Finance Committee Page 17
August 3, 2016
Alderman O’Brien
In looking at the photographs | would not have drove this myself, it would be dangerous. Are we going to ask,
as part of the interview process, do you mind using your own car? If something spills in their car do we have to
pay to remove a stain? If somebody keys their car do we have to pay for that? If they are under our employ
then | think the City of Nashua has broad enough shoulders to buy a vehicle to help those employees do their
particular job. If you are going to look at the data on this then | want a legal opinion on this as well because
making a demand that people use their own vehicles. If! am an employee but | like taking a bike to work then |
have to take my car. It’s putting a lot of the oeneus on people. This vehicle was a 2002 so the new vehicle is
going to have at least a better than 10-year life span with the city so | think we will get our money’s worth and |
think we got our money’s worth out of the 2002. | think this would be a good investment.
Vice Chairman Cookson
Director Bagley, do you have a policy within your department with regard to mileage reimbursement?
Director Bagley
| don’t think we have an official policy.
Vice Chairman Cookson
| didn’t know if this was a policy that you enacted that you thought it would be a good idea just to pay mileage
reimbursement or if this were something documented in the city as part of employment that if you did use your
personal vehicle then you were entitled to reimbursement.
Director Bagley
There is not an official policy at the division. I'd have to look and see if there is a city policy for all city
employees.
Alderman Wilshire
Who verifies whether these people have insurance on those vehicles that they are using while they are
working? Do we know if people who are driving their personal vehicle for work have car insurance?
Ms. Peek
| am not aware of that.
Vice Chairman Cookson
Let me follow-up with you. Are you asking whether they have insurance for their own personal vehicles?
Alderman Wilshire
If they are using their own personal vehicle to do city business, is someone verifying that they have insurance
on that vehicle because if they are injured during working hours and there is no insurance there | think the city
is on the hook for that.
Vice Chairman Cookson
Otherwise the city has insurance for the vehicles that they own.
