Carroll County commissioners on June 30 approved the release of a large backlog of previously nonpublic minutes, signed off on multiple payroll and accounts-payable warrants, received updates on a land records vendor change and an information-technology upgrade, and voted to give Executive Coordinator Melissa the honorary title of executive director.

The vote to release nonpublic minutes covered dozens of meetings dating from 2012 through mid-2024. The board approved the clerk's recommendation in a voice vote. The commission also approved routine financial warrants, including accounts-payable and payroll totals submitted for several dates in June 2025.

The vote to release nonpublic minutes was presented as part of an effort to clear a backlog. A commissioner noted the task required review and redaction by staff and that the county was attempting to "catch up." The commission indicated it expected to bring any remaining 2025 items forward at a future meeting.

On finance, the board approved multiple manifests and payroll runs reported by staff: accounts payable of $143,779.45 (June 5), payroll of $288,665.73 (June 6), accounts payable of $409,020.41 (June 12), $306,476.19 (June 13), $40,883.06 (June 13, corrected), $842,929.38 (June 19), payroll of $254,076.71 (June 20), accounts payable of $168,406.34 (June 26), and payroll of $313,219.62 (June 27). Commissioners approved the warrants by voice vote.

During the register's report, Register Scott told the board that contracts with a vendor named Fiddler have been signed to restore the county's land records management system to a prior vendor based in Philadelphia. "The contracts with Fiddler have been signed. They're hard at work beginning the work of making that all come together," the register said, and added the earliest estimate for completion was "early next year." The register also reported that transfer-tax revenue remained strong but concentrated in higher-value sales.

The board heard an IT update from Director Lachie and staff about a multi-department technology migration. Lachie said all county buildings have been connected to a new network, wireless access points installed, and data migration completed; he estimated the county would complete the workstation upgrades to Windows 11 "at least by September." Lachie said fiber-line quotes were being sought to repair or add lines and that account provisioning and logins were being completed for departmental users.

In public comment, Greg King of WolfBrown asked whether the nursing-home provider has a policy on free meals for employees or visitors. A county representative replied, "To the best of my knowledge, it's at the discretion of the nursing home administrator," and said staff would follow up to clarify whether a uniform countywide policy exists.

The commission voted to enter nonpublic session under New Hampshire RSA 91-A:3 II (a), (b), (c) and (l) to discuss personnel, hiring, reputation of a person and legal advice. The board later voted to seal the nonpublic minutes, citing that disclosure would likely have an adverse effect on a person's reputation and could render proposed actions ineffective. A roll-call was taken for the nonpublic motion; the transcript records affirmative responses from Commissioner Parker and from Mr. McGee during that roll call.

Near the end of the meeting the board unanimously approved a motion to change Melissa's title from executive coordinator to executive director as an honorary acknowledgment of her work. A commissioner acknowledged the change did not include a pay raise.

The meeting included routine procedural approvals as well: approval of Hales-location minutes, a small timber tax levy ($53.45) for a timber item, and two checks for outside vendors (an assessing-software check and a payment to the Conway School District). The board also approved the release of a large set of previously nonpublic meeting minutes after staff completed review and redactions.

The commission adjourned after a brief additional public-comment period and indicated it will continue to process remaining minutes and bring an updated backlog report at future meetings.