About NHLoGIN

Information Technology (IT) is utilized by more and more government agencies to provide services, reduce costs, and improve access to information. At any one time, most local governments are either considering, planning, or deploying IT initiatives – often, more than one project at time. But as IT uses and opportunities continually increase and evolve, so too do the challenges, costs, and options faced by local governments. Many agencies have limited or no IT staff or support, and State IT projects can introduce new costs and requirements at the local government level.

NHLoGIN seeks to fill the role of a collective voice of as well as for local government IT needs and issues. Municipalities, county governments, school districts, other local government entities, and State agencies benefit from sharing information and experiences, resulting in better uses of IT for government services while saving time and money.

Membership in NHLoGIN is open to all those involved in or working with New Hampshire local governments, including cities, towns, counties, school districts, and more. Our broad membership base includes employees from all levels of government as well as elected and appointed officials, volunteers, and vendors. Together we are an organization with a proud history of local government IT service, information sharing, advocacy, and influence.

Accomplishments

For over 12 years, NHLoGIN has helped government officials and employees from all over New Hampshire to collaborate with each other through our list serve and web site. NHLoGIN has successfully influenced changes to NH laws to require consideration and incorporation of local perspectives in State technology initiatives. Representatives of NHLoGIN have served on numerous State IT projects as stakeholders, and NHLoGIN has sponsored many technology-focused presentations at both the annual LGC/NHMA Conferences and general membership meetings.

 When technology is deployed by the State at the local level, its impact extends beyond the specific end user. Often times the perspective of finance directors, managers or IT managers is invalueable to give a blended perspective of the impact on a particular initiative. As such, we are stakeholders. NHRSA 9:4-b requires that information technology plans initiated by State government identify a process for collaborative involvement of stakeholders representing other levels of government in the development, design and deployment of information technology systems that involve or impact such other political subdivisions of the State.

The initiatives identified below represent the stakeholder collaboration efforts that our membership has been or is presently involved with. NHLoGIN is always looking for qualified individuals to serve on technology initiatives. If you would care to serve, please contact any one of the Executive Board members.

