Finance Committee - 4/4/2018 Page 10
Alderman O’Brien
Yes thank you Mr. Mayor. | just want to say that as the liaison to the BPW pension board you are again pretty
accurate. We are in the mid-80’s in the funding and everything is going well with that, we have a great Board
as Mr. Griffin can say. We mostly work with Mr. Fredette, what is the company? But they are great advisors
and we meet monthly and we are meeting all the obligations. So it’s going very good on that end.
Mayor Donchess
They should have hired Alderman O’Brien to run the State system, we’d probably be better off.
Alderman O’Brien
| am content right where | am right now.
Mayor Donchess
If they had done that 20 years ago, maybe we'd be in better shape. Any other questions? Well thank you very
much for your presentation. As usual, a very good job.
COMMUNICATIONS
From: John L. Griffin, CFO/Comptroller
Re: Independent Auditors Presentation — April 4, 2018
There being no objection, Mayor Donchess accepted the communication and placed it on file.
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: NPD Purchase of Lenco Bearcat (Value: $301,309)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE
FROM LENCO ARMORED VEHICLES IN THE AMOUNT OF $301,309. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN
DEPARTMENT 150 POLICE; CERF
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
It would be helpful if you would introduce yourself to the committee and then just tell us a little bit about what
this purchase is.
Captain Eric Nordengren
Good evening Mr. Mayor, my name is Eric Nordengren and | am a Captain of the Nashua Police Department.
So this purchase is to replace our current Bearcat. Our current Bearcat is a 2003 vehicle and was the 6" ever
produced, it’s the first actually in New Hampshire. And with any type of mechanical or any type of vehicle we
are starting to experience on-going mechanical issues with it and being the purpose that it is intended for, it
obviously is becoming an issue as far as the reliability. Ve need that vehicle to be reliable obviously at all
times for the nature of what it is going to be asked to do; responding to critical incidents, any type of problem
that is going on in the City that requires a strong Police presence or SWAT Team response. The Bearcat is a
vehicle that we really rely on very heavily and that runs a gamut of warrant service to large venue protection is
now something what we use it for.
