made under the supervision of the administrator of the division of plant and property, in the department of administrative services, according to the provisions of RSA 4:9-a, II.
Source. 1994, 370:1, eff. June 9, 1994. 2014, 327:35, eff. Aug. 2, 2014. 2022, 323:11, eff. Sept. 6, 2022.
I. The members of the committee established in RSA 4:9-b shall be as follows:
(a) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police.
(b) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Police Association.
(c) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Sheriffs' Association.
(d) One member appointed by the New Hampshire State Troopers Association.
(e) One member appointed by the 100 Club of New Hampshire, Incorporated.
(f) The executive director of the fish and game department, or designee.
(g) The commissioner of safety, or designee.
(h) The attorney general, or designee.
(i) The commissioner of natural and cultural resources, or designee.
(j) The commissioner of administrative services, or designee.
(k) One member appointed by the governor, who shall be a member of a family of a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty.
(l) The commissioner of corrections, or designee.
II. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among its members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the attorney general. Six members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
Source. 1994, 370:1. 1998, 363:3. 1999, 296:3, eff. Sept. 14, 1999. 2017, 156:38, eff. July 1, 2017.
I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate the victims and families of the September 11 tragedy especially New Hampshire citizens who lost their lives, and to commemorate other victims of terrorism. The governor is authorized to accept in the name of the state the September 11 memorial as a private gift upon its completion.
II. (a) The administrator of the division of plant and property in the department of administrative services, subject to the direction and supervision of the commissioner of administrative services, shall act as the custodian of the September 11 memorial, and shall have charge of all matters relating to the care, maintenance, repair, and additions to the memorial.
(b) [Repealed.]
Source. 2002, 196:1, eff. May 15, 2002. 2014, 327:36, eff. Aug. 2, 2014. 2017, 195:20, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.
I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate New Hampshire public works employees who were killed while performing public works duties on behalf of a municipality, a county, or the state. The memorial shall be situated on a site to be determined by the committee established in RSA 4:9-j. The governor is authorized to accept in the name of the state the public works employee memorial as a private gift upon its completion.
II. (a) The director of operations, subject to the direction and supervision of the commissioner of transportation, shall act as the custodian of the public works employee memorial, and shall have charge of all matters relating to the care, maintenance, repair, and additions to the memorial.
(b) The director of operations, subject to the direction and supervision of the commissioner of transportation, shall administer and disburse for the committee established in RSA 4:9-j the moneys in the special account established under RSA 4:9-j. The committee shall approve the expenditure of funds prior to payment by the director of operations.
(c) The director of operations, subject to the direction and supervision of the commissioner of transportation, may administer and disburse to the committee established in RSA 4:9-j, state owned salvaged materials, not otherwise allocated by the department, including but not limited to, granite curb granite blocks, pavement grindings, ditching material, and concrete products, to assist in the construction of the memorial.
Source. 2009, 109:1. 2012, 193:3, eff. June 11, 2012.
I. A committee is established to oversee the location, design, construction, and maintenance of a public works employee memorial and to privately raise and expend all the funds necessary for its construction and maintenance. The governor is authorized to accept for the committee, in the name of the state, the gifts of money, which are donated to construct and maintain the memorial. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided by RSA 4:9-k, III, the committee may accept donated in-kind services, goods, and materials for the construction and maintenance of the memorial without governor and council approval.
II. The gifts of money, which are donated to contract, construct, and maintain the memorial, shall be placed in a special nonlapsing account in the state treasury, to be expended for the purposes of the public works employee memorial. Any money remaining in the special account after construction of the memorial is completed shall be used for the care, maintenance, repair, and additions to the memorial, or for any other purpose deemed appropriate by the committee. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided by RSA 4:9-k, III, the committee may expend the money raised, once accepted as a gift and without the approval of governor and council, to contract for the construction and perpetual maintenance of the memorial.
III. The committee shall remain in existence upon the completion of the public works employee memorial for the purpose of overseeing maintenance and approving any change to the memorial, such as the addition of names to the memorial. Any site change for the memorial shall be made under the supervision of the director of operations of the department of transportation, according to the provisions of RSA 4:9-i, II.
Source. 2009, 109:1. 2012, 193:4, eff. June 11, 2012.
I. The members of the committee established in RSA 4:9-j shall be as follows:
(a) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Public Works Association.
(b) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Road Agents Association.
(c) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.
(d) The commissioner of transportation, or designee.
(e) One member, who shall be a classified state employee of the department of transportation, appointed by the New Hampshire State Employees Association.
(f) One member, who shall be a family member of a public works employee who died in the course of performing public works duties on behalf of the state, appointed by the governor.
II. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The commissioner of transportation, or designee, shall call the first meeting of the committee. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
III. The committee shall select the location and design for the public works employee memorial and oversee the construction and maintenance of the memorial. The award of any contract totaling greater than $25,000 for the design, construction, and maintenance of the public works employee memorial shall be subject to the approval of the governor and council. The committee shall advise and inform the municipality in which the memorial is located as to the design, construction plans, and location for the memorial.
