I. The secretary of state may appoint assistant secretaries of state within the limits of the appropriation made for the department of state who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of state. The salary of an assistant secretary of state shall be set by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 94:1-4.
II. If there is a vacancy in the office of an assistant secretary of state appointed under paragraph I, the secretary of state may instead appoint an office supervisor in accordance with state personnel rules. The appropriation for the vacant assistant secretary of state position shall be used to fund the position of office supervisor. The office supervisor shall be a classified employee and shall be classified at least labor grade 22. The office supervisor shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the secretary of state.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 5:23

  • 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
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4