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HOUSE BILL 1194

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill allows a city with a city council-city manager form of government to establish a planning board composed of the city manager or designee, a member of the city council, and 7 appointed persons.

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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

107:1 Planning Boards; Composition in Cities. Amend RSA 673:2, I and I-a to read as follows:

I.(a) In cities, the planning board shall consist of 9 members:

[(a)] (1) The mayor of the city, or with the approval of the local legislative body the mayor's designee, who shall be an ex officio member;

[(b)] (2) An administrative official of the city selected by the mayor, who shall be an ex officio member;

[(c)] (3) A member of the city council selected by the council, who shall be an ex officio member; and

[(d)] (4) Six persons appointed by the mayor, if the mayor is an elected official, or such other method of appointment or election as shall be provided for by the local legislative body or municipal charter.

(b) Alternatively, the local legislative body in a city with a city council-city manager form of government may establish a planning board with membership as provided in paragraph I-a.

I-a. In cities with a city council-city manager form of government, the planning board may consist of the following 9 members:

(a) The city manager, or with the approval of the local legislative body the city manager's designee, who shall be an ex officio member;

(b) A member of the city council selected by the council, who shall be an ex officio member; and

(c) Seven persons appointed by the mayor, if the mayor is an elected official, or such other method of appointment or election as shall be provided for by the local legislative body or municipal charter.

I-b. In towns which operate under the town council form of government, the planning board shall consist of 7 or 9 members, as determined by the local legislative body or by the municipal charter. If the planning board shall consist of 9 members, the members shall be the persons listed in paragraph I. If the planning board shall consist of 7 members, the members shall be as follows:

(a) A member of the town council or administrative official of the town selected by the town council, who shall be an ex officio member; and

(b) Six persons appointed by the mayor, if the mayor is an elected official, or such other method of appointment or election as shall be provided for by the local legislative body or municipal charter.

107:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: May 8, 2000)

(Effective Date: July 7, 2000)