GOVERNOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MINUTES
The Governor and Executive Council convened at
The Governor and Executive Council on motion of Councilor Burton,
seconded by Councilor Wieczorek,
accepted the minutes of
The Governor and Executive Council, on motion of Councilor Spaulding,
seconded by Councilor Wieczorek approved the
appointment of several persons nominated for Civil Commissions from the
The Governor placed in nomination the several persons who applied for Civil Commissions.
The Governor and Council, on
motion of Councilor Wieczorek, seconded by Councilor
Burton, voted to set the date for a special election for state representative in
Hillsborough County District No.10.
The filing period will begin on
RESIGNATIONS
The Governor and Council accepted the following with regret:
Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
Professionals
Bonnie R. Wrisley, Bradford Effective:
Compensation Appeals Board
Sarah Duwell, Woodsville Effective:
Waste Management Council
Michael Garrity,
CONFIRMATIONS
The Governor and
Council confirmed the following:
Board
of Accountancy
(Public
Member)
Sheila
K. Christie,
Vacancy Term:
State
Committee on Aging
(
Donna
D. Woodfin (d),
Succeeding: Ellen
Sheridan (d),
Advisory
Panel on Cancer and Chronic Disease
(Cancer
Society)
Joanne
Gersten, Hooksett Effective:
Succeeding: Susan Kroehl,
Board
of Chiropractic Examiners
Leo
M. Kenney, DC,
Reappointment Term:
Paul
A. Doscher, Weare Effective:
Vacancy Term:
Beverly
Lord,
Succeeding:
Dana Cabana,
County-State
Finance Commission
Bruce
Clow, Gilford Effective:
Vacancy Term:
Commissioner:
Department of Cultural Resources
Van
McLeod,
Reappointment Term:
Salary:
HH Maximum $85,917
Justice:
Edward
M. Gordon,
Vacancy Term:
Until 70 yrs of age
Special
Justice/Hampton-Exeter District Court
Mark F. Weaver,
Vacancy Term:
Until 70 yrs of age
Invasive
Species Committee
(Livestock
Owners and Feed Growers Interests)
Carl
J. Majewski, Westmoreland Effective:
Vacancy Term:
Juvenile
Parole Board
Frank
E. Jones, Bow Effective:
Succeeding:
Reginald Ghiden,
Lakes
Management Advisory Committee
(NH
Association of Realtors)
Kenneth
P. Jordan,
Reappointment Term:
Medical
Review Subcommittee Councilor Pignatelli abstained.
(Public
Member)
Nominated
by the NH Board of Medicine
Patricia
A. Waldvogel, Loudon Effective:
Vacancy Term:
Board
of Natural Scientists
(Public
Member)
Thomas
B. Merritt,
Vacancy Term:
State
Board for the Licensing and Regulation of Plumbers
(Journeyman
Plumber)
David
M. Rieth,
Reappointment Term:
Police
Commission (
William
H. Barry III,
Succeeding:
David Lavoie,
Public
Employees Labor Relations Board
(Chair-Public
Member)
John
Buckley,
Reappointment Term:
Public
Employees Labor Relations Board
(Alternate
Member of General Public)
Doris
M. Desautel,
Reappointment Term:
Railroad
Appeals Board
(Alternate
Public Member)
John
W. Flanders,
Reappointment Term:
Right
to Know Oversight Committee
(Public
Member)
Ronald
F. Rodgers,
Vacancy Term:
Commission
to Study the State Park System
(not-for-profit
conservation interests)
Susan
Arnold, Strafford Effective:
Vacancy Term:
Commission
to Study the State Park System
(Municipal)
Posy
Bass,
Vacancy Term:
Commission
to Study the State Park System
(General Public)
Timothy
Decker,
Vacancy Term:
Commission
to Study the State Park System
(motorized outdoor recreation)
Gail
Hanson, Lochmere Effective:
Vacancy Term:
Commission
to Study the State Park System
(Tourism)
Nancy
Kilbride, Bedford Effective:
Vacancy Term:
Commission
to Study the State Park System
(Natural Resources)
Richard
Ober,
Vacancy Term:
Commission
to Study the State Park System
(General Public)
Richard
L. Russman,
Vacancy Term:
Traffic
Safety Commission
Howard
C. Hedegard, Jr., Epsom Effective:
Reappointment Term:
Traffic
Safety Commission
Mark
Hounsell, Conway Effective:
Succeeding:
Joel Nelson, Bow Term:
Traffic
Safety Commission
Aidan
Moore,
Succeeding: Daniel
P. Auger,
Traffic
Safety Commission
William
C. Simons,
Reappointment Term:
Advisory
Council on Unemployment Compensation
(Employer)
Fred
B. Kfoury, Jr.,
Reappointment Term:
NOMINATIONS
The Governor placed into nomination the following:
State
Committee on Aging
Timothy
S. Gormley(i), Bow Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Succeeding:
Joseph Miller (d),
Board
of Architects
Christopher
P. Williams, Meredith Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Assessing
Standards Board
(Nominated
by the Association of Assessing Officials)
Scott
W. Bartlett,
Succeeding:
David Gomez,
Assessing
Standards Board
(Public
Member)
Leonard
Gerzon, Amherst Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Assessing
Standards Board
(Nominated
by the NH Association of Assessing Officials City)
David
