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Downtown Improvements Committee

Edward Hayes (New Appointment) Term to Expire: December 13, 2019
Terra Salon

137 Main Street

Nashua, NH 03060

Historic District Commission

Ed Weber (Reappointment) Term to Expire: March 31, 2021
4 Cabernet Court
Nashua, NH 03062

Robert G. Sampson (Reappointment) Term to Expire: September 30, 2022
18 Sargent Avenue
Nashua, NH 03064

Mines Falls Park Advisory Committee

Jeff Hannigan (Reappointment) Term to Expire: August 31, 2022
32 Houde Street
Nashua, NH 03060

Paula G. Lochhead (Reappointment) Term to Expire: August 31, 2022
4 Westbrook Drive
Nashua, NH 03060

Douglas Gagne (New Appointment) Term to Expire: September 1, 2022
1 Dunbarton Drive
Nashua, NH 03063

Nashua Arts Commission

John Egan (Reappointment) Term to Expire: September 1, 2022
7 Beverlee Drive
Nashua, NH 03064

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-18-102
Endersers: Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O'Brien, Sr.
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Jan Schmidt
APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE NASHUA BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS AND UFPO LOCAL 645 PROFESSIONAL
EMPLOYEES OF THE NASHUA POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM JULY 1, 2018 THROUGH JUNE 30,
2022 AND AUTHORIZING RELATED TRANSFERS
« Budget Review Committee Recommends: Final Passage with Proposed Amendments

Board of Aldermen Page 14
April 26, 2016

Delivery. We didn’t realize we had some extra money. When they tallied it up, we had some money left over
so we wanted to come to a zero balance.

Alderman Lopez

There was $10,000 left over from last year. $4,000 or around that went to the Emergency Resilience Planning.
Then we put money back into the grant administration and grant delivery.

Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja

Alderman Lopez is correct. We originally cut the emergency management proposed program. We put some of
that money back in. We realized that some of the money that had been cut from the funds that were used to
actually administer the office, we put money back in there. Alderman Lopez is correct.

A Viva Voce Roll Call was taken, which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman Clemons, Alderman Cookson, Alderman Dowd, 13
Alderman Caron, Alderman Siegel, Alderman Schoneman,
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja, Alderman McGuinness,
Alderman LeBrun, Alderman Moriarty, Alderman O’Brien,
Alderman Lopez, Alderman McCarthy

Nay: 0
Abstained: Alderman Wilshire 1

MOTION CARRIED
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CARON FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-16-022 AS AMENDED

A Viva Voce Roll Call was taken, which resulted as follows:

Yea: Alderman Clemons, Alderman Cookson, Alderman Dowd, 13
Alderman Caron, Alderman Siegel, Alderman Schoneman,
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja, Alderman McGuinness,
Alderman LeBrun, Alderman Moriarty, Alderman O’Brien,
Alderman Lopez, Alderman McCarthy

Nay: 0
Abstained: Alderman Wilshire 1
MOTION CARRIED

Resolution R-16-022 declared duly adopted as amended.

R-16-023
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Ken Siegel
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $28,600 FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
HIGHWAY SAFETY AGENCY INTO POLICE GRANT ACTIVITY “FY16 SUSTAINED TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (STEP)”
Given its second reading;

R-19-174

Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman Jan Schmidt

ESTABLISHING THE USE OF FUND BALANCE FOR TAX RATE

« Budget Review Committee Recommends: Final Passage

R-19-175
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Aiderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja

RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF $10,000 FROM DEPARTMENT 194 “CONTINGENCY”,
ACCOUNT 70100 “GENERAL CONTINGENCY” TO DEPARTMENT 181 “COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT”, ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION 55 “OTHER SERVICES” FORA

LANDSCAPING DESIGN PLAN FOR EDGEWOOD CEMETERY
*« Budget Review Committee Recommends: Final Passage

R-19-176

Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Ken Gidge
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Jan Schmidt

RELATIVE TO THE TRANSFER OF $56,300 FROM DEPARTMENT 194 “CONTINGENCY”,

ACCOUNT 70160 “GENERAL CONTINGENCY”
* Budget Review Committee Recommends: Final Passage

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
0-19-052

Endorsers: Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly

AMENDING NRO 93-6 IMPOUNDMENT OF DOGS, CATS, FERRETS AND CHICKENS
e Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage with Proposed Amendments

O-19-053
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AUTHORIZING SIGNATURES FOR CONTRACTS LESS THAN $1,000

« Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee Recommends: Final Passage