IV. The committee, through the New Hampshire public works community, shall privately raise all the money necessary for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the public works employee memorial. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in RSA 4:9-k, III, the committee may expend the money raised for the purpose of the public works employee memorial without the approval of governor and council.
Source. 2009, 109:1. 2012, 193:5, eff. June 11, 2012.
I. There shall be a memorial to commemorate law enforcement members of the division of state police who gave their lives in the performance of duty. Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, the memorial shall be situated on the grounds of or on state owned land adjacent to the state police headquarters at the James H. Hayes Safety Building on Hazen Drive in the city of Concord. The governor is authorized to accept in the name of the state the fallen state troopers' memorial as a private gift to the state upon its completion.
II. The commissioner of the department of administrative services, or designee, shall act as the custodian for the memorial, and shall have charge of all matters relating to the care, maintenance, and repair of, and additions to, the memorial. For the purpose of this section the provisions of RSA 21-I shall not apply.
III. The commissioner of the department of administrative services, or designee, shall administer and disburse to the committee established in RSA 4:9-o, the moneys in the special nonlapsing account established in RSA 4:9-o.
IV. No person shall use the fallen state troopers' memorial for any commercial purpose. This prohibition shall not apply to use by the New Hampshire Troopers Association or any other nonprofit law enforcement organization registered with the director of charitable trusts to fund the upkeep and maintenance of the memorial provided that the use of the memorial is approved by the department of administrative services and by the committee established in RSA 4:9-o. Any person or organization that violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of $500 plus penalty assessment.
Source. 2018, 339:3, eff. Aug. 27, 2018. 2021, 114:1, eff. July 9, 2021.
I. A committee is established to select the design for a fallen state troopers' memorial, to oversee the construction of the memorial, to privately raise all of the funds necessary for its construction and maintenance, and to expend for those purposes the funds which are raised. The governor is authorized to accept for the committee, in the name of the state, the gifts of money which are donated for purposes of the memorial.
II. The gifts of money donated to construct and maintain the memorial shall be placed in a special, nonlapsing account in the state treasury, to be expended for the purposes of the fallen state troopers' memorial. Any money remaining after construction of the memorial is completed shall be used for the care, maintenance, and repair of, and additions to, the memorial, or for any other relevant purpose deemed appropriate by the committee.
III. The committee shall remain in existence upon completion of the memorial for the purposes of funding any future changes, repairs, or improvements to the memorial including addition of additional names and regular ongoing maintenance of the memorial and site.
IV. The members of the fallen state troopers' memorial committee shall be as follows:
(a) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Troopers Association of the rank of sergeant or below, from the ranks of the New Hampshire state troopers, appointed by that association.
(b) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Troopers Association from the ranks of the New Hampshire Troopers Association command staff, appointed by that association.
(c) One member of the New Hampshire State Police Benevolent Association, appointed by that association.
(d) One sworn law enforcement member of the division of state police other than a trooper, appointed by the director of the division of state police.
(e) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.
(f) The commissioner of the department of administrative services, or designee.
(g) One member who is a family member of a state trooper, appointed by the director of the division of state police.
V. The members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting shall be called by the commissioner of safety. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
VI. The committee shall:
(a) Select the design and siting for the fallen state troopers' memorial.
(b) Oversee the construction of the memorial. The final design for the construction of the memorial shall be subject to the approval of the governor and council.
(c) Advise and inform the city manager of the city of Concord or designee relative to the design and construction plans for the memorial.
(d) Inform the long range capital planning and utilization committee established in RSA 17-M regarding the plans for the memorial.
(e) Privately raise, through and in collaboration with the New Hampshire Troopers Association, the money necessary for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the fallen state troopers' memorial, and shall have the authority without the approval of the governor and council, to expend the money which is raised.
Source. 2018, 339:3, eff. Aug. 27, 2018. 2021, 114:2, eff. July 9, 2021.
I. A commission is established to oversee the location, design, construction, and maintenance of a New Hampshire recovery monument and to privately raise and expend all the funds necessary for its construction and maintenance. The governor is authorized to accept for the commission, in the name of the state, gifts of money which are donated to construct and maintain the monument. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission may accept donated in-kind services, goods, and materials for the construction and maintenance of the monument without governor and council approval.
II. The gifts of money, which are donated to contract, construct, and maintain the monument, shall be placed in a special nonlapsing account in the state treasury, to be expended for the purposes of the New Hampshire recovery monument. Any money remaining in the special account after construction of the monument is completed shall be used for the care, maintenance, repair, and additions to the monument. Any funds left in the special account after annual care, maintenance, and repair of the monument shall be deposited in the alcohol abuse prevention treatment fund under RSA 176-A:1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission may expend the money raised or accepted as a gift without the approval of governor and council, to contract for the construction and perpetual maintenance of the monument.
III. The commission shall remain in existence upon the completion of the monument for the purpose of overseeing maintenance and approving any change to the monument, as well as approving activities, celebrations, and commemorations associated with recovery and deemed appropriate for occurrence at the monument site, as permitted by the municipal rules where the monument is located. After completion of the monument, and disbursement of funds under paragraph II, the commission may designate a nonprofit entity to raise funds for such memorial activities, celebrations, and commemorations.
