Board of Commissioners Meeting 10/15/2026

The Rockingham County, New Hampshire Board of Commissioners meeting on October 15, 2026, included several procurement and spending items. The board opened multiple proposals for an RFP for civil legal services for the Commissioners’ Office and voted to have the chair review and evaluate them and return with a recommendation; no award was made. Commissioners approved a $12,970 bid waiver and proposal for emergency elevator repairs at the Driscoll Building, with discussion indicating a budget transfer may be needed because the work was unbudgeted. They also approved a $17,196.89 payment warrant to Harvey Construction. Discussion of the October 15 accounts-payable list cited two Sodexo payments totaling more than $700,000 and approximately $2.7 million collectively for the state bill, Sodexo, and bed-tax items.

Other actions included approval of an additional Silver Creek adult medical daycare client at a revised rate of $65 per day, and approval to hire an assistant county attorney subject to the stated statutory and Attorney General approvals. Commissioners discussed preparing to open community corrections in 2027, including whether to retain one of three vehicles otherwise slated for sealed-bid sale; no vehicle decision was recorded. They also raised mileage reimbursement and vehicle-use questions for further consideration. The HR recruitment report was informational, and facilities staff reported ongoing lighting, valve, and maintenance work without specific procurement approvals in the transcript.