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Commissioners seal personnel minutes and endorse solar project payment schedule after closed session
Summary
After a non-public personnel session under RSA 91-A:3, II(a), commissioners voted to seal the minutes for five years and reconvened to endorse a payment schedule for the county Solar Project; both actions were approved unanimously.
Merrimack County commissioners entered a non-public session at 12:11 p.m. on Feb. 20 under RSA 91-A:3, II(a) for personnel matters, recording a roll-call vote with Chair Trachy, Commissioner Lovlien and Commissioner Shurtleff all voting Yes.
After reconvening at 12:33 p.m., the board voted to seal the non-public minutes for five years, citing potential adverse effects on the reputation of a person other than a board member and the risk of rendering a proposed board action ineffective. The roll-call votes were recorded as Yes by Trachy, Lovlien and Shurtleff.
Following that action, the board endorsed the payment schedule for the Solar Project as discussed earlier in the meeting; Commissioner Lovlien moved to endorse the schedule, Commissioner Shurtleff seconded, and the motion carried 3–0. The meeting adjourned at 12:35 p.m.
Why it matters: Sealing non-public minutes is an extraordinary step reserved for limited circumstances under RSA 91-A; the endorsement of the solar payment schedule signals the board’s approval to move forward with the financing/timing discussed in the non-public session or prior staff briefings.
What’s next: The sealed minutes will remain unavailable to the public for five years per the board’s vote; staff will proceed with the Solar Project payment schedule as endorsed by the commissioners.