McMullen, Gilmanton Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Assessing
Standards Board
(Nominated
by the NH Association of Assessing Officials assessing official for a town
with population more than 5,000)
James
A. Michaud, Hooksett Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Succeeding:
Thomas Holmes, Center
Assessing
Standards Board
(Nominated
by the NH Association of Assessing Officials representing a town with
population less than 5,000)
Gary
J. Roberge,
Reappointment Term:
Assessing
Standards Board
(Municipal
Official of town with population less than 5,000)
Eric
G. Stohl, Colebrook Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Board
of Chiropractic Examiners
Victor
Bazzani, DC,
Reappointment Term:
State
Conservation Committee
(Cheshire/Sullivan)
David
L. Grobe,
Succeeding: Jeffrey
Porter,
Equalization
Standards Board
(Nominated
by the NH Association of Assessing Officials assessing official for a town
with population greater than 5,000)
Stephan
W. Hamilton,
Succeeding:
William Ingalls,
Equalization
Standards Board
(Nominated
by the NH Association of Assessing Officials assessing official for a town
with population less than 5,000)
Richard
A. Vincent, Hill Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Succeeding: Robert Estey,
Board
of Foresters
(Private
Forester)
Thomas
Hahn,
Succeeding:
Kevin Evans,
Board
of Foresters
(Industrial
Forester)
J. Peter
Howland, Conway Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Succeeding:
Donald Windsor,
Board
of Professional Geologists
Dorothy
A. Richter,
Reappointment Term:
Board
of Hearing Care Providers
(Audiologist)
Peggy
Sheets,
Reappointment Term:
Board
of Licensure of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
(Recommended
by the NH Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf)
Susan
Graesser, Intervale Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Succeeding:
Nancy Richter,
Department
of Justice: Attorney General
Kelly
A. Ayotte,
Reappointment Term:
Salary:
LL - $99,317
(Representative
of snowmobile club)
David
Goulet, Stark Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Vacancy Term:
3 yrs from confirmation
Pari-Mutuel
Commission
Lynn
M. Presby, Freedom Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Passenger
Tramway Safety Board
(Surface
Lift)
Mark
Petrozzi, Gilford Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Reappointment Term:
Pease
Development Authority
Arthur
Nickless, Jr.,
Succeeding:
William Bartlett,
Public
Water Access Advisory Board
(Coastal/Marine
Interests)
B.
David Bryan,
Vacancy Term:
3 yrs from confirmation
Regional
Community-Technical Colleges Board of Trustees
(General
Public)
Ned
Densmore,
Vacancy Term:
2 yrs from confirmation
Regional
Community-Technical Colleges Board of Trustees
(General
Public)
Robert
L. Mallat, Jr., Keene Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Vacancy Term:
2 yrs from confirmation
(Nominated
by the NH Education Association)
Samuel
J. Giarrusso, Amherst Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Reappointment Term:
(Non-member
Trustee)
Charlton
MacVeagh, Jr., Marlborough Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Succeeding:
Edward J. Theobald,
Right-to-Know
Oversight Commission
(Telecommunications
Professional)
Kevin
M. Shea, Hampstead Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Vacancy Term:
Volunteer
Susette
Costes, Bedford Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Vacancy Term:
1 yr from confirmation
Water
Council
(Water
Works)
Stephen
Densberger,
Reappointment Term:
(Water
Well Contractor)
Peter
W. Caswell,
Reappointment Term:
(Pump
Installer)
Bart
Cushing, Gilsum Effective:
Upon Confirmation
Reappointment Term:
(Technical
Driller)
Thomas
A. Garside,
Succeeding:
Terrell P. Swain, Dunbarton (reached term limit) Term:
BUSINESS FINANCE
AUTHORITY
#1 The Governor and Executive Council on
motion of Councilor Pignatelli, seconded by Councilor
Wieczorek and further on a roll call vote as follows:
Councilor Burton yes, Councilor Spaulding yes, Councilor Griffin yes,
Councilor Wieczorek yes, and Councilor Pignatelli yes, Authorized to hold a Public Hearing
with respect to the financing of an industrial facility by the Business Finance
Authority for Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. for
projects located in
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WHEREAS, the Governor and
Council have received from the Business Finance Authority (the
"Authority") its written recommendation that the Governor and Council
make certain findings and a determination pursuant to RSA 162-1:9 with respect
to the financing of water facilities for Pennichuck
Water Works, Inc., Inc. (the "Borrower") in the Towns of Amherst,
Bedford, Derry, Epping, Hollis, Hudson, Merrimack, Milford, Plaistow and Salem,
