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expiration date hereof. If such notice is given, the parties shall negotiate a successor agreement in
good faith, in advance of the expiration hereof if possible, and if said successor agreement has not
been executed prior to said expiration date, then the parties shall conduct themselves in accordance
with the principle of "status quo," or as otherwise required by law.

Article 41
Savings Clause

If any provision of this agreement, or application of such provision, should be rendered or declared
invalid by any court action or by reason of any existing or subsequently enacted legislation, the
remaining provisions of this agreement shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not
inconsistent with State and Federal law.

AGREED to by and between the parties at Nashua, New Hamp shire, as evidenced by the signatures

of their duly authorized representatives, set forth below, this day of

24072020.

FOR THE NAS HUA PUBLIC FOR THE AFT LOCAL #4831

LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUS TEES NAS HUA PUBLIC LIBRARY
EMPLOYEES

Witness Witness

Approved as to form:

Dorothy Clarke, Deputy Corporation Counsel
Office of Corporation Counsel - City of Nashua, New Hamp shire

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APPENDIX A

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY EMPLOYEES- LOCAL 4831
PAYROLL DEDUCTION AUTHORIZATION

Effective Date

Last Name First Name Middle Initial
(Please Print)

Street Address City/Town

State 7 Zip Code

Mailing Address (if different)

Home Phone Number Home Email

Library Branch/Department Job Title

Nashua Public Library Employees Local #4831, Federation of Public Employees

I hereby authorize you, according to arrangements agreed upon with the above organization,
to deduct from my salary and transmit to said organization, dues as certified by said
organization. I hereby waive all right and claim to said moneys so deducted and transmitted
in accordance with this authorization, and relieve the Board of Trustees and all its officers
from any liability therefore. I revoke any and all instruments heretofore made by me for such
purposes while I am employed in the Public Library System, or until revoked by me in
writing within fifteen (15) days after my anniversary date by delivering said written
revocation to the Human Resources/ Pay roll Department and the Union.

Member’s Signature Dated

Dues paid to the Nashua Public Library Employees Local #4831, FPE/AFT, may not be deductible
for federal income tax purposes; however, under limited circumstances, dues may qualify asa
business expense.

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APPENDIX B
GRIEVANCE

Aggrieved Employee

Department Date

Contract Provision Violated

Date Violation Occurred

Facts/Nature of Grievance

Adjust ment / Relief Requested

Employee Signature Union Representative

Step II - Library Director or Designee:

Date submitted to Library Director or designee
(must be within 15 working days of the date of violation above)

Director or Designee’ s Response

Date of Response (must be within five (5) working days of receipt)

Director or Designee’s Signature
(f dissatisfied with director or designee’s response, the Union must appeal to the Board of Trustees
within five (5) working days of the date of response)

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APPENDIX C

SICK LEAVE BANK OPERATIONAL RULES

The purpose of the Sick Leave Bank as provided for in the contract between the Union and
Library Board of Trustees is to offer income protection to contributing members who must
be absent because of prolonged or continuing illness bey ond their control, or incapacitating

accident.
1.

2.

Examples:

To be eligible to withdraw from the bank, an employee must be enrolled as a
donor.

An eligible member is entitled to a maximum of 15 prorated sick days, plus 2
prorated sick day s for each prorated sick day donated.

a) A 25 hrAweek employee donates 2 days (or 2 x 5 = 10 hrs.) to the
bank. He/she is entitled to a maximum of 15 + (2 x2) = 19 days (or
19 x 5= 95 hours).

b) =A. 30 hr/week employee donates 5 days (or 5 x 6 = 30 hrs) to the bank.
He/she is entitled to a maximum of 15 + (2 x 5)= 25 days (or 25 x6 =
150 hrs).

c) A 40 hréveek employee donates 10 day s (10 x 8 = 80 hrs) to the bank.
He/she is entitled to a maximum of 10 + (2 x 10) = 30 days (or 30 x
8=360 hrs).

An eligible member requesting sick leave time from the bank must have
exhausted his/her normal sick leave time, at which point he/she must fill out an
ap plication for withdrawal, to be obtained in the Administration Office.

The Sick Leave Bank committee shall render a decision on an application for
withdrawal within ten (10) working days of the date all medical documentation
and information requested by the Committee has been submitted. All decisions
by the Sick Bank committee shall be final and not subject to the grievance
procedure.

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APPENDIX D +

,FY2021 Salary Adjustment Narrative

Need identified: Challenges in hiring, low number of qualified applicants, frequent rejections of

job offers due to low salary.

Comparison communities: Began with a list of communities that the HR director used for a
salary study for Merit (unaffiliated) city employees and then added_other communities in our
geographical area. The complete list of comparison communities:

Brookline, MA
Chelmsford, MA
Concord, NH
Derry, NH
Dover, NH
Haverhill, MA
Lowell, MA
Manchester, NH
Merrimack, NH
Portsmouth, NH
Salem, NH

Results of comparison: Salary data for the libraries in the communities on this list was gathered
from state reports for FY2019. _ There are some exceptions to highlight:

There was insufficient comparable library data for Grade 2 so salary data from Nashua
Community College and Nashua Police Department was included.

