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From: wayne @wpsaya.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2020 4:39 PM
To: Schmidt, Jan
Ce: Tencza, David; Board of Aldermen; Mayor's Office Email
Subject: REPLY: EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR FACE MASK REQUIREMENTS

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Dear Jan Schmidt:
Since we last communicated (below) | have had no issues within the City of Nashua, until today.

While at the Pheasant Lane Mall, | was refused service at the Blaze Pizza, an establishment | have frequented on many
occasions. Blaze manager Dennis Simmons refused to serve me, citing a "law" issued by the City of Nashua, New
Hampshire. | had requested that assistance be called upon by the Police.

When I explained my situation to all - where | have had the virus in question, and cannot give (spread) it to anyone and
cannot catch it again, | aiso referenced your email in where you advised: if asked | don’t have a mask on, "simply say you
have a medical condition".

While in the presence of Mall security, a very professional group of men, they waited patiently, while | looked for your
email on my iPhone. | was not successful. | cannot tell you how embarrassing it was for me to stand for a good part of
15-minutes while people looked with curiosity and others with distain.

i made every attempt to be kind and rational, while attempting to reason with the Manager, but he repeatedly
referenced the City of Nashua “law”.

Now home, | have located the email from you and will make one more attempt to show both the Mall Security and the
Blaze establishment that | possess no danger to myself and others. | have also ordered a copy of my medical records and
have made an appointment with Quest Diagnostics to have a test (antibody test) to show I have previously been
exposed to COVID19.

The Board of Alderman separately or in concert with His Excellency Mayor sincerely needs to take action to provide
individuals such as me with a waiver, or with a reasonable accommodation. The embarrassment | faced was something |
do not wish to go through again. | am hopeful you will take such action or provide me with some type of waiver before
the end of this week, or unfortunately | will need to seek a remedy as a thirty-year Nashua resident, and which will
deeply sadden me as a former paralegal - compelled to file for relief within the Federal District Court in Concord.

| am hoping you, the Board of Alderman, and/or His Excellency the Mayor will help me through this controversy.
Sincerely and Respectfully Submitted,
Wayne P. Saya, Sr

9 A Casco Drive
Nashua, New Hampshire 03062

Fram: Schmidt, Jan <SchmidtJ @nashuanh.gov>

Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 8:14 AM

To: wayne@wopsaya.com

Subject: Re: EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR FACE MASK REQUIREMENTS

Dear Mr. Saya,

My most hearty congratulations on your recovery, | sincerely hope it has been smoother than a few of my friends’ some
are still wobbly after as much as six weeks with all kinds of side effects.

The ordinance says that if you have a medical reason not to wear a mask, then you are still following requirements. | do
know that the community is made to feel a little more secure when they see everyone in a mask and some will abandon
locations where people don’t. | 100% understand their worries. You did nothing to deserve getting ill, and neither does
anyone else,

The science of this thing is still evolving, and there is so much we do not even begin to understand. Immunity from re-
infection is a big one. | may have had a mild case at the very beginning of this crisis when you couldn’t get tested unless
you had traveled, but f will wear my mask - it is just a small thing to make others know f care about the community.

About buildings, because that appears to be a place where most have contracted the virus, someone should- and
probably is -be studying transmission, filtration, and optimum spacing indoors.

| hope you stay well, that the lingering aftereffects are not too egregious. Otherwise, if asked why you don’t have a mask
on, simply say you have a medical condition, but please, consider still wearing the mask to reduce the anxiety and

concern of other community members.

