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2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places
Title 35-B - Public Recreation and Parks
Section 35-B:4 - Recreation or Park Commission.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 35-B:4 (2021)
35-B:4 Recreation or Park Commission. –
If any town, city, county, or village district decides that the above powers shall be exercised by a recreation or park commission, it shall consist of citizens of such town, city, county, or village district. In cities the citizens shall be appointed by the mayor or city council, subject to provisions of the city charter; in towns by the selectmen; and in other political subdivisions by the governing body of the subdivision. The persons initially appointed to the commission shall serve staggered terms. Their successors shall be appointed under the same appointing procedure for 3 years. Vacancies as they occur shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired term. Any city or town may by ordinance or resolution provide that the mayor or a selectman, or councilman, shall be an ex officio member of the commission.
Source. 1979, 185:1. 1993, 29:1, eff. June 7, 1993. 1997, 53:3, eff. July 18, 1997. 2010, 226:5, eff. Aug. 27, 2010.
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