Board of Aldermen 5-21-2020 Page 22
President Wilshire
Alderwoman Lu.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you. | just wanted to say that I’ve spoken with a lot of people in my area, my Ward. | read the
numerous e-mails we received and | just want to say that | really like that so many people took the time to
communicate with us about their feelings about this Ordinance. And | feel that it was pretty evenly for and
against. My feeling, | am going to vote for it and the reason why is that the employees have to wear masks
and that’s because they will protect us. And | think that in order to protect the employees, we need to
Legislate that people that come into the shops need to wear masks as well for the employees’ protection.
Thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you, Alderman Lu, anyone else for the motion to amend by not having to show a medical reason.
Anyone? Seeing, none would the Clerk call the roll on the amendment?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Clemons, Alderman Tencza 2
Nay: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Lopez, Alderwoman Lu,
Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Harriott-Gathright,
Alderman Wilshire 10
MOTION TO AMEND FAILED
President Wilshire
And that amendment fails. So we are back to the Final Passage or Ordinance 20-018 as amended.
ON THE QUESTION
Alderwoman Kelly
Alderman Wilshire, can | speak please?
President Wilshire
Alderwoman Kelly
Alderwoman Kelly
| appreciate the comments that have come through. | had a couple of comments that have now come and
gone. But | think that there have been a lot of voices in this and a lot of really great communication from
our City and | appreciate that. The Board of Health is recommending this so | am supporting this. We had
earlier discussions before the State did some of the things that they did. One of the things | am most
concerned about is we are, tourism is our number one industry here in New Hampshire. People are going
to start coming to our State and by all means | am not saying close our borders, but | think anything we can
do to make us safer and help our community get through this, it makes a lot of sense.
