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2015 Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2015 2015 Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2015 Rockingham County Commissioners: Thomas Tombarello, Chair Kevin L. Coyle, Vice Chair Kevin St. James, Clerk D EDICATION Leslie Fabian Rockingham County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Director of Nursing Services Leslie Fabian is the Director of Nursing Services. She has been with Rockingham County since 2009 and has made an unbelievable impact in the provision of care, working tirelessly to ensure that the residents we serve at the nursing home are provided the very best level of nursing care each and every day. Leslie has been a nurse since 1993, and has a long history of nursing leadership. In the private sector, Leslie progressed through the ranks from Clinical Coordinator to Director of Nursing Services. Upon joining the Rockingham County team, Leslie made very strong and immediate positive changes. She applies the best and most current practices, ensuring all nursing personnel have the best training available and that daily staffing patterns meet the needs of residents. She has worked diligently to develop a skilled, short term rehab program for long and short term resident therapy. Leslie is a critical part of the overall leadership of the nursing home. Her leadership approach is practical, involved, and direct, building strong and lasting relationships through trust. Leslie is respected by her peers and never hesitates to confront difficult challenges. Rockingham County is very fortunate to have such a dedicated, loyal, and focused nursing leader. Thank you, Leslie, for your daily contributions and ongoing determination to make our facility the best in the state. 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 25 Long Term Care Services 27 Registry of Deeds 29 Sheriff’s Office 32 Treasurer 42 Rockingham County Delegation Meetings 43 Financial Statements MS42-Statement of County Appropriations/Revenues 104 Annual Financial Statements 113 Independent Auditor’s Report 116 ELECTED OFFICERS DEPARTMENTS Commissioners Department of Corrections Thomas Tombarello, Chair 99 North Road Brentwood, NH Kevin L. Coyle, Vice-Chair Phone: 603-679-2244 Thomas Tombarello, Clerk Fax: 603-679-9465 [email protected] Engineering & Maintenance 119 North Road 116 North Road Brentwood, NH 03833 Brentwood, NH Phone: 603-679-9350 Fax: 603-679-9354 Phone: 603-679-9375 Fax: 603-679-9380 www.co.rockingham.nh.us Finance Office County Attorney 119 North Road Patricia Conway Brentwood, NH [email protected] Phone: 603-679-9341 Fax: 603-679-9346 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1209 Human Resources Kingston NH 03848 111 North Road Brentwood, NH Physical Address: Phone: 603-679-9337 10 Route 125 Fax: 603-679-9357 Brentwood, NH 03833 Phone: 603-642-4249 Fax: 603-642-8942 Long Term Care Services 117 North Road Register of Deeds Brentwood, NH Cathy Ann Stacey Phone: 603-679-9383 [email protected] Fax: 603-679-9456 Mailing Address: Admissions Offices P.O. Box 896 Rockingham County Nursing Home: Kingston, NH 03848 603-679-9305 Physical Address: Ernest P. Barka Assisted Living: 10 Route 125 603-679-5335 Brentwood, NH 03833 Phone: 603-642-5526 Fax: 603-642-5930 Connect With Us Sheriff Visit our website at co.rockingham.nh.us Michael Hureau and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter 101 North Road Brentwood, NH 03833 Phone: 603-679-9475 Fax: 603-679-9474 Treasurer Edward R. Buck III 119 North Road Brentwood, NH 03833 Phone: 603-679-5335 Fax: 603-679-9346 2015 Rockingham County Annual Report - Page 1 of 174 REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COURT District 1: District 8: District 18: District 31: Bruce Hodgdon Gary Azarian Skip Berrien Carol Bush Arthur Barnes Paula Francese District 2: Ronald Belanger Frank Heffron District 32: Joe Duarte Fred Doucette Alexis Simpson Yvonne Dean-Bailey James Spillane Robert Elliot Kyle Tasker John Manning District 19: District 33: Anne Priestley Patrick Abrami Steven Woitkun District 3: Joe Sweeney Joanne Ward Kathleen Hoelzel John Sytek District 34: Lawrence Kappler District 20: Jeffrey Oligny Carolyn Matthews District 9: Max Abramson Jeffrey Harris Francis Chase District 4: Michael Vose District 35: James Devine District 21: Richard Gordon William Gannon District 10: Robert Cushing Joseph Hagan Daniel Itse J. Tracy Emerick District 36: Jason Osborne Frederick Rice Patricia Lovejoy Chris True District 11: David Wood Allen Cook District 37: District 5: District 