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.

Section 28:1-a – Simultaneous Office.

    28:1-a Simultaneous Office. – A county commissioner shall hold no other county office, including that of deputy sheriff, during his term as a county commissioner. Source. 1973, 9:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.

Section 28:1-b – Majority Vote Required.

    28:1-b Majority Vote Required. – All rights, authority and powers of the county commissioners shall be exercised only by vote of a majority of the county commissioners. Source. 1973, 488:1, eff. Aug. 29, 1973.

Section 28:10 – Employees, Counties.

    28:10 Employees, Counties. – 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 approval from the Hillsborough county executive committee for such […]

Section 28:10-a – Discharge or Suspension from Employment.

    28:10-a Discharge or Suspension from Employment. – 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 of the rules and […]

Section 28:10-b – Jurisdiction.

    28:10-b Jurisdiction. – 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 finds that a case involves a death […]

Section 28:10-c – Employee Candidate Background Checks.

    28:10-c Employee Candidate Background Checks. – 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 conducted through […]

Section 28:11 – Personnel.

    28:11 Personnel. – 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, agents, and employees as may be required to properly […]

Section 28:11-a – Repealed by 1981, 227:6, eff. Aug. 10, 1981.

    28:11-a Repealed by 1981, 227:6, eff. Aug. 10, 1981. –

Section 28:12 – Rules and Regulations.

    28:12 Rules and Regulations. – 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 commissioners. Source. RS 116:1. CS 122:1. 1855, 1659:37. 1863, 2735:1. GS […]

Section 28:13 – Ineligibility to be Superintendent.

    28:13 Ineligibility to be Superintendent. – No county commissioner shall be superintendent of the county farm or the county department of corrections, or administrator of the county nursing home. Source. 1889, 52:1. PS 27:8. PL 38:11. RL 47:12. RSA 28:13. 1971, 495:2. 1981, 227:3. 1988, 89:7, eff. June 17, 1988. 2007, 93:3, eff. Aug. […]

Section 28:13-a – Repealed by 1981, 105:2, eff. June 22, 1981.

    28:13-a Repealed by 1981, 105:2, eff. June 22, 1981. –

Section 28:13-b – Repealed by 1981, 105:3, eff. June 22, 1981.

    28:13-b Repealed by 1981, 105:3, eff. June 22, 1981. –

Section 28:14 – Allowance.

    28:14 Allowance. – 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. Source. 1865, 4077:1. GS 24:8. GL 25:8. PS 27:10. PL 38:12. RL 47:13. RSA 28:14. 1967, 132:2, eff. July 18, 1967.

Section 28:15 – Vouchers; Payment.

    28:15 Vouchers; Payment. – 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 affidavit of the claimant, or […]

Section 28:16 – Disputed Claims.

    28:16 Disputed Claims. – 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. Source. GS 24:10. GL 25:10. PS 27:13. PL 38:14. RL 47:15.

Section 28:17 – Suits.

    28:17 Suits. – 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. Source. 1865, 4077:4. GS 24:14. GL 25:14. […]

Section 28:17-a – Legal Counsel.

    28:17-a Legal Counsel. – 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 individually or collectively in private legal matters. Source. […]

Section 28:18 – Expenses of Suits.

    28:18 Expenses of Suits. – 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. Source. 1865, 4077:4. GS 24:14. GL 25:14. PS 27:14. PL 38:16. RL 47:17.

Section 28:19 – Compromise.

    28:19 Compromise. – No action or proceeding for the recovery of anything due to the county shall be compromised or settled except by the county commissioners, or by their direction in writing. Source. 1865, 4077:5. GS 24:15. GL 25:15. PS 27:15. PL 38:17. RL 47:18.