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Select Board reviews draft agricultural commission charter, cites RSA 06:74:44
Summary
Brookfield Select Board discussed membership, voting status of the selectman's representative and term staggering for a proposed agricultural commission, citing RSA 06:74:44 and the town's 2008 vote.
The Brookfield Select Board reviewed a draft charter for an agricultural commission and directed staff to add state statute references and to clarify membership and terms. The board discussed whether the commission should have one or two at-large community members and recommended two; they also discussed making the selectman's representative a nonvoting member.
The draft references the town's earlier action: the board noted that in February 2008 the town voted to establish an agricultural commission under RSA 06:74:44 and authorized a membership range of three to seven members and up to five alternates. Board members asked the commission roster be split into staggered three-year terms so members rotate off in different years.
Select Board members and staff said the charter should explicitly reference RSA 06:74:44 and follow state regulations when the commission is formed. One board member suggested including alternates and clarifying whether spouses could serve as alternates for each other.
Board members also asked the commission to specify meeting frequency in the charter (monthly, quarterly or otherwise) and to check the RSA for any meeting requirements. The board asked staff to tidy the commission framework language and return a revised draft that adds the RSA citation and a schedule for term expirations.
