New Hampshire Association of Counties
MINUTES
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Friday, September 9, 2016
10:00 a.m.
Merrimack County (Boscawen Complex) 5th Floor Administration Building
Attending: G. Maglaras, President, T. Brady, VP, L. Hammond, Treasurer
Past Presidents: B. Asplund-Walsh
Belknap County: D. Shackett; Carroll County: K. Robichaud, D. Babson, H. Chandler, W. DeGroot, J. Henry; Cheshire County: C. Coates, K. Kindopp, S. Trombly, C. Weed; Coos County: C. Hamelin;
Grafton County: N. Bishop, Mike Cryans; Hillsborough: C. Kirby, B. Moorehead, D. Dionne, Sandra Ziehm; Merrimack County: M. Lagos, S. Marro; Rockingham County: S. Woods; Sullivan: D. Berry, T. Purdy
Guests: Kara Wyman, G. Wenger, Jim Monahan, Kate Horgan
I. Approval of the minutes of the June 1st, Executive Committee meeting - minutes were passed unanimously
II. SB-553 Discussion: President Maglaras and members
III. 1115 Waiver Discussion: President Maglaras and members
IV. Legislative Update: The Dupont Group had a meeting with the Administrators directly after the Executive Committee meeting. Explained that the Dupont Group doesn’t testify for NHAC – the Affiliate Presidents do the testifying.
V. Appointment of Executive Committee Member: Shelly Richardson, Belknap County. (Vote required) - passed unanimously
VI. Appointment of Executive Committee Member: Superintendent Keith Gray, Belknap County. (Vote required) - passed unanimously
VII. Appointment of Executive Committee Member: Hillsborough County Commissioners approved the appointment of Commissioner Robert H. Rowe. (Vote required) - passed unanimously
VIII. Appointment of NHAC’s representative to the New Hampshire Retirement System Board of Trustee Member (Vote required) – Vote taken, Steve Marro, Merrimack County was chosen
IX. Appointment of NHAC’s representative to the New Hampshire Public Deposit Investment Pool Advisory Committee (Vote required) – None, sending out email to see if anyone in any of the counties is interested to sit on this committee
X. Standing items:
· Treasurer’s Report – 2016 Budget – G. Maglaras and L. Hammond discussed the rent that NHAC will be paying Primex for the office space.
· Human Services Directors’ Report - None
· Human Resources Directors’ Report – D. Cramer moved to W. DeGroot is new Chair
· Nursing Home Administrators’ Report – Discussed SB556
· Register of Deeds’ Report - None
· Corrections Superintendent Report – Met with the Dupont Group. Monday, September 12th starts the 103rd Academy. Their next meeting will be held at the conference and they are still working on the Administrative Rules.
XI. Any other business
- Conference update from S. Woods, Rockingham County – conference coming along really well, going to be good and need people to start signing up.
XI. Adjourn; next meeting – October 7, 2016, Primex Building, Concord
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