Board of Aldermen 09-09-2020 Page 9
Mr. Sullivan
That’s right.
President Wilshire
Alright, thank you both very much. Does anyone have any questions for Mr. Sullivan? Alderman Lopez?
Alderman Lopez
More of a comment. | just wanted to make it before the Mayor signs off. At the election yesterday we did
have an individual who had difficulty with the masking requirements for voting and he presented evidence
that he had some developmental disabilities, he was escalating emotionally very quickly. He had some
verbal stuttering and he was very, very agitated when he left and Nashua Police made sure to help de-
escalate out of concern for him. | was very impressed with how the officer approached it, | was very
impressed with how the officer was able to calm him down and reassure him that he was going to be heard,
he was going to get his chance to vote.
President Wilshire’s son did a very good job of making sure we had a contingency plan for people who
were not able to vote with the mask on, which preserved their ability to keep their eyes on the ballot box so
they would meet them in the back area, they could fill out the voting around the corner and then they could
watch as Barry brought it to the ballot box. So we had a contingency plan but the experience of walking into
a room where everyone around you was suddenly alarmed by you not wearing a mask was pretty intense
for that individual and it was Nashua Police who did a very good job | think of managing the person’s
symptoms, meeting them where they were and reassuring them that they were safe and that they were
welcome where they were. So | just wanted to pass that on to you as a little bit of good news.
President Wilshire
Thank you Alderman Lopez. Deputy Testaverde, | hope you'll pass that along?
Deputy Chief Testaverde
| absolutely will, | love the feedback; positive is always better than negative. But we love the feedback,
thank you very much.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Did anyone have questions or anything for Mr. Sullivan before we let him go? Hello? | thought
| heard someone speak up, | guess not. Thank you, Mr. Sullivan, and thank you Director Marchant.
Mr. Sullivan
Thank you very much.
READING MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
There being no objection, President Wilshire declared the minutes of the Board of Aldermen
meeting of August 11, 2020, and Special Board of Aldermen meeting of August 24, 2020 accepted,
placed on file, and the reading suspended.
