New Hampshire § 53-G-6 - Section 53-G:6 Governing Board.

§ 53-G-6. Section 53-G:6 Governing Board.

I. The powers, duties, and liabilities of a district shall be vested in and exercised by a governing board organized in accordance with the district agreement. The governing board shall authorize and govern all actions of a district, and the governing board's actions which are consistent with the district agreement and this chapter are binding on member municipalities without any additional action by the governing or legislative bodies of those municipalities. A majority of governing board members shall constitute a quorum. A simple majority of the voting authority present shall be sufficient to approve an action by the committee except as otherwise provided in the district agreement. II. The board shall choose a chairperson by ballot from its membership. It shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who may be the same person, but who need not be members of the committee, and such other officers as may be provided for in the district agreement. The treasurer shall receive and take charge of all money belonging to the district and shall pay any debt of the district which has been approved by the committee. The treasurer may, by vote of the committee, be compensated for his or her services. Proceedings of the committee shall be held in accordance with RSA 91-A. III. The committee shall send to the member municipalities, by January 31 of each year, a report on the general activities and affairs of the district, including a detailed financial report.