Special Board of Aldermen 8-24-2020 Page 9
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws,
Alderman Cleaver, Alderman Wilshire 12
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-20-065 was given its second reading;
R-20-065
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $165,846.36 FROM THE STATE
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (“CARES
ACT”) RELATED TO ELECTION EXPENSES
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-20-065, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Klee
Thank you, Madam President, | appreciate that. First, | am definitely for this but | do have a question for |
think Attorney Bolton would probably be the appropriate one on this. In looking at the Fiscal Note on this
there is a mention of $33,000.00 of matching funds that the City would have to do. | believe that it would
cost us more than that anyways with this going on. Obviously accepting money is a good thing. |’m not
sure Attorney Bolton if you’d be able to answer, the question | had is, and this is for the public as well as
myself, the last sentence basically says, “if the standard cost rate is insufficient to cover the local match,
certain costs would have to be absorbed by the City Clerk’s FY2021 Operating Budget”. Can you explain
that or would you be the appropriate person to do that?
Attorney Bolton
Well it means if there are additional costs, at least in the first instance, it will come out of the Department's
Operating Budget. | suppose if those costs get high enough, there may end up being a supplemental
appropriation at some point. But basically, we’ve got to pay to get through the election and that will be
done and then I’m sure Sue will be looking at where the Budget stands to get through the remainder of the
year.
Alderman Klee
Thank you. And Madam President if | can just make one more comment?
President Wilshire
Alderman Klee?
