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Special Board of Aldermen 06-27-2022 Page 2

TESTIMONY IN FAVOR

TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION

Chairman Dowd closed the public hearing on Resolution R-22-042 at 7:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT

MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE JUNE 27, 2022, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED
MOTION CARRIED

The meeting was declared adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

Attest: Tara King, Interim Deputy City Clerk

Michael B. O’Brien, Sr., Committee Clerk

SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN
JUNE 27, 2022

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PRESIDENT LORI WILSHIRE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER

PRAYER OFFERED BY INTERIM DEPUTY CITY CLERK TARA KING
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERWOMAN-AT-LARGE GLORIA TIMMONS
ROLL CALL

PUBLIC HEARINGS

R-22-038
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF
TWO MILLION AND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,450,000) FOR WALNUT STREET OVAL
INTERSECTION PROJECT AND WEST PEARL STREET STREETSCAPING

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

R-22-042
RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $320,000 FROM FY2022 ASSIGNED FUND
BALANCE INTO DEPARTMENT 152 “FIRE”, ACCOUNT 51330 “SHIFT COVERAGE”

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

Testimony in Favor

Testimony in Opposition

ADJOURNMENT

R-22-038

RESOLUTION

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE BONDS
NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION AND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,450,000) FOR WALNUT STREET OVAL INTERSECTION

PROJECT AND WEST PEARL STREET STREETSCAPING

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Two

RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua that the Mayor of the City
of Nashua and the City Treasurer of the City of Nashua are hereby authorized to issue and sell
general obligation bonds of the City in an aggregate principal not to exceed two million and four
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,450,000). The proceeds of said bonds shall be used for the
Walnut Street Oval Intersection Project and West Pearl Street Strectscaping:

Project Amount to be borrowed Usetul Life
Walnut Street Oval Intersection Project #41526 $ 555,000 20 Years
West Pearl Street Streetscaping $1,895.000 20 Years
Total $ 2,450,000

Pursuant to Nashua City Charter $54-a, this resolution requires a “duly advertised public
hearing.” Also see N.H. RSA 33:9, which requires a 2/3 vote for passage of this resolution.

The bonds shall be general obligations of the City of Nashua. payable as to principal and
interest from ad valorem taxes, which will be levied without limitation as to rate or amount on all
taxable property within the territorial limits of the City of Nashua.

The bonds shall bear the manual or facsimile signature of the City Treasurer and the
Mayor. In accordance with Chapter 91 of the New Hampshire Acts of 2005, bonds issued
pursuant to this resolution shall not require an authenticating certificate of a bank or trust
company doing business in the State of New Hampshire or The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, or the Commissioner of Revenue Administration.

RESOLUTION R-22-038

The bonds are to be issued in fully-registered form by means of a book-entry system or
otherwise and shall have such terms and conditions and be in such form, subject to the provisions
of this resolution and applicable law, as shall be determined by the Mayor and the City

Treasurer.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Mayor is authorized to enter into the required
contracts therefor as well as any amendments to be made thereto or any other documentation
necessary for the receipt of said funds.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2022

RESOLUTION: R-22-038
PURPOSE: Authorizing the Mayor and City Treasurer to issue bonds not

to exceed the amount of two million and four hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($2,450,000) for the Walnut Street Oval
Intersection Project and West Pearl Street Streetscaping

SPONSOR(S): Mayor Jim Donchess

COMMITTEE Budget Review Committee

ASSIGNMENT: Board of Public Works

FISCAL NOTE: The bond would be sold in FY 23 for a twenty (20) year term. It is

estimated the interest rate will be approximately 4.0 % and the
total cost of the bond over the twenty (20) years will be $3,479,000
including interest. The average annual payment will be
approximately $173,950 beginning in FY 24.

ANALYSIS

This resolution authorizes the Mayor and the City Treasurer of the City of Nashua to issue and
sell general obligation bonds of the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed up to
$2,450,000 for the projects described in the resolution. The Walnut Street Oval project can be
found in the FY 2023 Capital Improvements Program.

As this legislation is an authorization to borrow money, this resolution requires a “duly
advertised public hearing” pursuant to Nashua City Charter $54-a. NH RSA 33:9 requires a 2/3
vote of all the members for the issuance of bonds. This resolution is also a specific non-budget,
supplementary appropriation, permitted by Charter Sec. 53. Requirements for that are notice and
a public hearing. A two-thirds vote is required under Charter Sec. 56-b for an item or amount
not in the mayor’s budget. A roll call is required under Charter Sec. 49,

This legislation should be referred to the Board of Public Works for its review and approval.
The West Pearl Street Strectscaping Project is pending Capital Improvements Committee
approval.

Approved as to account Financial Services Division
structure, numbers,

and amount: By:__/s/ John L. Griffin
Approved as to form: Office of Corporation Counsel

By:__/s/ Dorothy Clarke

Date: May 18, 2022

R-22-042

RESOLUTION

RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $320,000 FROM FY2022
ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE INTO DEPARTMENT 152 “FIRE”, ACCOUNT 51330
“SHIFT COVERAGE”

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Two
RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua to appropriate $320,000 of

FY2022 assigned fund balance into Department 152 “Fire”, Account 51330 “Shift Coverage” for
the purpose of funding unanticipated additional shift coverage expenses in the Fire Department.

