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A non-meeting is reserved for collective bargaining discussions or advice from counsel. These are not considered meetings under the Right to Know law.
The Selectboard can only meet in non-public session under the exceptions noted in RSA 91-A, the right to know law. These include employee compensation, potential litigation, and sale or acquisition of real estate.
The Selectboard Policies & Procedures document can be found here.
The Sunapee Selectboard consists of five elected officials that are responsible for the administration of town affairs and performing the duties prescribed by law in accordance with New Hampshire RSA 41:8 (Elections and Duties) and RSA 91‐A (Right-to-Know Law).
The Selectboard’s duties include, but are not limited to:
- Providing final approval for Town applications & permits
- Setting the annual operating budget
- Managing public hearings
- Reviewing warrant articles prior to Town elections
- Authorizing the use of funds and acceptance of grant monies
- Appointing members to sub-committees
The Selectboard meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at 6:30pm in the Town Hall meeting room (23 Edgemont Rd.) Special meetings may be scheduled as needed.
- Call Meeting to Order
- Review & Approve Outstanding Meeting Minutes
- Review Items for Signature
- Appointments and Public Hearings
- Public Comment
- Selectboard Action Items
- Town Manager’s Report
- Selectboard Member’s Report
- Non-Public Session (if applicable)
- Other Outstanding Items
- Meeting Adjournment
Members of the public are encouraged to attend Selectboard meetings in person, join via Zoom, or livestream via Town Hall Streams. There is a designated time for public comment during each meeting where residents may present the board with their feedback or concerns.
Yes. All meeting minutes and agenda packets are available under Government → Agenda & Minutes.
A “governmental record” is defined in RSA 91-A:1-a, III as “any information created, accepted, or obtained by, or on behalf of, any public body, or a quorum or majority thereof, or any public agency in furtherance of its official function. Without limiting the foregoing, the term ‘governmental records’ includes any written communication or other information, whether in paper, electronic, or other physical form, received by a quorum or majority of a public body in furtherance of its official function, whether at a meeting or outside a meeting of the body. The term ‘governmental records’ shall also include the term ‘public records.’”
An email exchange between an individual governing body member and a constituent on an issue of local interest is not a governmental record because it was not obtained by a quorum of a public body. However, once that email is shared with a quorum of the public body, it becomes a governmental record.
Board members are elected for three-year terms.
Please submit your request through the Town Manager's Office by emailing skylar [at] sunapeenh.gov (skylar[at]sunapeenh[dot]gov) and we will contact you with any questions and information about next steps.