Board of Aldermen 6-23-2020 Page 31
President Wilshire
Thank you, Alderman Jette. The motion is for final passage of Resolution 20-040. Further discussion on
that motion? Seeing none, would the Clerk please call the roll?
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 Lopez, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Cleaver,
Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Wilshire 14
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-20-040 declared duly adopted.
R-20-041
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large David C. Tencza
Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons
Alderman Skip Cleaver
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
APPROVING THE COST ITEMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF NASHUA, NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND LOCAL #789, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS FROM JULY
1, 2019 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023 AND AUTHORIZING A RELATED TRANSFER AND
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN TENCZA FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-20-041, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
President Wilshire
Alderman Tencza?
Alderman Tencza
I'd like to speak to it, thank you. So |! appreciate Mr. McAllister and the Chief being here tonight. | hope
everyone had a chance to also, if they weren’t at the meeting where Mr. Davidson, Chair of the Fire
Commission, spoke about this contract. And also the Chief and John McAllister spoke a little bit more at
length. | know we have also received a lot of some communications from members of the Fire Department
about what this contract means to them and | think they have really put it into words much better than | ever
could about the level of their frustration and how they are compensated versus members of the Police
Department who have similar years of experience, who are earning a significant more amount of money
than they are.
Both Police and Fire in our City are very well trained, very well disciplined, great Departments. And | think
everyone agrees that we are very lucky to have them. In order to keep Departments and to keep people
motivated and wanting to work and achieve for the City what they have achieved, | think we have to do
what's right and do what’s fair even when it is tough. It is tough for people to ask, especially at this time.
