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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

The Charter
Ch C Revised Charter of City of Laconia, 1995
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 5 Administration of Government
Ch 5 Art I Legislative Authority; Departmental Organization
§ 5-1 Legislative authority.
§ 5-2 Administrative departments.
§ 5-3 Powers and duties of department heads.
§ 5-4 Appointment of department heads; removal; compensation.
§ 5-5 Subordinate positions.
Ch 5 Art II Municipal Departments
§ 5-6 Administration Department.
§ 5-7 Assessing Department.
§ 5-8 Finance, Collection, Personnel, Purchasing and Welfare Department.
§ 5-9 (Reserved)
§ 5-10 Fire Department.
§ 5-11 Code Enforcement Department.
§ 5-12 Legal Department.
§ 5-13 Library Department.
§ 5-14 Parks and Recreation Department.
§ 5-15 Planning Department.
§ 5-16 Public Works Department.
§ 5-17 Records Department.
§ 5-18 Water Department.
§ 5-19 (Reserved)
Ch 5 Art III Boards and Commissions
§ 5-20 Establishment; appointments.
§ 5-21 Board of Assessors.
§ 5-22 Personnel Advisory Board.
§ 5-23 Planning Board.
§ 5-24 Zoning Board of Adjustment.
§ 5-25 Trustees of the Trust Funds.
§ 5-26 Parks and Recreation Commission.
§ 5-27 Housing Board.
§ 5-28 Building Code Board of Appeal.
§ 5-29 Licensing Board.
§ 5-30 Conservation Commission.
§ 5-31 Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
§ 5-32 Other boards and committees.
Ch 5 Art IV Purchasing Procedure
§ 5-33 Purpose.
§ 5-34 Application.
§ 5-35 Definitions.
§ 5-36 Public access to procurement information.
§ 5-37 Establishment of purchasing agent.
§ 5-38 Principal duties.
§ 5-39 Operational procedures.
§ 5-40 Competitive sealed bidding.
§ 5-41 Competitive sealed proposals.
§ 5-42 Contracting for designated professional services.
§ 5-43 Small purchases.
§ 5-44 Sole-source and emergency procurement.
§ 5-45 Cancellation of invitations for bids or requests for proposals.
§ 5-46 Responsibility of bidders and offerors.
§ 5-47 Cost or pricing data.
§ 5-48 Cost or price analysis.
§ 5-49 Bid and performance bonds on supply or service contracts.
§ 5-50 Types of contracts.
§ 5-51 Contract clauses and their administration.
§ 5-52 Contract administration.
§ 5-53 Cost reimbursement provisions.
§ 5-54 Right to inspect plant.
§ 5-55 Right to audit records.
§ 5-56 Reporting of anticompetitive practices.
§ 5-57 City procurement records.
§ 5-58 Maximum practicable competition.
§ 5-59 Qualified products list.
§ 5-60 Brand name or equal specification.
§ 5-61 Responsibility for selection of methods of construction contracting management.
§ 5-62 Bid security.
§ 5-63 Contract performance and payment bonds.
§ 5-64 Copies of bond forms.
§ 5-65 Fiscal responsibility.
§ 5-66 Architect, engineer and land surveying services.
§ 5-67 Authority to debar or suspend.
§ 5-68 Decision to debar or suspend.
§ 5-69 Notice of decision.
§ 5-70 Finality of decision.
§ 5-71 Bid protests.
§ 5-72 Contract claims.
§ 5-73 Authority of Purchasing Agent to settle bid protests and contract claims.
§ 5-74 Remedies for solicitations or awards in violation of law.
§ 5-75 Cooperative purchasing.
§ 5-76 Gratuities and kickbacks.
§ 5-77 Prohibition against contingent fees.
§ 5-78 Contemporaneous employment prohibited.
§ 5-79 Use of confidential information.
§ 5-80 Sanctions.
§ 5-81 Sale of city-owned personal property.
Ch 5 Art V Code of Ethics
§ 5-82 Policy established.
§ 5-83 Definitions.
§ 5-84 Conflicts of interest.
§ 5-85 Disclosure of conflicts; disqualifications.
§ 5-86 Incompatible offices.
§ 5-87 Representation of private persons.
§ 5-88 Gifts and favors.
§ 5-89 Confidential information.
§ 5-90 Nepotism.
§ 5-91 Voting.
§ 5-92 Remedies.
Ch 9 Assessments, Special
Ch 13 Auditor
Ch 19 Council Rules
Ch 31 Finances
Ch 35 Flag
Ch 40 Heritage Commission
Ch 41 Highway Safety Commission
Ch 47 Library Trustees
Ch 53 Meetings
Ch 59 Park and Recreation Commission
Ch 63 Planning Board
Ch 67 Police Department
Ch 70 Synthetic Cannabinoids
Ch 71 Public Property, Use of
Ch 75 Putnam Fund Advisory Committee
Ch 81 Salaries and Compensation
Ch 85 Seal
Ch 89 Technical Review Committee
Ch 93 Trust Funds, Trustees of
Ch 97 Ward Lines
Ch 99 Water Commissioners, Board of
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 109 Advertising
Ch 111 Alarms
Ch 113 Animals
Ch 119 Building Construction
Ch 123 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 125 Cable Television
Ch 129 Dumps and Dumping
Ch 135 Electrical Standards
Ch 139 Emergencies
Ch 145 Firearms
Ch 149 Fire Prevention and Emergency Medical Services
Ch 150 Fireworks
Ch 155 Housing Standards
Ch 161 Licensing
Ch 167 Noise
Ch 173 Pawnbrokers
Ch 177 Plumbing
Ch 180 Public Indecency
Ch 183 Real Property, Sale of
Ch 189 Sewers
Ch 194 Solid Waste
Ch 195 Special Events and Outdoor Assembly
Ch 197 Streets, Acceptance of
Ch 201 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 205 Streets, Squares and Parks, Naming of
Ch 209 Sunday Activities
Ch 215 Taxation
Ch 216 Tobacco, Use of
Ch 221 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 225 Vehicles, Off-Highway Recreational
Ch 227 Weirs Beach Use and Regulation
Ch 229 Wharves
Ch 235 Zoning
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 5 Administration of Government

