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Charter and Related Laws

§ 56-c. Limitation on budget increases 32

Recognizing that final tax rates for the City of Nashua are set by the New Hampshire
Department of Revenue Administration pursuant to RSA 21-J:35(1), the mayor, the board of
aldermen, and all departments in the City of Nashua including the mayor's office, aldermanic
office, legal department, administrative services division, community services division,
community development division, school department, public works division, fire department,
police department, public libraries, parking garages and cemeteries shall prepare their annual
budget proposals and the Board of Aldermen shall act upon such proposals in accordance with
the mandates in this paragraph

In establishing a combined annual municipal budget for the next fiscal year, the mayor and the
board of aldermen shall consider total expenditures not to exceed an amount equal to the
combined annual budget of the current fiscal year, increased by a factor equal to the average of
the changes in the Gross Domestic Product Implicit Price Deflator (IPD} for State and local
Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment of the three (3) calendar years
immediately preceding budget adoption as published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis a:

This provision shall not prevent the mayor and the board of aldermen from establishing a
combined annual municipal budget below this limit

This provision shail not prevent the mayor and the board of aldermen from appropriately
funding any programs or accounts mandated to be paid from municipal funds by state and
federal

law.

§ 56-d. Exception to budget limitation34

The total or any part of principal and interest payments of any municipal bond, whether
established for school or municipal purposes, may be exempted from the limitation defined in
paragraph S6-c upon an affirmative vote of at least ten (10} a’dermen. This decision shall be
made annually.

In addition, capital expenditures deemed necessary by the mayor and the board of aldermen,
subject to recommendation by the capital improvements committee (ref. Paragraph 77- a of
the City Charter} may sim larly be exempted from this limitation upon an affirmative vote of at

least ten (10) aldermen.

ALEX BOSWELL

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Alex Boswell serves as a Project Manager for iParametrics. Alex started her career in Emergency
Management in the Florida Division of Emergency Management as a Project Manager for the
Mitigation Bureau. In this role, she oversaw the Watershed Planning Initiative for the state. Alex
has also served as the Chief of Staff for Florida's first Chief Resilience Officer. This role required
that she meet with stakeholders to discuss climate change projects going on around the state.
Alex has also worked at the Special Projects Coordinator for Florida’s COVID-19 response
working on everything form testing logistics to mass feedings across the state. In her most recent

EDUCATION
= MS, Forest Resources

Tue sane role, Alex worked as a Case Manager for the Clay County Voluntary Home Buyout program as

Salts Aon S27) well as the Rebuild Florida Hurricane Irma program.

« BS, Forest Resources,

emphasis in Wildlife, EXPERIENCE

University of Georgia

* BA, Journalism, emphasis
in Digital and Broadcast
Journalism, University of
Georgia

CERTIFICATIONS
« Florida Certified
Contract Manager

ReBuild Florida Hurricane Irma
Construction Management, Construction
Case Manager for Excel Contractors.
Completed file management for the
Rebuild Flonda project. Ensured all files
were accurate and complete for permitting
and close out information. Worked with
homeowners to ensure all questions were
answered and made sure their homes
were safe and secure for them to live in
after construction. Reached out te
homeowners weekly to discuss issues and
resolved them with other team members,
Clay County Voluntary Home Buy Cut
Grant, Case Manager, Respons'ble for
managing several case files for the Clay
County Voluntary Home Buyout Program.
Worked to perform income verification
and duplication of benefits analysis for
applicants within the program, Managed
the Voluntary Home Buyout Budget for
Clay County and ensured that all reports
were completed for the program.

COVID-19, State of Florida Response,
Special Projects Coordinator. Worked
with other partners to manage the flow of
donations from various companies to
different partner agencies including
homeless shelters and feeding partners.
Worked the logistics for COVID-19 test
kits and managed how the test kits were
distributed across the state of Flonda.
Wrote the state-wide plan for drive-
through testing sites.

Florida Office of Resilience, State of
Florida, Chief of Staff. Arranged and
participated in meetings regarding
resilience projects occurring across the
state with various governmental, private,
and non-profit agencies from Florida and
other states. Traveled alongside the Chief
Resilience Officer to various locations
across the state to leam about climate
change projects happening at the local
level.

