This bill aims to limit conflicts of interest and prevent excessive concentration of power among municipal board and committee members by establishing specific restrictions on the offices that individuals can hold simultaneously. The bill repeals and reenacts RSA 669:7, introducing new limitations that prohibit individuals from holding multiple specified municipal offices, such as selectman, treasurer, or auditor, at the same time. It also restricts certain positions, such as town clerks and full-time municipal employees, from serving in other elected or appointed roles that could lead to conflicts of interest. Additionally, the bill clarifies that no person may file for candidacy for incompatible elected offices simultaneously.

The bill includes provisions that allow for the transfer of information between offices and permits clerical assistance among personnel without violating the new restrictions. It also states that members of governing bodies can serve as ex officio on committees they supervise and treats alternates as full members for the purposes of these regulations. Furthermore, existing members of boards and committees who hold conflicting positions will be allowed to remain in their roles until the next elections occur. The act is set to take effect upon passage.