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Committee backs update to emergency management code and alignment with RSA 21-P
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended adoption of Ordinance O-2026-04, which modernizes the emergency management chapter (chapter 30) to broaden definitions of emergency events and first responders, clarify appointment and duties of the emergency management director, and align the code with RSA 21-P.
The Finance, Organization, and Personnel Committee recommended adoption of Ordinance O-2026-04 to update chapter 30 of the city code, modernizing definitions and aligning local authority with state statute RSA 21‑P. Court Blomquist, the city’s emergency management administrator, led the review and said the revision reframes the emergency-management role to cover…
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