AI-assisted research summary: The county treasurer must hold, deposit, account for, report on, and invest county money under specified limits and with commissioner approval in some cases.
I. The county treasurer shall have custody of all moneys belonging to the county, and shall pay out the same only upon orders of the commissioners. The county treasurer shall deposit the same in participation units in the public deposit investment pool established pursuant to RSA 6:45, or in federally insured banks authorized to accept deposits under RSA 6:8, I and I-a. In addition, funds may be deposited in federally insured banks outside the state if such banks pledge and deliver to a third party custodial bank or the regional federal reserve bank collateral security for such deposits of the following types: (a) United States government obligations, (b) United States government agency obligations; or (c) Obligations of the state of New Hampshire in value at least equal to the amount of the deposit in each case. II. The amount of collected funds on deposit in any one bank shall not at any time exceed the sum of its paid-up capital and surplus. III. The county treasurer shall keep in suitable books provided for the purpose a fair and correct account of all sums received into and paid from the county treasury, and of all notes given by the county, with the particulars thereof. At the close of each fiscal year, the county treasurer shall make a report to the county, giving a particular account of all the treasurer's financial transactions during the year. The treasurer shall furnish to the commissioners statements from the books, and submit the books and vouchers to them and to the county auditors for examination, whenever so requested. IV. Whenever the county treasurer has in custody an excess of funds which are not immediately needed for the purpose of expenditure, the treasurer shall, with the approval of the commissioners, invest the same in obligations of the United States government, in participation units in the public deposit investment pool established pursuant to RSA 6:45, or in deposits, including money market accounts, or certificates of deposit, or repurchase agreements, and all other types of interest bearing accounts, of federally insured banks authorized to accept deposits under RSA 6:8, I and I-a. Any person who directly or indirectly receives any such funds or moneys for deposit or for investment in securities of any kind shall, prior to acceptance of such funds, make available at the time of such deposit or investment, an option to have such funds secured by collateral having a value at least equal to the amount of such funds. Such collateral shall be segregated for the exclusive benefit of the county. Only securities defined by the bank commissioner in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 383-B:3-301(e) shall be eligible to be pledged as collateral. At least yearly, the county treasurer, with the approval of the county commissioners, shall review and adopt an investment policy for the investment of public funds in conformance with the provisions of applicable statutes. V. As an alternative to the option of collateralization for excess funds provided in paragraph IV, the county treasurer may also invest public funds in interest-bearing deposits which meet all of the following conditions: (a) The funds are initially invested through a federally insured bank authorized to accept deposits under RSA 6:8, I and I-a, selected by the treasurer. (b) The selected bank arranges for the redeposit of funds which exceed the federal deposit insurance limitation of the selected bank in deposits in one or more federally insured financial institutions located in the United States, for the account of the treasurer. (c) The full amount of principal and any accrued interest of each such deposit is covered by federal deposit insurance. (d) The selected bank acts as custodian with respect to each such deposit for the account of the treasurer. (e) On the same date that the funds are redeposited by the selected bank, the selected bank receives an amount of deposits from customers of other federally insured financial institutions equal to or greater than the amount of the funds initially invested through the selected bank by the treasurer. Source: Source. RS 21:3. CS 22:3. GS 25:2. GL 26:2. PS 28:1. PL 39:1. RL 48:1. RSA 29:1. 1973, 490:3. 1991, 268:4, eff. Aug. 9, 1991; 383:1, eff. Aug. 31, 1991. 1996, 209:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996. 1997, 208:7, eff. Aug. 17, 1997. 1998, 40:1, eff. July 4, 1998. 2008, 120:19, eff. Aug. 2, 2008. 2010, 7:2, eff. July 3, 2010. 2013, 97:2, eff. Aug. 19, 2013. 2015, 272:37, eff. Oct. 1, 2015. 2021, 65:4-6, eff. Aug. 3, 2021. 2023, 36:2, eff. July 16, 2023.