A city position (TECH SPEC II NET SUPPORT) was identified which closely matches
the position of IT Coordinator _at the library , a new grade was established for that single
position using the associated salary figure.

Establishing adjusted salary range: The proposed new hiring ranges were calculated_by
establishing the median low and high salaries for the comparison communities and then
increasing those figures by 2% to adjust for the age of the salary data.

Placing staff into the new ranges: Salary grades were renumbered_to incorporate the new
grade for the IT coordinator and to eliminate the previous grade 2, which was no longer being
used. The grades referred to below reflect this renumbering, With the exception of the new
Grade 6, existing employees were placed into the new hiring range for each grade based_on their
adjusted_y cars of service (ADJ YOS) at their current_grade. The new salary was calculated by
multiplying the minimum salary of the new range by the percentage increase indicated on
the table below, compounded annually for the individuals adjusted years of service.

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e Adjusted years of service (ADJ YOS): YOS were capped at 10 for those employ ees
withless than 30 total YOS, and at 20 for those employ ees with more than 30 YOS

e Percentage: The current salary ranges for some NPL grade levels varied more from the
ranges of the comparison communities than did other NPL grade levels so different
percentages were used to adjust the salaries in each NPL grade level:

Grade_7: 2%
Grade 5: 1.5%
Grade 4: 1.6%
Grade 3: 1.5%
Grade 2: 2%
Grade 1; 2 %

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e Maximums: Adjusted salaries were capped at the high end of the identified new salary
ranges.

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O0-20-037

ORDINANCE

ESTABLISHING A 25 M.P.H. SPEED LIMIT ON ROBINSON ROAD

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty

The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 320 “Vehicles
and Traffic”, Article VI “Speed Limits”, Section 320-23 “Speed limit signs”, subsection B of the
Nashua Revised Ordinances, as amended, be hereby further amended by adding the following
new underlined language in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Ҥ 320-23. Speed limit signs.

B. The following streets shall have a speed limit as indicated:
Name of Street Speed Limit (mph) Location
Robinson Road 25 Entire length”

All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

This ordinance shall become effective at the time of removal and/or installation of the
appropriate sign(s).

ORDINANCE:

PURPOSE:

ENDORSER(S):

COMMITTEE

ASSIGNMENT:

FISCAL NOTE:

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2020
OQ-20-037
Establishing a 25 m.p.h. speed limit on Robinson Road

Alderwoman Elizabeth Lu

Committee on Infrastructure

Materials, Labor and Vehicle Overhead: $312

ANALYSIS

This ordinance establishes a 25 m.p.h. speed limit on Robinson Road.

NH RSA 265:63 allows the board of aldermen to pass this legislation if the board determines, on
the basis of an engineering or traffic investigation, that the prima facie speed normally permitted
by NH RSA 265:60 and NRO 320-23 is greater or less than is reasonable and safe under the
conditions found to exist upon these streets. The speed limit for these streets may not be
decreased to less than 25 mph. NH RSA 265:63.

Approved as to form:

Office of Corporation Counsel

By: Poort (Lou Sts
Date: \6 Mawel 227O

O-20-038

ORDINANCE

ESTABLISHING A 25 M.P.H. SPEED LIMIT ON CHARLOTTE AVENUE

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty

The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 320 “Vehicles
and Traffic”, Article VI “Speed Limits”, Section 320-23 “Speed limit signs”, subsection B of the
Nashua Revised Ordinances, as amended, be hereby further amended by adding the following
new underlined language in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Ҥ 320-23. Speed limit signs.

B. The following streets shall have a speed limit as indicated:
Name of Street Speed Limit (mph) Location
Charlotte Avenue 25 Entire length”

All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

This ordinance shall become effective at the time of removal and/or installation of the
appropriate sign(s).

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2020

ORDINANCE: O-20-038

PURPOSE: Establishing a 25 m.p.h. speed limit on Charlotte Avenue
ENDORSER(S): Alderman Richard A. Dowd

COMMITTEE

ASSIGNMENT: Committee on infrastructure

FISCAL NOTE: Materials, Labor and Vehicle Overhead: $312

ANALYSIS

This ordinance establishes a 25 m.p.h. speed limit on Charlotte Avenue.

NH RSA 265:63 allows the board of aldermen to pass this legislation if the board determines, on
the basis of an engineering or traffic investigation, that the prima facie speed normally permitted
by NH RSA 265:60 and NRO 320-23 is greater or less than is reasonable and safe under the
conditions found to exist upon these streets. The speed limit for these streets may not be
decreased to less than 25 mph. NH RSA 265:63.

Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By: Vy Coke.
Date: LS Nove ger 222-0