Department of Resources and Economic Development
		Telecommunications Advisory Board (ongoing)
			Art Durette, County Representative
			Ken Lurvey, Municipal Representative
Department of Safety
		Municipal Agent Automation Project (MAAP) Design Teams (view project status)
			Rebecca Landry, IMS Director of Keene
			Tony Schaffer, Programmer Analyst of Manchester
			Joan Porter, Tax Collector of Manchester
		Acceptable Use Policy for On-Line Municipal Agents (completed)
			Heather Anderson, Communications Director of Merrimack
		MAAP Credit Card Committee (completed)
			Kathy Seaver, Town Clerk/Tax Collector of Farmington
			Bob Levan, Finance Director of Merrimack
			Mark Decoteau, Town Manager of Waterville Valley
		Criminal Justice Information Network (CJIS) a/k/a Justice One Network Environment J-ONE (view project status)
			Art Durette, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department
Secretary of State
		Uniform Commercial Code Automation Project (completed)
			Patricia Little, City Clerk of Keene
			Carol Johnson, Deputy City Clerk of Manchester
		Centralized Voter Checklist (view project status)
			Patricia Little, City Clerk of Keene
			Arthur LeClair, MIS Director of Concord
			Charles Miller, Technology Coordinator of Merrimack
			Phil Vancellette, IT Application Developer of Manchester
		Vital Records Registration, Certification and Issuance (VRV2000) (view project status)
			Patricia Little, City Clerk of Keene
			Paul Bergeron, City Clerk of Nashua
Department of Administrative Services
		Credit Card RFP Committee (completed)
			Bob Levan, Finance Director of Merrimack
New Hampshire Office of Information Technology
		Personal Computer Hardware and Systems Contract Specifications (completed)
			Art Durette, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department
		Information Technology Professional Training Curriculum (completed)
			Art Durette, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department
		Vision for State and Municipal Network (ongoing)
			Tony Schaffer, Programmer Analyst of Manchester
			Rebecca Landry, IMS Director of Keene
		Stakeholder Collaboration Process (ongoing)
			Julia Griffin, Town Manager of Hanover
			Heather Anderson, Communications Director of Merrimack
State Executive Affiliations
		IT Council (ongoing)
			Art Durette, County Representative
		Telecommunications Planning and Development Advisory Committee (ongoing)
			Ken Lurvey, Municipal Representative, City of Concord Economic Development Coordinator
Legislative Affiliations
		Governor's Task Force on Information Technology (completed)
			Rebecca Landry, IMS Director of Keene
		Right-to-Know Study Commission (ongoing)
			John Lassey, ZBA Chair - Deering
			Peter Smith, Council Member - Durham
			Jim Pitts, Town Manager of Bow
Municipal and Regional Affiliations
		Monadnock Connect Incorporated (ongoing)
			Rebecca Landry, IMS Director of Keene
Services
		list@nhlogin.org list serve (to learn more about our list serve click here)
			Michael Joyal, Assistant City Manager of Dover
		NH LoGIN Archives
			http://www.mainstreetnh.com/library/default.asp
		Information Technology Survey (annual)
			Annie Dove, Director of Information Technology of Dover
Legislation
		Stakeholder Collaboration and Municipal and County Representation on Applied Technology Council
		Through a study committee requested by New Hampshire LoGIN, legislation was enacted that requires that standards and processes be developed for collaborative stakeholder involvement to assure that hardware, software, and telecommunications systems acquired or developed by the state are as compatible among themselves and with other systems of the state and political subdivisions as are necessary and practical.
			View the RSA Section(s) amended by SB 446: RSA 9:1, RSA 9:4-b, RSA 12-H:1, RSA 21-I:67 (2000 session)
		Acceptance of Credit Cards
		NH LoGIN was successful in amending this statute to allow a legislative body to authorize the municipality's treasurer or other appropriate municipal official to accept credit cards. In doing so, the municipality may add to the amount due, in addition to any penalties and interest payable, a service charge for the acceptance of the card.
			View the RSA Section(s) amended by HB 435: RSA Section 80:52-c (2001 session)
		Municipal and County Representation on Information Technology Management Advisory Board
		This statute was amended to provide for representation from municipal government and a representative from county government to the New Hampshire Council on Applied Technology. The focus of the Applied Technology Council is to gather and disseminate information relative to the application of technology-based innovations, inventions, adaptations, and other uses in or by the private and public sectors in New Hampshire. Heather Anderson, Communications Director at the Town of Merrimack currently represents municipalities and Cathy Stacey, Registrar of Deeds of Hillsborough County represents the counties.
			View the RSA Section(s) amended by HC 578: RSA Section 12-H:1 (2001 session)
		Voting privileges for Municipal and County Representation on Information Technology Management Advisory Board
		NH LoGIN is instrumental in securing membership on the State's Information Technology Management Advisory Board for both municipal and county representation. In the 2002 Legislative session, this statute was again amended to provide voting rights for both the County and Municipal representatives. Currently Patricia Little, City Clerk of Keene, serves as the municipal representative and Frank Covello, IT Director of Rockingham County represents the counties.
			View the RSA Section(s) amended by SB 439: RSA Section 21-I:71 (2002 session)
		New Hampshire Telecommunications Development Advisory Board
		The Telecommunications Planning and Development Advisory Committee is charged with advising the director of Economic Development in the planning and development of a telecommunications initiative. That initiative, as a primary focus, shall include the development of a telecommunications plan to be adopted and revised regularly by the Advisory Committee. The plan shall identify existing telecommunications infrastructures that exist throughout the state; and publicize the state’s telecommunications infrastructure. In addition to the telecommunications plan, the Advisory Committee shall assist the director of Economic Development in identifying shortcomings in the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure throughout all part of the state; and work with providers of telecommunications services, educators, and municipal, county, state and other government officials to assist efforts to enhance the deployment of telecommunications services.
			View the RSA Section(s) amended by HB 1552-FN-A: RSA Section 12-A:45, RSA 12-A:46 (2000 session)