RESOLUTION:

PURPOSE:

SPONSORI(S):

COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT:

FISCAL NOTE:

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2022

R-22-042

Relative to the supplemental appropriation of $320,000 from
FY2022 Assigned Fund Balance into Department 152 “Fire”,
Account 51330 “Shift Coverage”

Mayor Jim Donchess

Budget Review Committee

This resolution will reduce the Assigned Fund Balance for
future liabilities. The current balance in assigned fund balance
pending passage of Resolution R-22-041 is $8,155,000.

ANALYSIS

This resolution appropriates $320,000 of FY2022 assigned fund balance to fund unanticipated
shift coverage expenses in the Fire Department primarily related to vacation coverage and

personnel vacancies.

Charter Sec. 53 permits specific non-budget, supplementary appropriations. There should be
notice and a public hearing. A two-thirds vote is required under Charter Sec. 56-b for an item or
amount not in the mayor’s budget. A roll call is required under Charter Sec. 49.

Approved as to account
structure, numbers,
and amount:

Approved as to form:

Financial Services Division

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Offick Af Corporation Counsel

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A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Nashua
High School North auditorium.

President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan Lovering recorded.

Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan Lovering; Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly led in the Pledge
to the Flag.

Let’s start the meeting by taking a roll call attendance.

The roll call was taken with 12 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman O’Brien,
Alderman Sullivan, Alderman Klee, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Jette, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman
Comeau, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Gouveia, Alderman Cathey, Alderwoman Timmons, Alderman
Wilshire.

Alderman Moran, Alderman Clemons, and Alderman Thibeault were recorded absent.

Mayor James W. Donchess, Corporation Counsel Steve Bolton, and CFO John Griffin were also in
attendance.

Alderman Wilshire to turn the Budget Public Hearing over to Alderman Dowd.
Chairman of the Budget Committee.

Introduction of Mayor Jim Donchess to present an overview of the Budget.

MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO TAKE FROM THE TABLE R-22-035
MOTION CARRIED

R-22-035
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess

Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman John Sullivan
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Thomas Lopez
Alderman Alex Comeau
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman John Cathey
Alderman Derek Thibeault
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

RELATIVE TO THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE

CITY OF NASHUA GENERAL, ENTERPRISE, SPECIAL REVENUE AND GRANT FUNDS

PUBLIC HEARING

Chairman Dowd open the Public Hearing on the FY23 Budget.

Sequence in Which City Department Budgets will be Discussed:

Dept. # Revenue Appropriations

GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION

101 MAYOR'S OFFICE 52

102 BOARD OF ALDERMEN 53

103 LEGAL DEPARTMENT 54
107 CITY CLERK’S OFFICE 29 57
OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
156 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 132
157 CITYWIDE COMMUNICATIONS 135
PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
171 PUBLIC HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES 142
172 COMMUNITY HEALTH 37, 238 146
173 ENVIORNMENTAL HEALTH 37 149
174 WELFARE ADMINISTRATION 38 152
175 WELFARE ASSISTANCE 153
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
106 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 72
110 ARLINGTON STREET COMMUNITY CENTER 75
111 HUMAN RESOURCES 78
112 PAYROLL 81
113 BENEFITS 83
120 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 86
122 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 89
128 RISK MANAGEMENT 93
129 CITY BUILDINGS 97
130 PURCHASING 31 100
132 ASSESSING 102
134 GIS 31 105
2905 PEG ACCESS CHANNELS FUND 32 244
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
131 HUNT BUILDING 62
158 PARKING ENFORCEMENT 29 63
166 PARKING OPERATIONS 30 64
183 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 68
4085 NASHUA RIVERWALK TIF DISTRICT 293 293
2610 SCHOOL STREET TIF DISTRICT 299 299
2506 HUNT BUILDING FACILITY RENTAL FUND 246 246
PUBLIC LIBRARY
179 PUBLIC LIBRARY 42 180

FINANCIAL SERVICES DIVISION

118 | OTHER GENERAL GOVERNMENT 32 107
126 | FINANCIAL SERVICES 33 11
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
various | CAPITAL EQUIPMENT 306
81 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 217, 218
OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
159 | HYDRANT FEES — FIRE PROTECTION 137
162. | STREET LIGHTING 138
DEBT SERVICE, CONTINGENCY & INTERFUND_
TRANSFERS
193. | DEBT SERVICE 210
194. | CONTINGENCY 214
198 | INTERFUND TRANSFERS 215
2508 | SPECIAL ROAD AND HIGHWAY FUND 249, 250 249, 250
2510 | PENNICHUCK ACQUISITION BOND FUND 251, 252 251, 252
VARIOUS | CITY SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS FUNDED BY 257 257
GRANTS
PUBLIC WORKS and ENGINEERING
160 | ADMINISTRATION and ENGINEERING 39 157
161 STREET DEPARTMENT 39 161
177. | PARKS AND RECREATION 40 165
168 | SOLID WASTE FUND 222 223-227
169 | WASTERWATER USER FUND 231 232-236
PUBLIC SAFETY
152 | FIRE DEPARTMENT 36, 248 126
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVSION
153 | BUILDING INSPECTION 43 185
155 | CODE ENFORCEMENT 43 188
170 | HYDROELECTRIC OPERATIONS 43 189
181 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 192
182. | PLANNING & ZONING 44 195
185 | SUSTAINABILITY 198
109 | CIVIC & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES 257 59
186. | TRANSPORTATION 257 201