Special Board of Aldermen 8-24-2020 Page 10
Alderman Klee
Thank you, | appreciate the time. We don’t have a whole lot of choice here; the election is coming up. We
are going to be doing, as the Mayor pointed out, a lot of absentee ballots and all these other extra
expenses to keep everyone safe for those that do want to come in person and do it. | think this, for lack of a
better word, kind of a no-brainer to accept this money and realize that the cost is going to be what the cost
is going to be. So | hope people do look favorable on this and | can see what they wouldn’t. Thank you for
the time.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Alderman Dowd?
Alderman Dowd
Two things; one — this is to allow people to vote successfully so | don’t think there should be any issues and
secondly, we need to get this passed because we are within 2 weeks of the election. So that’s the first
election so we need to secure this funding.
President Wilshire
Anyone else? Motion is for Final Passage of Resolution 20-065. Alderwoman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you. This is a learning curve for me and | just wondered, | didn’t think of this question until the
meeting here but this is a very precise amount. Is that arrived at by our own you know assessment of our
needs or is that just a formula that the State has applied and determine that Nashua, you know, Nashua is
part of that — this specific dollar amount?
President Wilshire
Do you know the answer to that, Madam Clerk?
City Clerk Lovering
Thank you, President Wilshire. It is my understanding from the State that it is based on a formula for
absentee ballots over and above what was processed in 2016. So these funds can be used for temporary
help and postage and the processing of those absentee ballots over and above what the City of Nashua
received in 2016. That was approximately $600 and some odd; | don’t have the figure with me. So we
waited, knowing that that was probably what they were going to earmark in the allocation of this. Mayor
Donchess and | waited before we added temporary help until we reach the 672 — whatever that number
was, exceeded the 2016 and we brought in temp and we have assigned their duty specifically to that task
which falls within the guideline of the grant.
President Wilshire
All set Alderman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you.
