{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-49-c-17","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 49-C:17","heading":"Appointment of City Manager; Qualification; Removal.","body":"I. The city council shall appoint as city manager for an indefinite term, and fix the salary of, a qualified person who receives the votes of at least a majority of the council. The first city council elected under this charter shall appoint a manager within 6 months after the effective date of the charter. The city manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications, but need not be a resident of the city or the state at the time of appointment.\nII. The charter shall provide a detailed procedure for removal, after notice and hearing, of the city manager. The action of the city council in removing a city manager shall be final.\nIII. In case of a vacancy in the position of city manager, the council may appoint an acting city manager to serve at the pleasure of the council for not more than 180 days.","path":["Title III: TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES","Chapter 49-C: LOCAL OPTION-CITY CHARTERS","Administrative Service"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/III/49-C/49-C-17.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:35:09Z","sha256":"189262ae6f1025949cc76cece97098c4991d43c8ae0c211e129bd59698f0a3d7","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-49-c-16","next":"us-nh/rsa-49-c-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}