Part 6 — Municipal Organization and Administration
206 Appointment, suspension and revocation
administrative officer may be made, suspended or revoked only if
the majority of the whole council vote to do so.
(1.1) A council may not pass a bylaw that varies the requirement
of a majority referred to in subsection (1).
(1.2) Any provision in a bylaw that varies the requirement of a
majority referred to in subsection (1) is repealed on the coming into
force of subsection (1.1).
(2) The appointment of a person to the position of chief
administrative officer may not be revoked or suspended unless the
council notifies the officer, in accordance with subsection (3), that
it is proposing to revoke or suspend the appointment and provides
the officer with its reasons.
(3) The notification and reasons must be in writing and be served
personally on the officer or sent by regular mail to the last known
address of the officer.
RSA 2000
(4) If requested by the officer, council must give the officer or the
officer's representative a reasonable opportunity to be heard before
council.
(5) A chief administrative officer whose appointment is revoked
without cause is, subject to any written agreement between council
and the officer, entitled to reasonable notice or to compensation
instead of reasonable notice.
(6) A chief administrative officer whose appointment is revoked
with cause is, subject to any written agreement between council
and the officer, not entitled to reasonable notice or to compensation
instead of reasonable notice.
RSA 2000 cM-26 s206;2025 c13 s2(9)