Source. 2020, 22:1, eff. Sept. 15, 2020.
The members of the commission established in RSA 4:9-p shall be as follows:
(a) One senator, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Two representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(c) Two directors of recovery organizations, appointed by the governor.
(d) Two persons in recovery, appointed by the governor.
(e) Two family members of persons lost to substance use disorder, appointed by the governor.
(f) The chairperson of the recovery task force of the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse, prevention, treatment, and recovery, or designee.
(g) The president of New Futures, or designee.
(h) The director of National Alliance for Mental Illness, New Hampshire (NAMI-NH), or designee.
(i) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.
II. (a) The members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (a), (b), and (i) shall serve coterminous with their terms in office. The remaining members of the commission shall serve 3-year terms and may be reappointed.
(b) Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate while attending to the duties of the commission. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first named house member shall call the first meeting of the commission. Seven members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
III. The commission shall select the location and design for the New Hampshire recovery monument and oversee the construction and maintenance of the monument. In selecting a design for the monument, the commission shall develop a request for proposals and criteria for the evaluation of proposals. Design criteria shall include, after public consultation with interested parties, a monument including central features of a figural, representational, symbolic, or abstract form that recognize inclusively the varied New Hampshire historical and contemporary aspects of recovery from substance use disorders, with appropriate inscriptions and that recognize inclusively those New Hampshire individuals whose lives were lost and those affected by lost lives due to substance use disorders, with appropriate inscriptions. The design may also include an area surrounding the central monument for permanent individual commemoration for those New Hampshire individuals whose lives were lost due to substance use disorders. The design criteria shall include, after public consultation with interested parties, an area around the central features of the monument suitable for reflection and such commemorative activities as envisioned by the commission. The commission shall approve a memorandum of understanding with the host community governing the siting, design, and construction of the monument, and subsequent related activities.
IV. The commission shall privately raise all the money necessary for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the New Hampshire recovery monument.
Source. 2020, 22:1, eff. Sept. 15, 2020.
If the monument created pursuant to RSA 4:9-p is built on property not owned by the state of New Hampshire, the property owner shall protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the state of New Hampshire from any civil claim or suit involving the monument and any costs, damages, awards, judgments, or settlements arising from said claim or suit.
Source. 2020, 22:1, eff. Sept. 15, 2020.
4:9-s Establishing the Bridges House Special Account Fund.
There is hereby established in the state treasury the bridges house special account fund. The funds may be comprised of public funds, gifts, grants, donations or any other source of funds, and shall be used for the purposes of the care, maintenance, repair of, and additions to, the bridges house, or for any other relevant purpose deemed appropriate by the bridges house advisory board. The fund shall be non-lapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the department.
Source. 2023, 79:46, eff. July 1, 2023.
The governor may institute and prosecute suits at law or in equity in the name of the state, whenever in his judgment such course shall be necessary to prevent the injurious diversion of the water of rivers which naturally flow from other states into New Hampshire.
Source. 1895, 26:1. PL 19:9. RL 27:15.
No member of the governor's council shall be eligible to appointment by the governor and council to any position of profit and emolument, except justice of the peace and notary public, during the term for which he was elected a councilor.
Source. 1915, 7:1. PL 19:3. RL 27:4.
The governor may appoint such staff, including but not limited to legal counsel, professional persons, consultants, assistants, secretaries, stenographers, and clerks, as he shall need who shall render such services as the governor may require of them. He shall fix their compensation within the limits of the appropriation made for such purposes.
Source. 1950, 5, part 3:1. RSA 4:12. 1970, 46:1. 1986, 109:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
The governor shall appoint a director of the budget who shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and until his successor is appointed and qualified. The governor shall fix the compensation of such director within the limits of the appropriation made therefor.
Source. 1970, 6:1, eff. July 1, 1970.
Said director shall perform the following duties:
I. He shall provide post-election assistance to an incoming governor.
II. He shall examine the tentative budgets prepared by the commissioner of administrative services, under the provisions of RSA 9 and advise the governor in regard to the same, and shall assist the governor during hearings on the tentative budget as provided by RSA 9:7.
III. He shall formulate the governor's budget which is to be submitted to the legislature pursuant to RSA 9:8.
IV. He shall examine reports made by the commissioner of administrative services as to operation and administration of the budget and expenditures thereunder.
V. He shall schedule and assist the governor and council in hearings on departmental and agency requests involving financial matters.
VI. He shall exercise continuing examinations and study of budget procedures.
VII. He shall, in conjunction with the commissioner of administrative services, assist departments on procedures and other problems of management.
VIII. He shall carry on a research program in the field of governmental and financial administration.
Source. 1970, 6:1. 1985, 399:3, I, eff. July 1, 1985.
The governor and executive council may appoint an executive assistant who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and council, and shall perform such duties as the governor and council may determine. The executive assistant shall be an unclassified employee under RSA 94:1-a.
Source. 1995, 308:91, eff. July 3, 1995.