CHAPTER 4 POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL IN CERTAIN CASES
Section 4:9-k
4:9-k Committee Membership and Duties. –
I. The members of the committee established in RSA 4:9-j shall be as follows:
(a) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Public Works Association.
(b) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Road Agents Association.
(c) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.
(d) The commissioner of transportation, or designee.
(e) One member, who shall be a classified state employee of the department of transportation, appointed by the New Hampshire State Employees Association.
(f) One member, who shall be a family member of a public works employee who died in the course of performing public works duties on behalf of the state, appointed by the governor.
II. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The commissioner of transportation, or designee, shall call the first meeting of the committee. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
III. The committee shall select the location and design for the public works employee memorial and oversee the construction and maintenance of the memorial. The award of any contract totaling greater than $25,000 for the design, construction, and maintenance of the public works employee memorial shall be subject to the approval of the governor and council. The committee shall advise and inform the municipality in which the memorial is located as to the design, construction plans, and location for the memorial.
IV. The committee, through the New Hampshire public works community, shall privately raise all the money necessary for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the public works employee memorial. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in RSA 4:9-k, III, the committee may expend the money raised for the purpose of the public works employee memorial without the approval of governor and council.
Source. 2009, 109:1. 2012, 193:5, eff. June 11, 2012.