Stay we, be safe,
Jan

Jan Schmidt

Ward 1 Alderman
schmidtj@nashuanh.gov<mailto:schmidt]@nashuanh.gov&gt;

On May 28, 2020, at 1:38 AM, wayne@wpsaya.com<mailto:wayne@wpsaya.com&gt; wrote:

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NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Covid-19 Emergency Measure No. 4

REQUEST FOR WAIVER ON FACE MASK REQUIREMENTS
Dear Mayor Donchess and the Nashua Board of Alderman:

On May 20th, 2020, the Nashua Board of Alderman passed a regulation that was not codified into law, entitled:
“Relative To Face Coverings”.

| have had and recovered from a Coronavirus, known as COVID-19, about six weeks ago. Recently, | tested negative for
COVID-19 at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and current medical evidence does not support becoming infected a
second time. In addition, the CDC advises there is no medical or scientific evidence that indicates | can infect anyone,
where | now contain the antibodies in my system.

lam now semi-retired, but within my previous occupation, | specialized and am considered an expert on buildings and in
the health and safety of the inhabitants of buildings, which include the containment of infectious diseases through the
operation of a building’s systems and the built environment. So as not to bore you with a 45-year old resume’, in 2016
my expertise was acknowledged by the 114th Congress of the United States, US Senate—First Session, July 29, 2015, Vol
161, No 121.

Since my COVID-19 recovery, because there is no medical evidence showing that | can contaminate or be contaminated
from the COVID-19 virus, | have enjoyed the freedoms of not having to wear any face covering for the past five-plus
weeks.

However, there is substantial evidence that buildings and facilities such as supermarkets, large department stores,
restaurants, etc., do not provide 100% fresh air, but actually incorporate ventilation systems under the Nashua building
code; that requires a return of about 75% of the air back into the occupied space after it has been heated or cooled.
Because of this typical engineering design, even within your City Hall, face masks without eye protection is useless,
because a person’s eye’s can receive a bacterium or viral infection particulates just as effective as breathing it in, and
these facial areas (eyes, nose, and mouth) can introduce any germs into a person’s system.

[ have been in a number of these stores and eateries the past few days and | have recognized that a minor number of
other patrons too have not worn face-coverings. | believe this confusion may be based upon the City of Nashua’s action
of non-codifying the new face mask regulation, where there are a number of people like me that frankly cannot benefit
from such a regulation or harm anyone from our recovered condition. A confusing situation where no exemption is
provided.

lam not blanketly ignoring the City of Nashua FACE MASK REQUIREMENTS for no good reason, and lam not an activist
by any stretch. | have not been wearing any face-covering because medical science does not support this requirement in
my case, and because of the freedoms | enjoy under both the New Hampshire Constitution as well as the U.S.
Constitution. | enjoy living in this “Live Free or Die” State. | also appreciate your concerns for the health and safety of
Nashua citizens.

| have been a resident of Nashua for close to thirty-years, raised two children within the Nashua school system, one of
which was born at the Southern NH Hospital and later graduated the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis in 2017. As you may
be aware, | have always tried to provide a good working relationship with your building and fire departments, especially
during last year’s controversies at the Radisson Hotel off of exit 1. Although my work with the federal government's
OSHA had this facility fined with a significant penalty, it was never my intention to harm this establishment. | care deeply
for my fellow Nashua neighbors. | just think at the end of the day, Radisson chose profit over the health and safety of
their people. All of my career | have been a strong proponent of health and safety, and | hope you believe that.

For the reasons | have explained above, | would like the City of Nashua to provide for me with a mechanism for
exemption on the above face mask requirements.

Sincerely &
Respectfully submitted,

Wayne P. Saya, Sr.
9 Casco Drive, Suite A
Nashua, New Hampshire 03062

571-220-3344 mobile
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. THE CITY OF NASHUA

f Benactel Sermees Drvisiat

Office of the Chief Patancial Officer

TO: President Lori Wilshire
Members of the Board of Aldermen

Ce: , Mayor J im Donchess

0, be
ee John L. Griffin. Chief Financial Officer/Comptroller
DATE; | June 18. 2020

RE: 7.03% Tax Rate Increase Projected for FY2022

The purpose of this communication ts to advise the Board of Aldermen that due to the rise in
costs and anticipated revenue reductions at the State level, the tax rate percentage increase is
projected to be 7.03% in F¥2022. Key assumptions driving this projected increase include:

