Board of Aldermen Page 32
September 27, 2016
President McCarthy
The motion before us is that of amending with the copy proposed by the Mayor. Is there further
discussion on that motion?
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Moriarty
At the risk of having someone shake their finger at me, if your motivation is to demonstrate to the world
that Nashua is a Welcoming City, all you had to do was say yes on that last amendment. If you voted no
for that then there’s something else.
Alderman Siegel
That’s probably not in our code of conduct.
Alderman Moriarty
Duly noted.
Alderman Lopez
We have gone through every possible aeration of this so | would propose to my fellow Aldermen that as
the vote is continually on the same lines and there isn’t any actual substantive objective to the
Welcoming America Initiative, there are possible 990 forms that are mysterious, there are maybe some
grant opportunities and all kinds of subjective possibilities but if we are going to vote 8 to 7 on this then
this is an opportunity to say okay, I’m not going to win the vote against; they are going to shut down
Welcoming America as a part of this so maybe | should now signal my support to the Welcoming
Community and the people gathered here today who are in support of it.
Alderman Deane
| think that’s wonderful but you just missed your opportunity to do just that.
Alderman Siegel
| couldn’t agree with my colleague, Alderman Deane more and by the way, this idea that characterizing
the snip-it’s that | put out there as not substantial, that’s a judgement call on your part. You didn’t read
this stuff, | did so you are reacting to something that | said which is a snip-it. Had you read even more
maybe you would have the same opinion, that’s fine, you are welcome to that but you are making an
awfully stiff judgement call by claiming that there was nothing substantive when in fact you are basing
that on something you yourself have not reviewed.
President McCarthy
Before we go any further | will remind the Board that remarks are intended to be addressed to the chair
on the merits of the legislation.
Alderman Siegel
| apologize, Mr. President and also to my colleague, Alderman Lopez, | did not mean to be out of line.
