New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-J:14-j – Minimum Requirements for a District Inter-local Agreement
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I. The intergovernmental agreement used to form a cooperative assessing district shall substantially conform to the provisions outlined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 53-A:3 and shall include the following:
(a) A district cost allocation formula based in whole or in part on the number of parcels of real property in each member municipality.
(b) A governing board on which each municipality in the district is represented by at least one member who has at least one vote.
(c) A term of initial membership of at least 5 years.
(d) A requirement of at least 12 months written notice and a vote of the municipality’s legislative body before a member may withdraw from the district.
(e) Provisions for holding a withdrawing municipality responsible for payment of its proportionate share of future district expenses to which the district may be committed because of the withdrawing municipality’s membership such as capital costs and retirement costs.
(f) Provisions that require a municipality which joins a district to provide its annual pro rata share of the district’s budget without regard to whether or not said share is approved and supported by the governing body, the budget committee, or the legislative body of the municipality.
(g) Provisions for administratively attaching the district staff to a political subdivision for the purposes of accounting, payroll, retirement, insurance, and fringe benefits, and for compensating that political subdivision for these administrative services.
(h) Provisions for compensation and oversight if private entities are hired by the district, rather than staff administratively attached to and serving as employees of a political subdivision.
(i) A formula for staffing the district with full-time, trained, and certified professional appraisers which may be based on the number of parcels and types of properties found in the district and other necessary staff.
II. All appraisers employed by a district shall meet current standards pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-J:14-f.
(a) A district cost allocation formula based in whole or in part on the number of parcels of real property in each member municipality.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-J:14-j
- 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
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(b) A governing board on which each municipality in the district is represented by at least one member who has at least one vote.
(c) A term of initial membership of at least 5 years.
(d) A requirement of at least 12 months written notice and a vote of the municipality’s legislative body before a member may withdraw from the district.
(e) Provisions for holding a withdrawing municipality responsible for payment of its proportionate share of future district expenses to which the district may be committed because of the withdrawing municipality’s membership such as capital costs and retirement costs.
(f) Provisions that require a municipality which joins a district to provide its annual pro rata share of the district’s budget without regard to whether or not said share is approved and supported by the governing body, the budget committee, or the legislative body of the municipality.
(g) Provisions for administratively attaching the district staff to a political subdivision for the purposes of accounting, payroll, retirement, insurance, and fringe benefits, and for compensating that political subdivision for these administrative services.
(h) Provisions for compensation and oversight if private entities are hired by the district, rather than staff administratively attached to and serving as employees of a political subdivision.
(i) A formula for staffing the district with full-time, trained, and certified professional appraisers which may be based on the number of parcels and types of properties found in the district and other necessary staff.
II. All appraisers employed by a district shall meet current standards pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-J:14-f.