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-19-177
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $26,500 AS A DONATION FROM A.W.
ROSE, L.L.C. TO BE USED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MULTIPURPOSE SPORT COURT AT
THE ARLINGTON STREET COMMUNITY CENTER

R-19-178
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CITY LAND LOCATED AT 141-143 BURKE STREET (MAP 11, LOT 158)
TO LOYAL HOLDINGS, LLC FOR $3,900,000

R-19-179
Endorser: Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
NASHUA BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE NASHUA SCHOOL CUSTODIAN UNION, LOCAL
365/COUNCIL 93, AFSCME, AFL-CIO FROM JULY 1, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021 AND RELATED
TRANSFERS

NEW BUSINESS —- ORDINANCES

O-19-054
Endorser: Alderman Tom Lopez
REMOVING THE THIRTY-MINUTE PARKING TIME LIMIT ON A PORTION OF THE WEST SIDE OF
WALNUT STREET

0-19-055
Endorser: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DONATE LOST OR ABANDONED BICYCLES

O-19-056

Endorser: Mayer Jim Donchess
UPDATING THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY COMMITTEE

0-19-057
Endorser: Alderman Tom Lopez
INCREASEING THE PARKING TIME LIMIT AT METERS IN ZONE |
0-19-058
Endorser: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
AUTHORIZING STOP SIGNS ON DINSMORE STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH DOUGLAS
STREET
PERIOD FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Committee announcements:

ADJOURNMENT

Proposed Amendments from Budget Mtg — 9/5/2019 AMENDED
R-18-102

RESOLUTION

APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE NASHUA BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS AND UFPO
LOCAL 645 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES OF THE NASHUA POLICE DEPARTMENT
FROM JULY 1, 2018 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022 AND AUTHORIZING RELATED
TRANSFERS

CITY OF NASHUA

in the Year Two Thousand and Eighteen

RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua that the cost items of the
attached collective bargaining agreement between the Nashua Board of Police Commissioners and
UFPO Local 645 Professional Employees of the Nashua Police Department are approved. The
collective bargaining agreement covers the period from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022.

In addition, this resolution authorizes the transfer of $28,579 from Department 194
“Contingency — Prior Year”, Account #70150 “ Contingency, Negotiations” into Department 150
“Police” and Department 157 “Citywide Communications”, Account #51900 “Budget
Adjustments” to fund the FY2019 salary adjustments contained in the agreement.

In addition, this resolution authorizes the transfer of $53,732 from Department 194
“Contingency”, Account #70150 “ Contingency, Negotiations” into Department 150 “Police”
and Department 157 “Citywide Communications”, Account #51900 “Budget Adjustments” to
fund the FY2020 salary adjustments contained in the agreement.

City of Nashua Updated 8/29/2019
Police UFPO Contract Analysis

Line No, Description Base FY13 FY49 FY¥20 FY21 FY22
1 Number of Employees in Analysis 16 16 16 16 16
2 Base Salary Increases 2.26% 2.50% 2.25% 2.50%
3
4 Base Pay Calculations
5 Base Pay Calculations $ 4,049,412 $ 1,049,312 § 1,072,922 $ 1,099,745 § 1,124,489
6 Base Salary Increases 23,610 26,823 24,744 28,112
7
& Total Base Pay $1,049,312 $ 1,072,922 $ 1,099,745 $§ 1,124,489 § 1,152,601
9 §$ Change over Prior Year $ 23,610 $ 26,823 $ 24,744 § 28,112

40 Real Annual % Increase over Prior Year 2.25% 2.50% 2,25% 2.50%
HW

12 Other Salary Costs

i3 Overtime $ 10,000 $ 10,225 §$ 10,487 $ 10,716 § 10,984
14 Longevity (assumes no staff {urnover) 8,800 9,100 9,600 40,700 10,960
15 Educational Incentives . 8,000 $8,000 8,000 8,000
16 Educational Benefits 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
17 =‘ Total Other Salary Costs § 21,800 § 30,325 § 31,981 §$ 32,416 § 32,884
18 §$ Change over Prior Year $ 8525 § 756 $ i336 § 468
19 Real Annual Increase over Prior Year 39.1% 2.5% 4.3% 14%
20

21 =Total Base Pay and Other Salary Costs $1,071,442 $ 7103,247 §$ 1,190,825 §$ 1,156,905 $ 1,185,496
22 ©§ Change over Prior Year . § 32,135 § arora § 26,080 § 28,580
230% Change over Prior Year 3.0% 2.5% 2.3% 2.5%
24

