§ 85-4
Establishment of Public Agency.
A.
A Public Agency is hereby established under RSA 48-A:3, I, which for purposes of this chapter shall mean the Health Officer and Deputy Health Officer, or any one of them acting singly.
B.
The Public Agency may not also serve as an elected officeholder, the City Manager, or a member of the City Council.
C.
The Public Agency and its delegated officers shall have and may exercise such powers as may be necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, provided that such powers shall not be used to impose any additional restrictions on dwellings used as a vacation rental or short-term rental as defined in RSA 48-A:1, V, including the power:
(1)
To investigate the dwelling conditions in the City in order to determine which dwellings are unfit for human habitation;
(2)
To administer affirmations, examine witnesses and receive evidence;
(3)
To enter upon premises for the purpose of making examinations under a duly issued administrative inspection warrant if entry is first denied or resisted;
(4)
To appoint and fix the duties of such officers, agents, and employees as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter; and
(5)
To delegate any of its functions under this chapter to such officers as it may designate.