Shall the Town of Hampton vote to amend the membership composition of the Heritage Commission established under Article 45 of the 2019 Annual Town Meeting in that portion of said Article 45 beginning “As provided in RSA 673:4-a.” by amending section 1.(b) to read “one regular member of the Heritage Commission shall be a member of the Board of Selectmen” and by amending section 1.(c) to read “one regular member of the Heritage Commission shall be a member of the Planning Board.” This amendment is required for the membership of the Commission to come into compliance with the requirements of RSA 673:4-a, II. (Majority vote required)
What it means: When Article 45 in 2019 was put forward, it incorrectly established that there would need to be one regular member and one alternate member (two each) from the Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board. The NH Statutes require only one representative from each Board. Article 43 corrects the error from last year.
No one spoke either for or against this Article, other than to explain it.
Fiscal impact: No tax impact.