25

26 ~=- Retirement Costs

27 Pension (NHRS - FY18-19 11.38%; FY¥20-22 11.17%) $ 121,551 $ 124,298 $ 125,084 $ 127,998 § 1931,#90
28 FICA and Medicare 81,711 83,557 85,667 87,862 89,848
29 ~=—s- Total Retirement Costs $203,262 $207,855 $ 210,751 $ 215659 $ 221,038
300 § Change over Prior Year $ 4,593 $§ 2,897 §$ 4,908 §$ 5,379
31. + % Change over Prior Year 2.3% 1.4% 2.3% 2.5%
32

33 ~—s Insurance Benefits Costs
34 Maedicailnsurance Costs (FY19- 6%, FY20- 11%, FY21&FY22 - 8%) $ 324,138 $ 343,586 S$ 381,381 $ 411,891 $3 444,842

35 ‘Less: Employee Contributions to Medical Insurance Costs (64,828) (68,717) (76,276) (82,378} (83,968)
36 Subtotal - Medical Costs to City $ 259,316 $ 274,869 $ 305,104 $ 329,513 $ 355,874

37s: Dental insurance Costs (Assumes 1% increase ali 4 years) 16,542 16,707 16,874 17,043 17,213

38 Life Insurance Costs 2,078 2,124 2,177 2,226 2,282

39 ~=—s- Total Insurance Benefits Costs $277,930 $ 293,700 $ 324,156 $ 348,782 $ 375,369

40 $ Change over Prior Year $ 45,771 $ 30,4568 $ 24,626 § 26,587

44% Change over Prior Year 5.7% 10.6% 7.6% 7.6%
42

43 Total Costs $ 1,552,304 $ 1,604,802 $ 1,665,733 $ 41,721,347 $ 1,781,893

44 § Change over Prior Year $ 62,498 S$ 60,931 $ 55614 $ 60,546

45% Change over Prior Year 3.4% 3.8% 3.3% 3.5%
46

47

48 Average Annual Tatal Compensation Package $ 97,019 $ 700,300 $ 104,108 $ 107,584 §$ 111,368

49 Average Annual Increase per Employee 5 3,281 § 3,508 §$ 3,476 § 3,784

50 Average Percentage Increase per Employee 3.4% 3.8% 3.3% 3,5%

52 Other Cost Items:

63 Sick time payout for those employees hired after September 16, 2003 will Increase from 20% to 35% of accrued sick time (maxlmum hours - 720 hours)
64 Estimated Sick time payout will Increase from $73,500 to $105,000, The estimated Increase is $35,500 for 8 employees If retired or resigned by FY2059
55 with [lmited sick time use.

PROPOSED SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN

NASHUA POLICE COMMISSION
&

UFPO Local 645 Professional Employees of Nashua

July 1, 2018 — June 30, 2022

¢ The UAW Professional Employees of the Nashua Police Department will now fali under the UFPO Local 645
Professional Employees of Nashua.

* Due to a change in the union affiliation, language in the actual UFPO agreement was updated accordingly.

« Same articles were moved/consolidated for clarity purposes

e The Summary of Changes below reflects changes to the actual benefits.

ARTICLE

CHANGES

Article 1, 2, 3:
Preamble, Recognition,
Definitions

Housekeeping
Added: Workday definition

Article 5A: Remove (related to UAW)
Agency Fee

Article 6: Housekeeping

Union Dues

Article 10: Remove C&D

Collective Bargaining
Meetings & Contracts

Distribution of Agreements:
A. Commission or their designee will distribute updated agreements via
e-mail and post on the NPD Public Drive within 30 days.

Article 11:
Union Representation

Housekeeping

Article 13:
Vacations

A. Accrual Date:

Adjust language. Accrued for any month in which the individual has been
employed on the 15" of the month.

C, Full-Time Employees:

0-4 years of continuous service: from 11 to 13 days per year

5-9 years of continuous service: from 15 to 17 days per year

4
2

3. 10-14 years of continuous service: from 22 to 24 days per year
4, 15-19 years of continuous service: from 24 to 25 days per year
5

20-29 years of continued service: 29 days per year (no change)
6. NEW: 30+ Years or more of continued service: 30 days per year
Add pre-approved 9/17/18 Sidebar regarding vacation accrual credit.

Add Full-Time employees who work 35 hours and over and up to 40 hours
per week shall receive prorated vacation leave benefits.

