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Orford Selectboard requests state appointment of Bligh as town health officer
Summary
The Selectboard voted 3-0 to sign and submit documents requesting New Hampshire Health & Human Services appoint Bligh as Orford's Health Officer; meeting minutes spell the appointee's given name both as 'Joanna' and 'Joanne'.
The Orford Selectboard on March 25 signed documents to ask New Hampshire Health & Human Services to appoint Bligh as the town’s Health Officer and approved a motion to submit the request. The motion, recorded in the minutes, was made by Selectboard member Kevin Follensbee, seconded by Charles Smith Jr., and passed 3-0.
The minutes record the appointee’s name inconsistently: the signature folder includes "Joanna Bligh" in one place and the motion text uses "Joanne Bligh." The board signed the paperwork to forward to NH HHS; the minutes do not show further discussion or objection.
The appointment request is administrative: the Selectboard's action was to sign and forward documents rather than to unilaterally appoint the officer. The Selectboard will await confirmation or appointment from New Hampshire Health & Human Services before the assignment takes effect.
