The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners approved a series of procurement, budget and personnel items at its April 17, 2025 meeting. Most motions passed by voice vote with no extended deliberation. Key outcomes included:

- Grease trap and lift station services: The board awarded a one-year contract (04/01/2025–03/31/2026) for grease trap and lift station services to J and S Development Corp doing business as Stewart Septic Service at a fee of $700 per grease trap service and $650 per lift station service. The award was recommended by the senior director of facilities, planning and IT and approved by the board.

- Accounts payable: The board approved an accounts-payable list totaling $1,351,805.26. The list included routine vendor payments, equipment purchases and consulting on an ARPA-funded water project.

- Surplus equipment: The board approved making multiple desktops, PCs, laptops and tablets surplus under New Hampshire RSA citation noted in the record and directed proper disposal.

- Emergency electrical repair: The board approved a bid-waiver and emergency repair proposal from ABB Inc. for $41,795 to repair a 2,000-amp main breaker.

- Line-item transfers and budget adjustments: The board approved a line-item transfer dated 04/09/2025 totaling $37,125 to cover vehicle lease, building repairs and other facilities needs.

- Human resources and compensation: The board approved a set of personnel actions including position repurposes and regrades (multiple non-union position grade adjustments), a revised sign-on/referral incentive bonus program effective 04/18/2025, a draft 2026 nonunion pay plan adjustments, shift-differential scheduling for fiscal 2026 and several retiree and former-employee insurance premium write-offs (individual amounts: $526.70; retirees total $3,849.66).

- Adult medical day care: The board approved adding an additional client to the adult medical day care program at a rate of $15 per day.

- Staffing and vendor agreements: The board approved a supplemental staffing agreement with Vital Talent (automatic one-year renewals) for per-diem staffing support at long-term care facilities.

- Grant application: The board authorized submitting an application to the Municipal Department Law Enforcement Substance Abuse Reduction Initiative grant in the amount of $200,000 and authorized the sheriff to sign related documents.

- Open enrollment dates: The board amended the prior vote to designate open-enrollment dates for the plan year as May 19–June 9, 2025.

- Nonpublic minutes sealed: The board moved to seal nonpublic minutes indefinitely on grounds they would likely adversely affect the reputation of a person other than a board member.

- Adjournment: The board adjourned after concluding its agenda and nonpublic sessions.

Ending: The meeting’s routine consent and personnel items were approved with little debate; the most extended discussion at the session concerned the ICE RFP (covered in a separate article).