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2014 Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2014 2014 Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2014 Rockingham County Commissioners: Katharin K. Pratt, Chair Kevin L. Coyle, Vice Chair Thomas Tombarello, Clerk D EDICATION Michael W. Downing Rockingham County High Sheriff Michael "Mike" Downing was the 39th High Sheriff of Rockingham County, an office first filled in 1683. He was first elected as High Sheriff in 2010, and re-elected in 2012 and 2014. Strengthening the department's relationship with local police agencies and sharing resources to save taxpayer dollars were among Downing's priorities during his tenure. Sheriff Downing had a long history of public service. He served the citizens of New Hampshire as a State Trooper for eight years; he was a member of the 82nd Military Police Company and the 82nd Airborne US Army; he served the citizens of Salem for 11 years as a Police Officer; he served as a Military Aid to former NH Governor Jeanne Shaheen; he served six years as a State Representative; and later he served four years in the NH State Senate as a Senator and Minority Leader. Downing’s service extended to many organizations, and included his role as the 301st Captain Commanding of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, ASA Softball Coach, Salem Little League Coach, Knights of Columbus, Trustee of AMVETS Post #2, Past Chairman of Salemhaven Nursing Home and Silverthorne Adult Daycare, Rockingham County Law Enforcement Association, Rockingham County Chief of Police Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Sheriffs’ Association, and NH Sheriffs’ Association. He was also a founding board member of Isaiah 58, a nonprofit organization focused on the homeless population of Rockingham County. Rockingham County High Sheriff Michael W. Downing passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015. He is remembered by family and friends as a kind and loving son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. He is deeply missed, and it is hoped that the citizens of New Hampshire will remember him as a dedicated public servant. Table of Contents Directory Elected Officials and Offices 1 Representatives to the General Court 2 Reports Board of Commissioners 3 Corrections Department 6 County Attorney’s Office 13 Engineering and Maintenance Services 21 Long Term Care Services 23 Registry of Deeds 25 Sheriff’s Office 27 Treasurer 36 Rockingham County Delegation Meetings 37 Financial Statements MS42-Statement of County Appropriations/Revenues 87 Annual Financial Statements 92 Independent Auditor’s Report 95 ELECTED OFFICERS DEPARTMENTS Commissioners Department of Corrections Katharin K. Pratt, Chair 99 North Road Brentwood, NH Kevin L. Coyle, Vice-Chair Phone: 603-679-2244 Thomas Tombarello, Clerk Fax: 603-679-9465 [email protected] 119 North Road Engineering & Maintenance Brentwood, NH 03833 116 North Road Phone: 603-679-9350 Fax: 603-679-9354 Brentwood, NH www.co.rockingham.nh.us Phone: 603-679-9375 Fax: 603-679-9380 County Attorney Jan-Apr / Jun-Nov 2014 Finance Office James Boffetti 119 North Road [email protected] Brentwood, NH Phone: 603-679-9340 Apr-Jun 2014 Fax: 603-679-9346 James M. Reams [email protected] Human Resources 111 North Road Nov-Dec 2014 Brentwood, NH Patricia Conway Phone: 603-679-9420 [email protected] Fax: 603-679-9357 Mailing Address: Long Term Care Services P.O. Box 1209 117 North Road Kingston NH 03848 Brentwood, NH Physical Address: Phone: 603-679-9383 10 Route 125 Fax: 603-679-9456 Brentwood, NH 03833 Phone: 603-642-4249 Fax: 603-642-8942 Admissions Offices Rockingham County Nursing Home: Sheriff 603-679-9305 Michael W. Downing 101 North Road Ernest P. Barka Assisted Living: Brentwood, NH 03833 603-679-5335 Phone: 603-679-9475 Fax: 603-679-9474 Register of Deeds Connect With Us Cathy Ann Stacey Visit our website at [email protected] co.rockingham.nh.us Mailing Address: and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter P.O. Box 896 Kingston, NH 03848 Physical Address: 10 Route 125 Brentwood, NH 03833 Phone: 603-642-5526 Fax: 603-642-5930 Treasurer Edward R. Buck III 119 North Road Brentwood, NH 03833 Phone: 603-679-5335 Fax: 603-679-9346 2014 Rockingham County Annual Report Page 1 of 145 REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COURT District 1: District 9: District 21: Delegation Officers Bruce Hodgdon Jeffrey Harris Robert Cushing Norman L. Major Barbara Helmstetter J. Tracy Emerick Chair District 2: Chris Muns Romeo Danais District 10: Frederick Rice Mary E. Griffin Joe Duarte Daniel Itse Vice-Chair Kyle Tasker District 22: Kevin Waterhouse District 11: Michelle Peckham Clerk District 3: Curtis Grace Franklin Bishop District 23: Executive Committee Kathleen Hoelzel District 12: Pamela Tucker Lawrence Kappler Elisabeth Sanders Gene P. Charron District 24: Chair District 4: District 13: David Borden Kenneth L. Weyler Gene Charron Regina Birdsell Thomas Sherman Vice-Chair James Devine John Sedensky Dudley Dumaine Kevin St. James District 25: Kevin Waterhouse Joseph Hagan Kenneth Weyler Laura Pantelakos Clerk District 5: District 14: District 26: Alfred Baldasaro Debra DeSimone Terie Norelli Robert