Graham, Donna
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From: Laurie Ortolano <taurieortolano@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2020 9:11 AM
To: Board of Aldermen
Subject: Fwd: Charter Change
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Kindly submit this for public comment.
Laurie Ortolano
41 Berkeley St.
Nashua, NH 03064
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From: Laurie Ortolano <laurieortolano/égmail.com>
Date: Sat, May 30, 2020 at 4:24 PM
Subject: Charter Change
To: Lori Wilshire <Lorifénashuachildrenshome.org>
Ce: Board of Aldermen <BOA@nashuanh. :ov>
May 28, 2020
To: Board of Aldermen
Re: Change to Charter for Board of Assessor Members
| am request the Board’s consideration for a change to the charter to require Board of Assessor members to
be residents of the City of Nashua. | am asking for the Board’s consideration to discuss this at an upcoming
meeting.
If 1 am reading the Charter correctly, Mayor appointed Board members can reside in another municipality.
Below is the language from the City Charter.
42. [City officers appointed; qualifications; compensation] The mayor with consent of the board of aldermen
shall appoint a city clerk, a welfare officer, three assessors, a treasurer and collector of taxes who shall be one
and the same person, and a city solicitor, each of whom shall serve an indefinite term at the pleasure of the
mayor; and such other officers as may be necessary to administer all departments which the board of aldermen
shall establish. Said city officers shall receive such compensation as may be set by ordinance. Each assessor
shall prior to his appointment have demonstrated knowledge of property appraisal or assessment and of the laws
governing the assessment and collection of property taxes. It shall be the duty of the board of assessors to assess
all taxable property in the city in accordance with general law and such administrative regulations as may be
promulgated pursuant thereto, to maintain a standard system of assessment records, and to perform such other
duties as the board of aldermen may prescribe by ordinance. The powers and duties of officers 20 Editor’s
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