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Laconia 12-29-1975 as Ch. 62 of the Public Ordinances of 1975. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Auditor — See Ch. 13.

Council rules — See Ch. 19.

Finances — See Ch. 31.

Highway Safety Commission — See Ch. 41.

Meetings — See Ch. 53.

Park and Recreation Commission — See Ch. 59.

Planning Board — See Ch. 63.

Salaries and compensation — See Ch. 81.

Trustees of Trust Funds — See Ch. 93.

Board of Water Commissioners — See Ch. 99.

Article I Legislative Authority; Departmental Organization

§ 5-1 Legislative authority.

§ 5-2 Administrative departments.

§ 5-3 Powers and duties of department heads.

§ 5-4 Appointment of department heads; removal; compensation.

§ 5-5 Subordinate positions.

Article II Municipal Departments

§ 5-6 Administration Department.

§ 5-7 Assessing Department.

§ 5-8 Finance, Collection, Personnel, Purchasing and Welfare Department.

§ 5-9 (Reserved)

§ 5-10 Fire Department.

§ 5-11 Code Enforcement Department.

§ 5-12 Legal Department.

§ 5-13 Library Department.

§ 5-14 Parks and Recreation Department.

§ 5-15 Planning Department.

§ 5-16 Public Works Department.

§ 5-17 Records Department.

§ 5-18 Water Department.

§ 5-19 (Reserved)

Article III Boards and Commissions

§ 5-20 Establishment; appointments.

§ 5-21 Board of Assessors.

§ 5-22 Personnel Advisory Board.

§ 5-23 Planning Board.

§ 5-24 Zoning Board of Adjustment.

§ 5-25 Trustees of the Trust Funds.

§ 5-26 Parks and Recreation Commission.

§ 5-27 Housing Board.

§ 5-28 Building Code Board of Appeal.

§ 5-29 Licensing Board.

§ 5-30 Conservation Commission.

§ 5-31 Housing and Redevelopment Authority.

§ 5-32 Other boards and committees.

Article IV Purchasing Procedure

§ 5-33 Purpose.

§ 5-34 Application.

§ 5-35 Definitions.

§ 5-36 Public access to procurement information.

§ 5-37 Establishment of purchasing agent.

§ 5-38 Principal duties.

§ 5-39 Operational procedures.

§ 5-40 Competitive sealed bidding.

§ 5-41 Competitive sealed proposals.

§ 5-42 Contracting for designated professional services.

§ 5-43 Small purchases.

§ 5-44 Sole-source and emergency procurement.

§ 5-45 Cancellation of invitations for bids or requests for proposals.

§ 5-46 Responsibility of bidders and offerors.

§ 5-47 Cost or pricing data.

§ 5-48 Cost or price analysis.

§ 5-49 Bid and performance bonds on supply or service contracts.

§ 5-50 Types of contracts.

§ 5-51 Contract clauses and their administration.

§ 5-52 Contract administration.

§ 5-53 Cost reimbursement provisions.

§ 5-54 Right to inspect plant.

§ 5-55 Right to audit records.

§ 5-56 Reporting of anticompetitive practices.

§ 5-57 City procurement records.

§ 5-58 Maximum practicable competition.

§ 5-59 Qualified products list.

§ 5-60 Brand name or equal specification.

§ 5-61 Responsibility for selection of methods of construction contracting management.

§ 5-62 Bid security.

§ 5-63 Contract performance and payment bonds.

§ 5-64 Copies of bond forms.

§ 5-65 Fiscal responsibility.

§ 5-66 Architect, engineer and land surveying services.

§ 5-67 Authority to debar or suspend.

§ 5-68 Decision to debar or suspend.

§ 5-69 Notice of decision.

§ 5-70 Finality of decision.

§ 5-71 Bid protests.

§ 5-72 Contract claims.

§ 5-73 Authority of Purchasing Agent to settle bid protests and contract claims.

§ 5-74 Remedies for solicitations or awards in violation of law.

§ 5-75 Cooperative purchasing.

§ 5-76 Gratuities and kickbacks.

§ 5-77 Prohibition against contingent fees.

§ 5-78 Contemporaneous employment prohibited.

§ 5-79 Use of confidential information.

§ 5-80 Sanctions.

§ 5-81 Sale of city-owned personal property.

Article V Code of Ethics

§ 5-82 Policy established.

§ 5-83 Definitions.

§ 5-84 Conflicts of interest.

§ 5-85 Disclosure of conflicts; disqualifications.

§ 5-86 Incompatible offices.

§ 5-87 Representation of private persons.

§ 5-88 Gifts and favors.

§ 5-89 Confidential information.

§ 5-90 Nepotism.

§ 5-91 Voting.

§ 5-92 Remedies.