Introne William Friel David Lundgren Jack Hayes District 27: Betsy McKinney Norman Major Rebecca Emerson-Brown Sherman Packard Daniel Tamburello District 15: District 28: Lisa Whittemore Mary Allen Gerald Ward District 6: District 16: District 29: Elizabeth Burtis Robert Nigrello Brian Wazlaw Brian Chirichiello Beverly Ferrante District 17: District 30: Robert Fesh Michael Cahill Jacqueline Cali-Pitts David Milz Marcia Moody John O’Connor Adam Schroadter District 31: Frank Sapareto Joe Scarlotto Mary Till District 18: James Webb Steven Briden District 32: Eileen Flockhart Maureen Mann District 7: Frank Heffron Mary Griffin Donna Schlachman District 33: Walter Kolodziej Timothy Comerford Charles McMahon District 19: Kevin Waterhouse Patrick Abrami District 34: Timothy Copeland Jeffrey Oligny District 8: Ronald Belanger District 20: District 35: Patrick Bick Aboul Khan Richard Gordon Robert Elliot Lawrence Perkins Bianca Garcia District 36: Marilinda Garcia Patricia Lovejoy Anne Priestley Joe Sweeney District 37: John Sytek E. Elaine Andrews-Ahearn 2014 Rockingham County Annual Report Page 2 of 145 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Chair Katharin K. Pratt, District 1 Vice Chair Kevin L. Coyle, District 3 Clerk Thomas Tombarello, District 2 As Rockingham County Commissioners, it is our duty to provide essential services to the taxpayers of Rockingham County in the most efficient, cost effective manner. The structure of county government today is modeled after a basic three-branch system of government. The County Commissioners make up the Executive Branch, which is responsible for the day-to-day operations of county government, in both fiscal and policy matters. The Board of Commissioners is responsible for all county departments and exercise budgetary oversight of all county finances. Other responsibilities include the management of county buildings, and land, and personnel. Authority to permanently hire, discipline, and discharge a county employee is solely the responsibility of the County Commissioners unless otherwise provided for. This year saw a new Commissioner elected in District I, to be sworn in early 2015. In 2014, the Commissioners reduced the number of employees. Despite significant increased costs downshifted by the State Legislature, the Commissioners managed to keep the tax increase to less than 2 percent. The Rockingham County Biomass Facility was again operational for the full year in 2014. This heating project changed our heating source at the complex from #6 oil to wood pellets with substantial heating cost savings of more than $500,000. The Commissioners continued to work diligently with the Jail Study Committee and the Delegation to address overcrowding in the jail. The Commissioners began a pre-trial electronic monitoring program in 2014 Rockingham County Annual Report Page 3 of 145 2014. The goal of the Commissioners, Delegation, and the Department of Corrections is to prevent Rockingham County from having to construct a new jail facility. The Commissioners worked with the Long Term Care Services Director to improve the skilled care nursing program and increase revenues. The restorative rehabilitation program provides focused rehabilitation services for our long term care population. Finances are in order and once again Rockingham County has the highest short term borrowing rating, MIG1 Rating, by Moody’s Investors Service on 7.5 million dollar general obligation tax anticipation note for 2014. Each year Rockingham County borrows funds in anticipation of the county tax receipts paid by the towns and city in the county each December. Moody’s cited satisfactory cash flow projections, healthy financial position, and low direct burden debt as facets in the rating issued. This excellent rating resulted in a net interest cost of .214 percent with a 0.50 percent coupon rate. Rockingham County’s prudent financial planning and strong budgeting efforts are a direct result of this rating and interest rate. Grant award activity continued in 2014 from the New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency, United States Department of Justice, and the New Hampshire Department of Safety. The Commissioners look forward to an improving economy in 2015, and hope to work with all department heads in order to seek continued cost-savings and improved services for County residents. 2014 Rockingham County Annual Report Page 4 of 145 Katharin K. Pratt Kevin L. Coyle Thomas Tombarello Chair Vice Chair Clerk District 1 District 3 District 2 Serving: Danville, East Serving: Auburn, Candia, Serving: Atkinson, Brentwood, Kingston, Greenland, Hampton, Chester, Deerfield, Derry, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Londonderry, Northwood, Hampstead, Newfields, Kingston, New Castle, Nottingham, Windham Newmarket, Raymond, Salem, Newington, Newton, North Sandown Hampton, Plaistow, Portsmouth, I am a 40 year resident of Derry. Rye, Seabrook, South Hampton, I proudly served my community With over a decade of public Stratham on the ZBA, Finance Committee, service, I represent my district Trustee of the Trust Funds, and with the dedication and Hampton is my home where my Town Council.
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