note—The board of inspectors of checklist has been replaced by the board of registrars. See § 29 of this charter.
1975, ch 415:13, effective Nov. 4, 1975; Res. R-83-223, effective Jan. 1, 1984. CHARTER AND RELATED
LAWS xv November 1, 2018 and heads of departments appointed by the mayor shall be those prescribed by
state law, by this charter or by ordinance.
As | read the section of the charter above, it appears that Nashua may, at one point in time, had a full time
assessing board. This may be why these position were not required to be city residents.
| believe the city is large enough to support finding Nashua candidates for the 3 member board.
| contacted other municipalities to determine if those with Boards of Assessor permit non-residents. There
were no other Boards | could find with the exception of Manchester. Manchester is in a unique situation, in
that they have a full time Board. So, the City will hire employees that are non-residents,
Many of New Hampshire’s assessing boards are actually the Selectmen and these folks must be registered
voters and residents. Other municipalities | checked with were Portsmouth, which does not have a board,
Brookline with an elected three member board, and Keene has a part-time 3 member board that are all
residents of the City.
Thank you for your consideration.
Laurie Ortolano