22: Andrew Christie Alfred Baldasaro District 12: Michelle Peckham Robert Introne Elisabeth Sanders David Lundgren District 23: Betsy McKinney District 13: Pamela Tucker Delegation Officers Sherman Packard Dennis Green Daniel Tamburello Joseph Guthrie District 24: Norman L. Major Douglas Thomas David Welch David Borden Chair Kenneth Weyler Thomas Sherman Mary E. Griffin District 6: Vice-Chair G. Thomas Cardon District 14: District 25: Brian Chirichiello Debra DeSimone Laura Pantelakos David Welch Beverly Ferrante William Friel Clerk Robert Fesh Shem Kellogg District 26: Phyllis Katsakiores Norman Major Rebecca McBeath Executive Committee David Milz Kenneth L. Weyler John O’Connor District 15: District 27: Chair John Potucek Mary Allen Debbie DiFranco Katherine Prudhomme- Walter Kolodziej O’Brien District 16: District 28: Vice-Chair James Webb Robert Nigrello Gerald Ward David Welch Clerk District 7: District 17: District 29: David Bates Michael Cahill Pamela Gordon Mary Griffin Marcia Moody Walter Kolodziej Adam Schroadter District 30: Charles McMahon Jacqueline Cali-Pitts 2015 Rockingham County Annual Report - Page 2 of 174 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Chair Thomas Tombarello, District 2 Vice Chair Kevin L. Coyle, District 3 Clerk Kevin St. James, District 1 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 was sworn in. This year also brought a new Finance Director and Human Resources Director to the County team. Despite significant increased costs downshifted by the State Legislature, the Commissioners managed to keep the tax increase to 2.7 percent. The jail has had continued success and cost savings with its video arraignment, adult diversion, and electronic monitoring programs. In 2015, Pre-Trial Electronic Monitoring saved a total of 6,267 bed days, and Sentenced Offender Electronic Monitoring saved a total of 8,374 bed days, with the cost to hold an 2015 Rockingham County Annual Report - Page 3 of 174 offender in jail approximately $97.50 per bed day. The reduction in the jail population enabled the County to close a cell block for renovation for the first time since the jail was constructed in 1981. The jail’s Trustee Program provided 1,734 special detail hours to the participating towns and city in Rockingham County. Inmates that are chosen for the program have met low security risk classification through the inmate classification process. Not only has this resource provided cost savings to the local communities, but it has a positive effect on participating inmates as well, enabling them to begin acclimating back into the workforce and giving back to the community. The County Attorney’s Office prosecuted more than 1,700 cases in 2015, representing a 20 percent increase in cases over the last four years. The Registry of Deeds continued to surpass expectations in 2015, with more than $3.3 million in revenue. The office continued its pilot program for electronic filing of land records, and plans to further upgrade the software system in 2016 will reduce transaction times for real estate closings as well as further reduce mail handling and postage fees. 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. Planning for the renovation of the Fernald 2 and Blaisdell 1 and 2 nursing units began in 2015. The renovation will completely overhaul the floor into a state of the art, comfortable skilled nursing unit, with a projected 18 private rooms, each with its own bathroom. The Sheriff’s Office provided more than 8,500 prison transports, 150,000 dispatch calls for service, and 9,500 civil services in 2015. The Sheriff’s Office regularly conducts Internal Investigations for local police departments when requested, as well as providing coverage when local departments on short on manpower. Deputies also provide added law enforcement visibility in the communities as they carry out their duties, and in 2015 conducted more than 1,600 enforcement actions in the towns and city of Rockingham County. 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 has consistently rated the county with its highest rating of MIG1, citing satisfactory cash flow projections, healthy financial position, and low direct burden debt as facets in the rating issued. This excellent rating reflected in a 2015 net interest cost of .294 percent with a 1.00 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 2015 from the New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency, United States Department of Justice, and the New Hampshire Department of Safety.
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