Board of Aldermen 5-26-2020 Page 9
Alderman Klee
Thank you very much and | don’t disagree with you Alderman Jette. The public has the right to put into the
public record any of their opinions and so on. | just want it to be noted that the opinion of the Blog is, in fact,
that of Mrs. Ortolano and that it was not a third party. It wasn’t something perhaps that was written by the
Nashua Telegraph or the Manchester Union or any other, even a third-party Blog. | very specifically asked
her who is the author of this. Her comment to me, in an e-mail, was you know that it’s me. | did not know
that it was her and if it were her, | don’t understand why she didn’t specifically state, “I would like to have
my Blog put into the public record”. And that’s my objection and | apologize.
President Wilshire
Alderman Lopez and then Alderman Schmidt.
Alderman Lopez
Yeah, | just wanted to double check with Attorney Bolton’s opinion on two different questions. The first is if
we do refuse to accept the communication can we stipulate what goes in there, because it seems like this
is just Mrs. Ortolano’s comment so It should just be accepted as coming from her, regardless of its voracity.
But then the second thing is if we did either refer this to Committee or hold it until the next meeting to allow
her the chance to elaborate on it, it is still already in tonight’s Agenda, it would still be included as part of
that so as an end result she just has her comment (inaudible)?
Attorney Bolton
| think Alderman Lopez is correct in everything he said.
Alderman Lopez
Can somebody make a note of that?
Alderman Schmidt
Thank you, Madam President. Whenever somebody writes to me, | always write back. If they have not
included their name and address, | think that’s essential only because in the days before the pandemic we
had people come to speak with us who had to give us their name and their address. Very simply | don’t
think we should accept anything that comes to us unless they have identified who they are and where they
live. It is just simple rules that we have followed since | began. | don’t care if it gets includes this time or
not, it’s pretty clear that it is hers, she sent it to us. | don’t have a problem with it but | really think that we
should vet the e-mails that come to us to be assured that they are from someone in our City. Thank you.
Alderwoman Kelly
| didn’t have my hand up if that’s what you thought.
President Wilshire
Oh | thought you did, I’m sorry. Alderwoman Lu.