Article 14:

General Policies:

Holidays Change I] paid holidays to [2 paid holidays per calendar year (to be
assigned by the Chief)
Add:
If a schedule holiday falls on an employee’s normal day off, the employee
may choose to take the holiday on a different day in the same week, the
previous week, or the following week.

Article 16: Add:

Insurance & Long-Term
Disability

Short-Term Disability at the expense of the employee and as available.

Article 17:
Sick Leave & Sick Leave
Bank

**Revised proposal

Maximum Accrual:

Employees hired prior to 9/16/03:
Employees can accrue up to a maximum of 1080 hours.

Payment on Death, Retirement, or Resignation (after 15 years of service
for resignations): 100% of the employees’ sick leave accrued balance;
however, the total payout will not exceed a total of 720 hours. (Payable to
the beneficiary in case of death.)

Employees hired on or after 9/16/03:
Employees can accrue unlimited hours.

Payment on Death, Retirement, or Resignation (after 15 years of service
for resignations): 35% of the employees’ sick leave accrued balance;
however, the total payout will not exceed a total of 720 hours. (Payable to
the beneficiary in case of death.)

Adjust Janguage. Accrued for any month in which the individual has been
employed on the 15" of the month.

Article 18:
Bereavement Leave

Language housekeeping
1 additional bereavement day for parent, step-parent, spouse, child, step-
child,

Article 20:
Personal Days

*Revised effective date

Change (Effective 1/1/20):
3 personal days (not from sick) to 2 personal days (not from sick)
2 personal days (from sick) to 4 personal days (from sick)

Article 22:

FY2019: 2.25%

Wages FY2020: 2.5%
FY2021: 2.25%
FY2022: 2.5%
Article 23: Add approved sidebar from 7/1/17 (Language housekeeping)
Longevity
Article 26: Housekeeping (rearranged for clarity)

Overtime & Flex Time

New: R-19-125 (Sidebar approved by BOA)
Employees who are normally ineligible for OT may receive a stipend

based on special projects which fall outside their normal areas of
responsibility. The rate will be based on 1.5 times the hourly rate of pay.
The amount of the stipend allowed per week will be determined ahead of
time by the Chief or his designee.

Article 37: Available Funding:
Educational $20,000 cap for all NPD department members.
Reimbursement
Removed: Only one class will be reimbursed per school term.
New: Educational Incentive:
Associate’s Degree: $500
Bachelor’s Degree: $1,000
Master’s Degree: $1,250
Article 40: Four years:

Duration of Agreement

TAS — 6/30/22

Schedule A: Adjusted job titles per modification petition certification
Jab Titles
Schedule B: Update and included additional contract years at the approved percentage

Hiring/Promotion Range

increase for the maximum range. (Article 22)

Appendix A: Replaced with UFPO form
Dues
Appendix B: Replaced with UFPO language

Beneficiary Form

Appendix C:
Sick Bank Transfer Form

Replaced with UFPO language

AMENDED

O-19-052
ORDINANCE
AMENDING NRO 93-6 IMPOUNDMENT OF DOGS, CATS, FERRETS AND
CHICKENS
CITY OF NASHUA

fn the Year Two Thousand and Nineteen

The City of Nashua ordains that Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 93 “Animals”,
Article I “Rules of Keeping Animals”, Section 96-6 “Impoundment of dogs, cats, ferrets and
chickens found at large”, of the Nashua Revised Ordinances, as amended, be hereby further
amended by deleting the struck-through language and adding the new underlined language as
follows:

“§ 93-6. [mpoundment of dogs, cats, ferrets and chickens feund-at-large.”

A. The Animal Control Officer (ACO) or other authorized person shall take into
custody and impound:

(1) Any dog “at large” as defined in section 93-5 effthe-premises-efits-owner
which the Dos-Officer-or other authorized persen_has reason te behevet
astray dog;

(2) Any dog which the Animal Control Officer (ACO) or other authorized
person has reason to believe is a stray:

(23) Any dog off the premises of the owner of the dog without a current
registration tag on his collar;

(34) Any female dog in heat and off the premises of the owner; and
(45) Any chicken off the premises of the owner;:

(6) Any cat or ferret which is off the premises of the owner and either a) a
nuisance or b) suspected of being or which is diseased or injured: and

(7) Any cat or ferret which the Animal Control Officer (ACO) or other

authorized person has reason to believe is a stray.

This ordinance shall become effective upon passage.