12-G:4 Management by Board of Directors; Executive Director. –
I. The management of the authority shall be vested in a board of 7 directors to be appointed as follows:
(a) One member appointed by the governor and executive council.
(b) One member appointed by the mayor and city council of the city of Portsmouth.
(c) One member appointed by the board of selectmen of the town of Newington.
(d) One member appointed by the president of the senate.
(e) One member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(f) One member appointed jointly by the board of selectmen of the town of Greenland and the board of selectmen of the town of Newington.
(g) One member who is nominated by majority vote of the legislative delegation of Strafford county, including the senators whose districts include towns in Strafford county, and who is appointed by the governor, the senate president, and the speaker of the house. The member appointed in this manner shall be a resident of Strafford county and shall serve an initial term of 2 years beginning June 1, 1993. Subsequent terms shall be governed by the provisions of this section. The member appointed in this manner may be removed from office for cause after hearing by the Strafford county legislative delegation.
II. The governor shall appoint the chairman of the board, who shall serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. Directors shall hold office for 3 years and until their successors shall have been appointed. State-appointed directors may be removed from office pursuant to the provisions of RSA 4:1. Directors appointed by the municipal appointing authorities may be removed from office for cause after hearing by the municipal appointing authorities.
III. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A minimum of 4 affirmative votes shall be required for any action of the board, except for the adoption of land use controls, which shall require 5 votes.
IV. The directors shall serve without compensation from the authority, except for such incidental expenses determined by the board to be necessary and incurred while performing business of the authority.
V. Directors shall be residents of the state. No director shall be an elected public official of the state, federal government, or any political subdivision of the state or federal government. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, public employees and appointed officials of the state and any of its political subdivisions may serve, if appointed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, as directors of the authority.
VI. The board shall appoint an executive director, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the authority and who shall have general and active supervision and direction over the day-to-day business and affairs of the authority and its officers and employees, subject, however, to the direction and control of the board. The executive director shall be responsible for ensuring that all division revenues and all costs associated with operating and maintaining division property and division projects are accounted for separately from all other revenues and costs of the authority and shall perform all such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the executive director by the board. The executive director shall hold office for an indefinite term at the pleasure of the board. The executive director shall also be the secretary of the authority, shall keep a record of the proceedings of the authority, and shall be the custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the authority and of its minute book and seal. The executive director shall have the power to cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the authority and to give certificates under the seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such certificates. The executive director may employ such assistants, legal counsel, and clerical and administrative staff as is directed by the board and within the limits of funds available for that purpose. The executive director may from time to time, with the prior consent of the board, establish and maintain such operating divisions within the authority as he or she shall deem necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of business under this chapter and may assign such staff members to any such division. The salary of the executive director shall be established by the board.