Special Board of Aldermen 07-01-2021 Page 30
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Thank you Madam President. | too would like to echo that, the Mayor’s Budget as well as Alderman Dowd,
thank you. And | too like Alderman Klee came here not sure how | wanted to truly vote on this but after
hearing all the testimonies and realizing that everything that was being said truly was true, you know, you
couldn’t deny that we do have the best in both our Fire Department and our Police Department. So | too
changed and | voted yes. | am happy | did. And | have two announcements. Saturday with the Black
Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, Southern NH Outreach of Black Unity and the Greater Nashua Area
Branch of the NAACP, we will be celebrating the reading of Frederick Douglas’ speech Saturday, July 3% at
12:00, it will probably go to about 1:30 at the Library on the Commons. And last but not least for those that
don’t know Reverend Dr. Bertha Perkins passed last Tuesday, the founding pastor of New Fellowship
Baptist Church at 50 Ash Street. And we will be celebrating her wake on Friday, July 9" at 5:30 until 8:00
at 50 Ash Street. However, the funeral service will be Saturday morning at 12:00 P.M. at the First Church
at the top of the hill in Nashua. | think that’s Concord and Main Street at 12:00 P.M. And we will be having
a repass and that will be announced later as to where that might be. Thank you.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you Madam Chair. | think Alderman Dowd, excuse me, Madam President, Alderman Dowd did bring
up a good point. Some of the emails that | have gotten have come up and said, OH the pension system, |
don’t believe in the rollbacks that the State of New Hampshire has done. Folks, the current delegation from
the City of Nashua that represent and | am proud to be with them up at the State House fought hard this
year to represent Nashua against a pretty difficult tide. The current wasn’t with us. But it seems like there’s
been a lot of emails not really believing that. So | think in defense of the Mayor, what the Mayor says is
100% true. So | think we need to make the people aware that we are not claiming the boogey man is in the
room, he is there. And | agree with Alderman Dowd, so | would like to make a formal request, it is
summertime, that we contact NH Retirement System, see if we can have a representative, perhaps maybe
Marty Carlen could come down and give a presentation to this Board, advertise it so that the citizens can
see that we are not being Chicken Little saying the sky is falling. That you can hear it right from the horse’s
mouth and | think it’s high tide and Madam President | am willing to work on that if you so wish.
President Wilshire
Thank you Alderman O’Brien. | would just like to congratulate the City on being the fourth best run city in
the United States. However, | think Alderman Jette sells himself and the rest of us in this room short when
he doesn’t include all of us in that process. We help shape and form the policy decisions that go on in this
City. So the Mayor does a great job, his staff does a great job but we do too.
Alderman Lopez
Don't be lazy, keep doing a good job.
President Wilshire
That’s all | have. Committee Announcements.
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alderman Caron
Next Tuesday the 6" at 7:00 Personnel / Administration has two public hearings; one on the gambling and
the other one increasing the members of the Health Department Board. Then we will take up the
Legislation concerning the Police Commissioners. So thank you.
