A. 
There shall be established in the City of Franklin the following boards, commissions and committees:
(1) 
Board of Health.
(2) 
Library Board of Trustees.
(3) 
Personnel Advisory Board.
(4) 
Planning Board.
(5) 
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
(6) 
Conservation Commission.
(7) 
Highway Safety Commission.
(8) 
Trustees of Trust Funds.
(9) 
Finance Committee.
(10) 
Police Committee.
(11) 
Fire Committee.
(12) 
Municipal Services Committee.
(13) 
Recreation Committee.
(14) 
Housing Authority.
(15) 
Legislative Committee.
(16) 
Board of Code Appeals.
[Added 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
(17) 
Capital Improvement Plan Committee (CIP).
[Added 6-1-1998 by Ord. No. 98-3]
B. 
All boards, commissions and committees shall serve in an advisory capacity only unless otherwise empowered by state statutes, City Charter or City ordinances.
C. 
All appointments to boards, commissions and committees shall serve for the term appointed and until a successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Appointments for unexpired terms shall be for the remainder of that term and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. Conditions for removal of any board, commission or committee member shall be as defined by statute, ordinance or the Administrative Code.
A. 
The Board of Health shall consist of the Health Officer and two associate members who shall hold office until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Such members shall be removable, however, at any time, for cause, but only after a fair and impartial hearing. In the month of January, annually, the Manager shall appoint one member of said Board for the full term of three years, to fill the vacancy occurring annually. Vacancies in said Board shall be filled by the Manager at its first regular meeting after such vacancy shall occur, but only for the unexpired term.
B. 
The Board of Health shall perform the following functions:
(1) 
The Board of Health shall make such rules and regulations for the prevention and removal of nuisances and for the control and restriction of infectious and contagious diseases and such other regulations relating to the public health as, in its judgment, the health and safety of the people may require, which shall take effect when approved by the City Council and published in one local newspaper. The members of the Board, except the Health Officer, shall serve without pay.
(2) 
The Board of Health shall meet at such times and places as it may deem necessary for the consideration of matters relating to the public health. It shall investigate, inquire into and advise in all cases referred to it for such purpose by the Health Officer and shall direct him or her in all cases. In case the Health Officer is unable to act as the executive officer, the Board may appoint a suitable person to act temporarily in his or her stead, and said person shall, while so acting, possess all the authority and receive the same compensation which the Health Officer would otherwise receive under the provisions of the Compensation Plan.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
(3) 
The Board of Health shall provide itself with such blanks and record books, at the expense of the City, as are necessary and shall promptly at the close of the fiscal year report, in writing, to the Manager, giving a classification of all complaints made to it, together with such suggestions pertaining to the health of the City, so much of the vital statistics as are necessary, the cause of death, so far as possible, and such other sanitary information as may be called for by the Manager.
(4) 
The Board of Health shall prescribe a blank form upon which a complete record of the inspections made by the Health Officer shall be entered. A record shall also be kept by the Health Officer of all complaints made to him or her or to the Board, of all orders issued, notices served and nuisances abated. Said record shall, at the end of the fiscal year, be placed in the hands of the City Clerk.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
The composition, terms of office, vacancies, functions and duties of the Library Board of Trustees shall be as provided by RSA 202-A.
The composition, functions and duties of the Personnel Advisory Board shall be as provided by § C-45 of the Charter of the City of Franklin.
The composition, terms of office, vacancies, functions and duties of the Planning Board shall be as provided by City ordinance and by the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 77, Planning Board.
The composition, functions and duties of the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be as provided by the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, as amended, and by ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 305, Zoning.
The composition, terms of office, functions and duties of the Conservation Commission shall be as provided by ordinance of the City of Franklin, passed on August 5, 1986, and by the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated and amendments.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 11, Conservation Commission.
The composition, terms of office, functions and duties of the Highway Safety Commission shall be as provided by ordinance of the City of Franklin, passed on September 4, 1968, and the National Highway Safety Act of 1966.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 34, Highway Safety Commission.
The composition, terms of office, functions and duties of the Trustees of Trust Funds shall be as provided by the Charter of the City of Franklin, § C-59, and RSA 31:20, 31:22, 31:24 and 31:25, and their amendments and annotations.
[Added 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]
The composition, terms of office, functions and duties of the Board of Code Appeals shall be as provided by Chapter 166, Fire Prevention, Article II, Fire and Safety Codes, adopted on October 6, 1997.
A. 
The Council committees (Finance, Police, Fire, Municipal Services, Recreation and Legislative) shall consist of three members of the City Council appointed annually by the Mayor at the first City Council meeting to be held in the month of January. The Mayor shall stipulate the Chairperson of each committee. The Manager, when he or she deems it necessary, may appoint subcommittees of non-Council members to assist the various Council committees.
B. 
Each committee shall function as a separate standing committee, working in an advisory capacity to the Manager. Each committee shall study, advise and recommend to the Manager on all matters of policy pertaining to its committee appointment. Each committee shall report to the City Council as a whole, either through itself or the Manager, relative to any studies, with its recommendations as requested by the City Council.
[Added 6-1-1998 by Ord. No. 98-3]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this Committee is to establish making improvements to the City of Franklin in a timely fashion for the benefit of the health, safety and welfare of the community.
B. 
The CIP Committee shall be comprised of a total of nine members as follows:
[Amended 5-7-2007 by Ord. No. 08-07]
(1) 
Three City Councillors.
(2) 
(Reserved)
(3) 
Three School Board members.
(4) 
One member of the Planning Board.
(5) 
Two Franklin residents.
C. 
These members will be chosen as follows:
[Amended 5-7-2007 by Ord. No. 08-07]
(1) 
The City Councillors will be assigned by the Mayor, one of whom will serve as Chairman. The Chairman will be appointed by the Mayor from the Council members.
(2) 
The members from the School Board will be appointed by the School Board Chairperson.
(3) 
(Reserved)
(4) 
The member of the Planning Board will be appointed by the Planning Board Chairman.
(5) 
The residents of the community will be recommended by the CIP Committee Chairman and approved by the City Council. Appointments will be for five-year terms, starting with staggered terms of three years, four years and five years.
D. 
The Chairman may elect to remove any person missing two consecutive meetings.
[Amended 4-21-1999]
E. 
This Committee will present a draft copy of the Capital Improvement Plan to the Franklin City Council annually with its recommendations.
[Amended 5-7-2007 by Ord. No. 08-07]