195:5 School Board; Powers and Duties. –
The cooperative school board elected at the organization meeting shall organize and take office at the close of such meeting and proceed to assume its responsibilities and duties with respect to the administration and planning of the new cooperative school district; provided, however, that the cooperative board shall have no administrative authority as to the schools in the pre-existing districts until the date of operating responsibility. Thereafter all cooperative school district officers shall assume office at the close of the annual meeting. The cooperative school board shall have the same powers and duties as school boards in school districts as prescribed by RSA 189. Except as provided in this chapter, all the provisions of this chapter or of any other general law relating to or affecting school districts in the state shall apply to cooperative school districts organized as herein provided.
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Clerk. The cooperative school board shall appoint annually and fix the salary of the district clerk who shall not be a member of the cooperative school board. The district clerk shall serve also as the clerk of the cooperative school board.
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Treasurer. The treasurer of a cooperative school district shall be appointed by the cooperative school board for one or more terms not to exceed 5 years each, shall not be a member of the cooperative school board, and shall receive for services such sum as the cooperative school board may determine. The treasurer shall, before entering upon the duties of such office, give a bond to the cooperative school district with a surety company authorized to do business within the state in a form approved by the commissioner of revenue administration, and the premium shall be paid by the cooperative school district. The provisions of RSA 21-J:17, applicable to uniform accounting by school districts, shall apply to cooperative school districts.