Section 106-H:6 Powers and Duties.


The director of the division of emergency services, communications, and management, subject to the approval of the commissioner, shall:
    I. Appoint such personnel as may be necessary to perform the duties assigned by the division subject to the limits of available funds. Personnel appointed under this section shall be classified state employees as defined by the division of personnel.
    II. Prepare and submit to the commissioner a budget for the division's operations which shall be included in the department of administrative services budget, with the advice of the commission.
    III. Enter into contracts and do such things as may be necessary and incidental to the administration of the division's authority pursuant to this chapter, with the approval of the commissioner.
    IV. Accept in the name of the state any and all donations or grants, both real and personal, from any governmental unit or public agency or from any institution, person, firm, or corporation. The division shall receive, utilize, and dispose of all donations and grants consistent with the rules of the division and the purpose or conditions of the donation or grant.
    V. Make such investigations as may be necessary to determine whether governmental units are complying with the provisions of this chapter.
    VI. File a written report on June 1 of each year to the speaker of the house, president of the senate, and the governor and council which shall include, but not be limited to, the status of development of operational standards and training programs, the development of the data base, revenue generated from telephone subscribers, budget and revenue projections, the degree of coordination with municipalities, the extent of public use of the service and the quality of service rendered.

Source. 1992, 165:1. 1993, 231:3, eff. June 10, 1993. 2003, 319:121, eff. Sept. 4, 2003. 2004, 171:15, eff. July 24, 2004.