City af Nashua Combined Budget Analysis to the
FY23 Proposed Budget

Combined Annual Municipal Budget Calculation (per Nashua City Charter § 56-c¢}

Descrinlion FY 2022 FY 2021
Appropriations
General Fund 4 791.026 YOol 5 307.998.903
Kuterprise Funds 38,344,285 $4,082,704
Spectral Revenue Funds (includes Grants) Se 95 981,790 39 581.997
Total Appropriations 425, 351.046 5 406,663,534
Supplemental Anproprialioaus
General Fare 2348 29d §
Enterprise Finda 1.350440 *
Capital Project Funas 76,200,235
Total Supplemental Appropriations 80,488,059 s :
Total Appropriations $05,841,095 $ 406,663,584
Spending Can Calculation
FY2022 Total Apprapriatians 3 425.353.036
Add FY2022 Supplearental Appropriations 30.4K8,059
FY 2022 Total Appropriations $ 505,841,095
Last 3-Years Annual Average S&L IPD 2.8%
Allowable Spending Over Proer Year Total Appropr ations $ 14,163,551
Mavinum Appropriations Allowed (Line 20 plus (ine 23) $ 520,004,646
Total Peoposid Appraps.tions - FY 2023 416.663 $8.1
Fotal Appropriations Under the Spendine Cap $ (113.341,062)

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2022

RESOLUTION: R-22-035
PURPOSE: Relative to the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2023 proposed

budget for the City of Nashua general, enterprise, special
revenue, and grant funds

SPONSORIS): Mayor Jim Donchess
COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT: Budget Review Committee
FISCAL NOTE: The tax rate cannat be determined at this time. The entire budget 1s
a comprehensive package and each component impacts the tax
rate
ANALYSIS

this resolution adopts the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the City’s general, enterprise, special
revenue, and grant funds For the purpose of Section 50-a et seq of the Nashua Revised City
Charter, as amended, each item of this budget shall be considered as a separate appropriation.

A public hearing on the budget shall be held before its adoption by the Board of Aldermen with
at least seven days’ notice. Nashua City Charter § 36-a, NRO § 5-8.

Nashua City Charter § 56-b provides that the Board of Aldermen may reduce any item in the
mayor's budget by a mayonty vote, but an increase or addition requires a vote of two-thirds of
the members of the board. Court decisions concerning Nashua’s Charter sugyest thal a court
may find that this provision, when applicd to the budget resalution itself, is inconsistent with
state statutes and therefore unenforceable. See memorandum of Corporation Counsel dated
March 8, 2018.

The budget shall be finally adopted not later than Auuust |, 2022. Nashua City Charter § 56-b

Approved as to content, Financial Services Division
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Approved as to form:

Date: Ly LE, Zoes—

SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN

JUNE 13, 2022

7:00 P.M. or immediately following Human Affairs Committee Aldermanic Chamber and via Zoom

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PRESIDENT LORI WILSHIRE CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER

PRAYER OFFERED BY DEPUTY CITY CLERK ALLISON WAITE

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE MICHAEL B. O’BRIEN, SR.
ROLL CALL

NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-22-039

Endorser: Alderman Patricia Klee
AUTHORIZING PENNICHUCK CORPORATION AND PENNICHUCK WATER WORKS, INC. TO
BORROW FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE REVOLVING LOAN FUND

DISCUSSION

e Spending Cap

ADJOURNMENT

R-22-039

RESOLUTION

AUTHORIZING PENNICHUCK CORPORATION AND PENNICHUCK WATER
WORKS, INC. TO BORROW FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
REVOLVING LOAN FUND

CITY OF NASHUA

In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Two

WHEREAS, the City of Nashua is the sole shareholder of Pennichuck Corporation and
each of its subsidiaries;

WHEREAS, Article IX (3) of the Articles of Incorporation of Pennichuck Corporation
and Article V §2 of the by-laws of Pennichuck Corporation require the approval of the sole
shareholder (the City of Nashua) for Pennichuck to create, incur, assume, or guarantee any
indebtedness for borrowed money, which includes contracting a loan on behalf of the
Corporation; and

WHEREAS, Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. is a regulated New Hampshire public water
utility corporation providing retail water service to New Hampshire customers, and is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Pennichuck Corporation which, in turn, is wholly owned by the City of
Nashua.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT'RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Nashua that the City approves the borrowing by Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. of up to
$300,000 from the State of New Hampshire pursuant to the State Revolving Loan Fund to fund
the Twin Ridge Interconnection Main project in Plaistow, NH, and the guaranty by Pennichuck
Corporation of the payment by Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. of said loan; and

FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua that the City
approves the borrowing by Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. of up to $240,000 from the State of
New Hampshire pursuant to the State Revolving Loan Fund to fund the Sweet Hill
Interconnection Main project in Plaistow, NH, and the guaranty by Pennichuck Corporation of
the payment by Pennichuck Water Works, Inc. of said loan.

LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2022

RESOLUTION: R-22-039

PURPOSE: Authorizing Pennichuck Corporation and Pennichuck Water
Works, Inc., to borrow funds from the State of New
Hampshire Revolving Loan Fund

ENDORSERS: Alderman Patricia Klee
SE Pennichuck Water Special Committee
FISCAL NOTE: None.

ANALYSIS

This resolution approves the proposal by Pennichuck Corporation and one of their regulated
public water subsidiaries to borrow funds as described in the resolution.

Pennichuck has provided additional information on the proposal, which has been forwarded to
the Board of Aldermen.