New Hampshire, and the City of Nashua, New Hampshire by the Authority's issue
of up to 50,000,000 Bonds under RSA 162-1 (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Governor
and Council have received all the documentation and information with respect to
the transaction which they have requested; and
WHEREAS, further action by the Authority
with respect to the transaction is subject to the passage of this Resolution
and cannot be taken until after its passage;
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED THAT:
Section 1. Findings. On the basis of the Authority's recommendation and the documentation and information received by the Governor and Council, and after a public hearing, the Governor and Council find:
(a) Special Findings:
(1) The Project (which when
completed will constitute the "Facilities") consists of (A) the
financing of upgrades to the water facilities of Pennichuck
Water Works, Inc., including (i) upgrades to the
Nashua Water Treatment Plant to ensure compliance with SDW A regulations and to
provide operating redundancy, (ii) water supply improvements consisting of
security upgrades, watershed improvements and arsenic removal equipment, (iii)
water distribution improvements, including radio meter reading equipment, water
main replacement and rehabilitation in conjunction with Nashua's proposed
street and sewer upgrade project and maintenance or replacement of the Bon
Terrain Tank and Fitfield Tank #1, (iv) water system
operational improvements to the Armory Pumping Station and the Shakespeare High
Pressure Service Area, the acquisition of rolling stock required to maintain
water service, and the acquisition and installation of water meters, and (v)
support systems improvements consisting of a geographical information system
and customer account and billing software. The Project is within the definition
of "Water Facility" in the Act and may be financed under the Act.
(2) The establishment and
operation of the Facilities expands or maintains and improves the collection,
purification, storage or distribution of water for domestic, industrial,
agricultural or other uses, and the water for such
uses is to be available on reasonable demand to members of the general public
within the State of
(b) General Findings:
(1) The Project and the
proposed financing of the Project are feasible;
(2) The Borrower has the
skills and financial resources necessary to operate the Facilities
successfully;
(3) The Master Loan and Trust
Agreement (the "Agreement") contains provisions so that under no
circumstances will the Authority be obligated directly or indirectly to pay
project costs, debt service or expenses of operation, maintenance and upkeep of
the Facilities except from Bond proceeds or from funds received under the
Agreement and the Escrow Agreement (as defined by the Agreement), exclusive of
funds received thereunder by the Authority for its
own use;
(4) The Agreement does not
purport to create any debt of the State of New Hampshire with respect to the
Facilities other than a special obligation of the Authority acting on behalf of
the State under the Act; and
(5) The proposed financing of
the Project by the Authority and the proposed operation and use of the
Facilities will serve one or more needs and implement one or more purposes set
forth in RSA 162-1:1, will preserve or increase the social or economic
prosperity of the State and one or more of its political subdivisions and will
promote the general welfare of the State's citizens.
Section 2. Ultimate Finding and Determination.
The Governor and Council fmd that the proposed
financing, operation and use of the Water Facilities will serve a public use and
provide a public benefit; and the Governor and Council determine that the
Authority's financing of the Project will be within the policy of, and the
authority conferred by, the Act.
Section
3. Approval.
The Governor and Council approve the Authority's taking such further action
under the Act with respect to the transaction as may be required.
Section
4. Effective Date. This Resolution
shall take effect upon its passage.
Passed and agreed to
#2 The Governor and Executive Council on
motion of Councilor Griffin, seconded by Councilor Burton and further on a roll
call vote as follows: Councilor Burton yes, Councilor Spaulding yes,
Councilor Griffin yes, Councilor Wieczorek yes,
and Councilor Pignatelli yes, Authorized to hold a Public
Hearing with respect to the financing of a loan to Pease Development
Authority located in Pease International Tradeport,
Portsmouth, NH. Action will Authorized a
Resolution under RSA 162-A:18 to determine the
financing will serve a public use, provide public benefit and is within the
policy and authority of the Act.
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