Cost Drivers
$2.8 million (11%) increase in State-run NHRS Pension System costs
$2.2 million (6.5%) increase in Health Care costs
$2.0 million funding for FY2022 CERF purchases (projected “cash” need is $3.9 million)
$0.6 million increase in Debt Service costs
$0.6 million increase in the Solid Waste Appropriation Funded by the General Fund
$5.3 million (2.73%) increase in General Fund Operating Budget costs
Revenues Changes
51.7 million reduction in State Aid in FY2022, which is planned to reduce the FY2021 Tax Rate
$3.0 million reduction in State Aid in FY2022, which funded one-time expenses in FY2021
Local Revenue will continue to be budgeted conservatively in FY 2022
Tax Rate Calculation
$4.5 million of projected FY2021 Revenue Surplus to reduce the FY2022 Tax Rate

$20.0 million decrease in the Assessed Value used to calculate the FY2022 Tax Rate.

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City of Nashua

Office of the Mayor
229Main Street Nashua,NH 03060
Phone 603-589-3260

To: Board of Aldermen
From: Jim Donchess, Mayor
Date: June 18, 2020

Subject: Coronavirus Disease COVID-19

To the Honorable Board of Aldermen:

On March 16, the Board of Aldermen approved the City’s Temporary Policy on Shutdowns and Emergency Leave due to
Coronavirus Disease COVID-19. The Policy paid employees regular wages if they were unable to work due to closure of
City buildings, and to employees who should quarantine themselves due to potential exposure to or presence of COVID-
19, and to employees who could not make necessary child care arrangements due to effects of the pandemic (such as
school closures).

Many city employees worked remotely during this time providing necessary services to our residents with little to no
interruption. Essential employees worked normal schedules with proper safety protocols and personal protective
equipment.

During the past three months, the City’s elected officials and employees, and members of the community, have joined
together in a concerted and effective effort to “flatten the curve” of the pandemic in our city.

Beginning Monday July 6, we will begin a thoughtful, phased-in approach to reoccupying City Hall and other
administrative buildings that were closed on March 18. Buildings will initially remain closed to the public until
engineering modifications and administrative processes are established to maximize the safety of employees and the
public. Employees who have been unable to work remotely will return to work; those who have effectively worked
remotely should continue to do so. Division Directors will be responsible for making case-by-case determinations. In
light of these changes, and coincident with the State of New Hampshire’s phased approach to reopening the economy, |
request you to approve the following:

1. That the Mayor remains authorized, at such time and for such duration as he deems necessary, to open or close
City Half and other city buildings over which the Board of Aldermen or Mayor exercise jurisdiction to the public,
and to continue to institute substitute access to city services as he deems appropriate. Further, the Mayor is
authorized to determine which employees will be urged to work from home or resume working onsite.

2. That the accompanying Temporary Policy on Emergency Leave due to Coronavirus {COVID-19} — july 6, 2020 is
adopted.

The notable differences between the March 16 and July 6 policies are that:

1. Employees will be required to physically report to work or work remotely, unless they are quarantined “pursuant to a
Federal, State, or local government order or advice of a health care provider;”

2. Pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), because of a bona fide need to care for an individual
subject to quarantine or care for a child whose school or child care provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related
to COVID-19. The policy provides for up to 12 weeks of leave for child care at two-thirds the employee’s regular rate of
pay.

Thank you for your continued support as we all continue to deal with this emergency in the best interest of our residents
and employees.

DELINQUENT PERSONAL PROPERTY STATEMENT

, hereby affirms under oath, pursuant to New Hampshire State Code, that
at the time the bid was submitted by (company) was / was not (please circle one) charged with delinquent
personal property taxes on the General Tax List of Personal Property for Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

If such charge for delinquent personal property tax exists on the General Tax List of Personal Property for Hillsborough
County, New Hampshire, the amount of such due and unpaid delinquent taxes, including due and unpaid penalties and
interest shall be set forth below. A copy of this statement shall be transmitted to the Hillsborough County Treasurer
within thirty (30) days of the date it is submitted. Ifa contract is entered into, a copy of this statement shall also be
incorporated into the contract between NTS and the bidder and no payment shall be made with respect to any contract
unless such statement has been so incorporated as a part thereof.

