Graham, Donna
From: Laura Colquhoun
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 8:00 AM
To: Graham, Donna
Subject: Fwd: Please vote against Ordinance 22-002
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From: Laura Colquhoun <lauracolguhoun2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 7:59 AM
Subject: Please vote against Ordinance 22-002
To: Board of Aldermen <boa@nashuanh.gov>
Board of Aldermen:
I am writing this email to ask the Board of Aldermen to vote against Ordinance 22-002 that
allows an Alderman participating in meetings through video teleconferencing to be the
Presiding Officer and conduct the meeting.
This ordinance is only being done because both Alderwoman Kelly and Aldermen Clemens are
having a hard time going to board meetings. It is the responsibility of both Alderwoman Kelly
and Aldermen Clemons to go to these meetings and conduct business as this is part of the job
requirement especially if they have been elected Chair and Vice Chair of a committee. If
Alderwoman Kelly and Aldermen Clemens find that attending these meetings in person is
infringing on their personal lives, they are free to resign their posts and let other Nashua
residents represent the Nashua residents.
Since the City of Nashua has renovated the Aldermanic Chamber, at taxpayers’ expense, both
Alderwoman Kelly and Aldermen Clemons have had the worst attendance records in 2021 of all
board members.
Out of the 32 meetings since the Aldermanic Chamber open on June 23, 2021, the attendance
for these aldermen is as follows:
Present Out Zoom
Aldermen Kelly 4 14 14
Aldermen Clemons 6 12 14
