R-21-143
RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER RELATIVE TO THE
MANNER OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE NASHUA BOARD OF POLICE
COMMISSIONERS
CITY OF NASHUA
In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-One
RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua that pursuant to RSA 49-
B:5, the following amendment to the Nashua City Charter is deemed necessary and shall be
submitted to the voters by placing it on the ballot at the next regular municipal election on
November 2, 2021, in the manner required by NH RSA 49-B with the following question and
summary:
Shall the municipality approve the charter amendment summarized below?
SUMMARY
This amendment would provide for appointment of Board of Police Commissioners by the
Mayor and the President of the Board of Aldermen upon approval of the Board of Aldermen.
Appointments shail be based upon qualifications, merit and record of community service and
should be balanced so that the membership of the Commission reflects the citizenship of the
City. Members of the immediate family of and residents of the same household with the Mayor
and any Alderman would be ineligible.
The Nashua City Charter shall be amended by deletion of the current sections A-101 through A-
102 and A-141 through A-146 and by addition of the following new A-100 through A-102:
§ A-100. Appointments Based Upon Qualifications, Merit, and/or History of Community
Involvement
The Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Nashua shall consist of five (5)
members. Appointments will be based upon qualifications, merit and record of community
service. The Mayor and the President of the Board of Aldermen should use their best efforts to
balance the membership of the Commission to reflect the citizenship of the City. In no event
shall a member of the immediate family or a resident of the household with the Mayor or any
Alderman be eligible for appointment.
