New Hampshire Revised Statutes 32:18-a – Legislative Body Override of Limitation of Appropriations
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I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any municipality electing this subdivision, or any district wholly within a town electing this subdivision, if a bond request is not recommended in its entirety by the budget committee, the governing body of such municipality, after a majority vote by the governing body of the municipality in favor of the bond request at a duly posted meeting, shall place the bond request on the warrant.
II. The legislative body of any municipality described in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:18-a, I, may approve a bond request despite the 10 percent limitation provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:18 in the following manner:
(a) The governing body shall place the following statement at the beginning of the warrant article for such bond request: “Passage of this article shall override the 10 percent limitation imposed on this appropriation due to the non-recommendation of the budget committee.” Immediately below the bond request on the warrant shall be displayed (1) the recommendation of the governing body and (2) the recommendation of the budget committee, as included in the budget forms for the annual meeting pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:5, IV.
(b) If those voting “Yes” on the bond request satisfy the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 33:8, the bond request is thereby approved.
III. If the bond request is approved pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:18-a, the governing body of such municipality shall forward a copy of the minutes of the duly posted meeting described in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:18-a, I to the commissioner of the department of revenue administration.
II. The legislative body of any municipality described in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:18-a, I, may approve a bond request despite the 10 percent limitation provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:18 in the following manner:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 32:18-a
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
- legislative body: shall mean a town meeting, school district meeting, village district meeting, city or town council, mayor and council, mayor and board of aldermen, or, when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county convention. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:47
(a) The governing body shall place the following statement at the beginning of the warrant article for such bond request: “Passage of this article shall override the 10 percent limitation imposed on this appropriation due to the non-recommendation of the budget committee.” Immediately below the bond request on the warrant shall be displayed (1) the recommendation of the governing body and (2) the recommendation of the budget committee, as included in the budget forms for the annual meeting pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:5, IV.
(b) If those voting “Yes” on the bond request satisfy the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 33:8, the bond request is thereby approved.
III. If the bond request is approved pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:18-a, the governing body of such municipality shall forward a copy of the minutes of the duly posted meeting described in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:18-a, I to the commissioner of the department of revenue administration.