B | Delinquent Personal Property Tax *
Is | Penalties *

ls | interest *

ls | Total *

Company Signed By

Name & Title Date

State of

County of

SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS DAY OF ,20.-
NOTARY PUBLIC

SEAL

MY COMMISSION EXPIRES

* Mark “N/A” if not applicable

City of Nashua, New Hampshire
COVID-19 Return to Work Policy

1. POLICY

This policy applies to City of Nashua employees and includes return to work requirements
and procedures for employees returning to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of resuming business operations, it is the City’s goa! to introduce a phased approach
return, which is based upon the level of disease transmission in the community and
readiness to protect the health and safety of employees and citizens.

2. PROCEDURES

An email, including educational material, should be sent to all employees informing them of
the COVID-19 Return to Work Policy.

Employees at each City building will be required to arrive through a designated point of
entry before starting their assigned work shift. Signage should be posted at all designated
entries alerting employees entering the building of the screening process and the
requirement of wearing a mask upon entering the building.

Prior to entering, a health screening process will be administered by a designated
interviewer/Temperature Taker and overseen by the Screening Unit Lead. This process will
consist of a series of health questions related to COVID-19 as set forth by the City of Nashua
Public Health Department, including a temperature check for each employee.

Any employee who experiences respiratory like illness or COVID-19 related symptoms
should stay at home, notify their supervisor and self-monitor. The employee should consult
with their health care provider, Telehealth, urgent care or seek testing through one of their
public testing options.

Administrative Roles
Screening Unit Lead
a. Serves as a positive ambassador for health screening initiative.
b. Ensures compliance with health screening procedures.
c, Ensures that health screening process and staffing are in place; supports staffing as
needed.
d. Meets with “screened out” employees.
e. PPE Requirement: Masks

June 16, 2020 COVID-19 Return to Work Policy Page 1of5

City of Nashua, New Hampshire
COVID-19 Return to Work Policy

Interviewer/Temperature Taker

Responsible for administering questions and taking temperatures of employees.
This wouid be accomplished via pre-established questions and “no touch”
thermometers.

PPE Requirement: Masks

Step by Step Screening Process

Employees will be screened upon entrance into the designated screening area and will be
expected to wear a face covering and practice social distancing by remaining 6 feet away
from other employees within the screening area.

COVID-19 Screening Process Questions and Temperature Check

a.
b.
C.

&.

Have you been in close contact with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19?
Have you had a fever or felt feverish in the last 72 hours?

Are you experiencing any respiratory symptoms including a runny nose, sore throat,
cough, or shortness of breath?

Are you experiencing any new muscle aches or chills?

Have you experienced any new change in your sense of taste or smell?

Are you experiencing any digestive symptoms such as diarrhea, loss of appetite,
nausea or abdominal pain?

Temperature Check

interviewer/Temperature Taker

a.

lfan employee answers yes to any of the questions above then the employee must
be “screened out” by referring the employee to the Screening Unit Lead.
Communicate to employee that you are now going to take their temperature; take
temperature.

lf temperature is 100.4 F or greater, employee must be “screened out” by referring
the employee to the Screening Unit Lead.

If the employee has a confirmation reading above 100.4 F, but the employee feels
fine, the Interviewer/Temperature Taker will provide a 2nd thermometer reading. If
the 2nd reading is above 100.4 F, and the individual feels fine, the individual should
STILL be “screened out” by referring the employee to the Screening Unit Lead.

Screening Unit Lead

a.

Will reference “COVID-19 Stay Home Script” and utilize the Public Health
Department as a resource when needed.

Will meet with all employees that have been “screened out” to answer questions
and determine if the employee needs to be instructed to leave premises and consult
with their primary care physician, teleheaith, urgent care or seek testing through
one of the public testing options.

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