DRAFT 1.0
Minutes of the November 14, 2005 meeting of The Courts as a Business Committee of 
the New Hampshire Citizens on the State Courts Commission 
Attendees: Eric Herr, chair, Danny O’Brien, Daniel Callaghan, Gary Hicks, and John 
Crosier. 
Absent: Jack Brady, Harland Eaton, Bruce Felmly, Donald Gendron, John Mahar, 
Michael Morgan, and James Reams 
Agenda 
1. Organizational Issues 
a. Scheduled meetings to coincide with the Commission meetings of January 
16 and February 13. 
b. Other meetings to be scheduled as required. 
c. E-mail and conference calls to be used as required for communication. 
d. Committee Report 
i. Due to the Commission on March 1, 2005. 
ii. Each recommendation to be a single paragraph with a single 
paragraph supporting position. 
iii. Committee votes on each recommendation to be recorded by name 
and reported. 
e. A clerk and a vice chair to be appointed. 
2. Discussion 
a. Workplan 
i. 1st draft of recommendations targeted for February 1, 2005, leaving 
one month for discussion and editing. 
ii. Key first steps 
1. Development of areas of Focus 
2. Data mining 
iii. Rapid circulation of strawman draft recommendations to drive 
analysis and discussion. 
b. Key Areas of Focus 
i. Update to LBO Audit: action item to Eric Herr 
ii. Benchmarking via the National Center for State Courts: Action 
item to Gary Hicks 
iii. Time Analysis of Judicial Activities: Action item to Gary Hicks 
iv. Hypotheses re: One Time Actions to Improve Costs/Service: 
Action item to the committee as a whole 
v. Actions Taken Based on Prior Study Recommendations: Action 
item to John Crosier and Danny O’Brien.