Court Update

By Stephen C. Buckley, Legal Services Counsel and Jonathan Cowal, Municipal Services Counsel

Now available online:

May 2022

When Expressing Official Points of View, Local Government Can Control the Content of Signs and Flags Displayed on Municipal Property Under a Written Policy, Shurtleff v. City of Boston, United States Supreme Court Docket No. 20–1800, 05/02/2022

April 2022

The State Supreme Court Essentially Affirmed the Superior Court’s Opinion that an Investigative Report into a Police Officer’s Conduct is Subject to the Privacy Interest v. Public Interest Balancing Test, Provenza v. Town of Canaan, New Hampshire Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0563, 04/22/2022

Municipalities Can Adopt Sign Codes that Impose More Stringent Regulations or Prohibitions for Off-premise Signs as Opposed to On-premise Signs, City of Austin v. Reagan National, United States Supreme Court Docket No. 20–1029, 04/21/22

March 2022

Public Bodies Can Censure Fellow Board Members for Conduct that is Detrimental to the Best Interests of the Public Body, Houston Community College v. Wilson, United States Supreme Court Docket No. 20–804, 03/24/2022

2022 Budget & Finance Hybrid Workshop

9:00 am - 4:30 pm Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Derryfield Country Club, Manchester

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR! $90.00—In-person $70.00—Virtual

We are excited that this year’s Budget & Finance Workshop will be held in person! The full-day workshop will take place at The Derryfield in Manchester with simultaneous live-streaming for virtual attendees.

Please visit www.nhmunicipal.org for the latest event and registration details.

Access to Employment Law Attorneys at NO COST!

Drummond Woodsum labor law attorneys are available to provide legal advice on matters including Title VII, Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, employee discipline, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and age, sex and race-based discrimination.

What Can You Expect?

Drummond Woodsum attorneys will be available to answer employment-related questions --before you act -- and will make every effort to have every call responded to within 24 hours by an employment lawyer. The Hotline attorneys will let you know if you are facing a potential liability and how to best proceed. Drummond Woodsum will keep confidential any information which it receives relative to the employment matter.

Who Can Call the Hotline?

The Hotline is a service available to only administrators, managers, department heads and elected officials from NHMA city and town members, and only concerning questions regarding employees subordinate to the caller. For example, the Hotline will not respond to inquiries from a department head regarding the authority of a town manager, or from a town manager regarding the authority of elected officials.

Is There a Fee?

The Hotline is FREE, available at no charge, to NHMA city and town members, and will provide up to ½ hour of legal advice per employment issue. It is anticipated that most general employment law questions can be answered in less time.

Got an employment issue? Before you act, call 603.623.2500 or email at ehotline@dwmlaw.com.

Go Green! Help Us Go Digita Go Green! Help Us Go Digital!Go Green! Help Us Go Digital!Go Green! Help Us Go Digital! l! Currently our bi-monthly magazine, New Hampshire Currently our bi-monthly magazine, New Hampshire Town and City, is published as a member benefit and Town and City, is published as a member benefit and distributed to approximately 1,800 municipal officials Currently our bi-monthly magazine, New Hampshire Town and City, is published as a member benefit and Currently our bi-monthly magazine, New Hampshire distributed to approximately 2,300 municipal officials across New Hampshire. distributed to approximately 2,300 municipal officials Town and City, is published as a member benefit and across New Hampshire. We are pleased to continue to deliver the print edition to across New Hampshire. distributed to approximately 2,300 municipal officials across New Hampshire. We are pleased to continue to deliver the print edition to member subscribers, however, should you find the digital version sufficient and no longer require a print copy, member subscribers, however, should you find the digital version sufficient and no longer require a print copy, please let us know at nhmainfo@nhmunicipal.org. or by contacting Tim Fortier. We are pleased to continue to deliver the print edition to member subscribers, however, should you find the digital version sufficient and no longer require a print copy, please let us know at nhmainfo@nhmunicipal.org. or by contacting Tim Fortier. We are pleased to continue to deliver the print edition to member subscribers, however, should you find the digital version sufficient and no longer require a print copy, please let us know at nhmainfo@nhmunicipal.org. or by contacting Tim Fortier. please let us know at nhmainfo@nhmunicipal.org. or by contacting Tim Fortier. Thank you for your consideration to move from a print edition to a digital version of Town and City magazine. Thank you for your consideration to move from a print edition to a digital version of Town and City magazine. Thank you for your consideration to move from a print edition to a digital version of Town and City magazine. Thank you for your consideration to move from a print edition to a digital version of Town and City magazine.

Help Us Out! Go Green with Town and CityHelp Us Out! Go Green with Town and City!Help Us Out! Go Green with Town and City! ! Contact Timothy Fortier, Communications Coordinator, at 603.226.1305 or at tfortier@nhmunicipal.org Contact Timothy Fortier, Communications Coordinator, at 603.226.1305 or at tfortier@nhmunicipal.org Contact Timothy Fortier, Communications Coordinator, at 603.226.1305 or at tfortier@nhmunicipal.org

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Contact Timothy Fortier, Communications Coordinator, at 603.226.1305 or at tfortier@nhmunicipal.orgMember Highlight: Classified Ads Postings

NHMA offers an online job and/or classified ad postings at www.nhmunicipal.org. The postings are available to members without a charge and appear on the website for up to two months, or less, depending on your schedule. This can include job postings, bids, for sale items, Request for Proposals (RFPs), and Request for Qualifications (RFQs). Municipal employers posting jobs can include information on the position’s hours, job description, qualifications, pay, application process and deadline.

If you would like to post a classified ad to NHMA’s website, but not quite sure how to do it, please contact NHMA’s Timothy Fortier at 603.226.1305 or tfortier@nhmunicipal.org.