I-a. The governor and council shall appoint, in
addition to the regular board members specified in paragraph I, 4
alternate board members. One member shall have extensive
experience representing organized labor, one member shall have
extensive experience in representing management interests, and 2
members shall represent the public at large. The members
representing the public at large shall not hold elective or
appointive public office, or
membership in, organized labor at the time of appointment or
during their term. Alternate board members shall serve a 6-year
term, and may be removed by the governor and council.
II. Each member of the board shall serve for a
term of 6 years, except that of the members first appointed, one
shall be appointed for 2 years, one for 3 years, one for 4 years,
one for 5 years and one for 6 years. Each member shall serve until
his successor is appointed and qualified. A person appointed to
fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired term by the
governor and council.
III. Three members of the board shall constitute
a quorum; provided, however, that no meeting shall be held unless
organized labor, management and the public at large are each
represented by at least one board member. In the absence of the 2
regular board members representing organized labor, or the 2
regular board members representing management, their respective
alternates shall act in their place so as to constitute a quorum
representative of each interest. Alternate board members shall
also serve when the respective regular board members do not
participate in a meeting due to a conflict of interest.
IV. The board may appoint an executive director
and such other staff, including counsel, as it deems necessary,
who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
V. The board shall maintain a list of neutral
third parties but the parties to an impasse may agree upon other
persons not on the list.
VI. The board may make, amend and rescind in the
manner prescribed by RSA 541-A such rules, establish such
procedures and conduct such studies as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this chapter.
VII. The members of the public employee labor
relations board shall be paid $50 a day and their necessary
expenses while actually engaged in the performance of their
duties.
VIII. All board decisions shall be indexed in a
timely fashion.