Article [X (3) of Pennichuck Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and Article V $2 of the
Pennichuck Corporation’s by-laws requires City approval for the borrowing.

Approved as to form: Critice 01 Corporation Counsel

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Date: Rowe "1, rh IDOd~

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
DECEMBER 21, 2016

A meeting of the Finance Committee was held on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.

Alderman-at-Large Mark S. Cookson, Vice Chair, presided.

Members of the Committee present: Alderman-at-Large Mark S. Cookson, Vice Chair
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien
Alderman Benjamin M. Clemons
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Ken Siegel

Members not in Attendance: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire

Also in Attendance: Alderman David Schoneman
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
Mr. Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager

PUBLIC COMMENT - None
COMMUNICATIONS

From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Fire Hazmat AreaRae Pro RDK Wide Area Air Monitoring Equipment (Value: $87,800)

MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE
FROM INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION SERVICES, LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $87,800. FUNDS ARE
AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 152, FIRE; FIRE GRANTS; EQUIPMENT

MOTION CARRIED

From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Contract Award of Nashua Licensing and Permitting Project (Value: $136,500)

MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND, CONTINGENT UPON BOARD OF
ALDERMEN APPROVAL, AWARD THE CONTRACT TO WAGSYS, LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $136,500.
SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 122, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; NGIN — ERP SYSTEM
CAPITAL PROJECTS

ON THE QUESTION

Alderman Siegel

That was a very detailed contract. | was pleased to see that everything was really spelled out and | think it
should be used as a template for future contracts in the future.

Vice Chairman Cookson

| thought WAGSYS has indicated that their response was at $125,000 and | see that this contract is for
$136,500.

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December 21, 2016

Mr. Kooken
Inaudible.
Mr. Bruce Codagnone, IT Division Director

The bid that was on the summary sheet was for the implementation services and then there is a yearly amount
that is re-occurring so that has to cover that as well.

Chairman Cookson

So the yearly amount is the difference between the $125,000 and the $136,500?

Mr. Codagnone

That’s right it’s roughly about $11,000 per year.
MOTION CARRIED

From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Contract Award of PEG Record/Replay/Stream/VOB/Bulletin Board System
(Value Not-To-Exceed: $65,000)

MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
TELVUE CORPORATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $65,000. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS
DEPARTMENT 122, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PEG ACCESS CHANNEL SPECIAL REVENUE;
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

ON THE QUESTION

Alderman Siegel

This is HD capable equipment but is Comcast going to give us a slot to have government TV in HD?

Mr. Codagnone

They will in the future but not right now. This is going to provide HD over the internet so not only can we
stream our website on HD but we also have the capability of doing ROKU and HULO channels through our
streaming as well.

Alderman Siegel

Are we going to post our meetings to You Tube in HD since it’s publicly available?

Mr. Codagnone

Yes, we will be. We are going to archive it internally on the new system here as well but we have the capability
of creating You Tube channels. There are two parts to this problem, one is the equipment is getting old which
is Tightrope and it is only low def. The other part is the vendor that we are currently using, Easy Stream are
going out of business doing this service. We have an immediate need right now to at least have the archived
videos out there and we will create a You Tube channel for those to be stored. Easy Stream is ending on
12/31/16 and we won’t have this in place for the immediate need so we will be putting all of the archives up on
You Tube.

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December 21, 2016

Alderman Siegel

| had no idea they were going to disappear on 12/31/16. What about our old videos?

Mr. Codagnone

We get to keep them and we will be uploading them to You Tube. The device we are getting has 11 terabyte
drive so we can store them internally as well.

Vice Chairman Cookson

Can we estimate how much storage is required based on an annual basis?

Mr. Codagnone

We can’t because what we have currently been doing is low def and we don’t take up that much room. To go
to the high def we can probably use a multiplier but we are not 100% sure what it is going to take but we feel
it's adequate for now.

Vice Chairman Cookson

For now means two or three years?

Mr. Codagnone

Yes.

MOTION CARRIED

UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS

R-16-084
Endorsers: Alderman David Schoneman
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Don LeBrun
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
AUTHORIZING A TWENTY YEAR EXTENSION (FROM 2047 TO 2067) OF THE MASTER LEASE
TO THE NASHUA AIRPORT AUTHORITY

MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGELTO RECOMMEND FINAL PASSAGE

ON THE QUESTION

Alderman Schoneman

| am at the airport every day and | am the Aldermanic liaison to the airport. The first lease was signed in 1975
and it was for a 50-year term. It’s been amended periodically. There are leases too at the airport from the
Airport Authority to the tenants at the airport but this is the master lease between the city and the Nashua

Airport Authority. The fee for that was $1.00 for the entire term and it was paid in 1975. The term has been
extended and amended. The most recent extension went to 2047 and this is a request to extend an additional