Select Board Office
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.- 3 pm; and, Friday 9 am – noon
Meeting Schedule: Unless otherwise posted, the Select Board meets at Town Hall, 705 Chesham Road, on Thursday evenings from 7-9 pm, with the exception of the last week of the month, when it meets on Friday mornings at 9:00 am. Please call the office to be added to the agenda, which is generally posted on Monday afternoons.
About the Select Board
The Select Board is the executive, managerial, and administrative body that carries out the votes of Town Meeting. It has only the authority granted to it by state law or by Town Meeting.
In addition to specifically assigned roles and powers, the Board has the broad duty to “manage the prudential affairs of the Town” (RSA 41:8). Most of this work is carried out through simple majority votes of the board, which are often limited to single questions or actions. (For example, appointing an official or approving a contract.) These actions are documented in meeting minutes or authenticated by members’ signatures.
The board may enact policies, which prescribe and document general, formal, uniform, and permanent rules for officials and employees. These are generally created through the Board’s “prudential affairs” authority. (e.g., Personnel Policy or Recycling Policy). The Select Board also may enact Ordinances, which, generally, are adopted by the Board pursuant to a specific statute, which grants authority and mandates the procedure for adoption – e.g., Town Beach ordinances, parking ordinances, speed limits, etc. Such ordinances are different from the land use Zoning Ordinances, which are drafted by the Planning Board and adopted through vote at Town Meeting.
The Select Board consists of three members who are elected for 3-year terms on a rotating basis (one seat per year) via official ballot at Town Meeting.
Questions about the Select Board can be directed to townhall@harrisvillenh.org or by calling the Select Board Office, 603-827-3431 (ext 1).
Selectboard Minutes & Notices
Select Board Minutes of 12-5-2024
Select Board Thursday, December 5, 2024 Meeting Minutes Select Board: Andrew Maneval, Andrea Hodson, Kathy Scott Attendees: Ben Hoy, Don Scott The meeting opened at 7:00 pm. Agenda, Minutes of 11/21 and 11/29 – With [...]
Select Board Draft Agenda for 12-5-2024
Select Board Thursday, December 5, 2024 Draft Agenda Agenda, Minutes of 11/21 and 11/29 Finance - 2024 budget/year-end update Recycling Center - Weatherization and equipment update Russell Reservoir - Update on dam gate repair Correspondence [...]
Select Board Minutes of 11-29-2024
Select Board Thursday, November 29, 2024 Meeting Minutes Select Board: Andrew Maneval, Andrea Hodson (Kathy Scott, absent) Attendees: Jeff Cady The meeting opened at 9 am to review the status of the 2024 budget and [...]
Select Board Minutes of 11-21-2024
Select Board Thursday, November 21, 2024 Meeting Minutes Select Board: Andrew Maneval, Andrea Hodson, Kathy Scott Attendees: Dave Thompson, Nancy Lory, Don Scott, EMD Jeff Cady, Officer Matthew Perry The meeting opened at 7:00 pm. [...]
Select Board Minutes of 11-14-2024
Select Board Thursday, November 14, 2024 Meeting Minutes Select Board: Andrew Maneval, Andrea Hodson, Kathy Scott Attendees: Don Scott, Kully Mindemann, Mary Day Mordecai, EMD and Facilities Jeff Cady, Police Chief Steve LaMears, Recycling Center [...]
Draft Select Board Agenda for 11-21-2024
Select Board Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:00 pm Draft Agenda Agenda, Minutes of 10-31 and 11-14 Russell Reservoir - Update on drawdown, gate repair and dam inspection Church & School Street - Curbing and [...]
Select Board
- Andrew Maneval, Chair (2026)
- Kathleen Scott (2027)
- Andrea Hodson (2025)
Administrative Assistant – Mary Ann Noyer
Finance – Mitch Shlyaktychenko
Telephone: 603 827 3431 x1
Fax: 603 827 2917
Mail: 705 Chesham Road, Harrisville, NH 03450