Board of Aldermen Page 21
August 9, 2016
Alderman Moriarty
| trust Alderman Siegel but that means the documents are improperly typed because everything with an
underline is language so the part about the wage garnishments and worker’s compensation payments
couldn’t have been part of the existing ordinance.
Alderman Siegel
As a former member of the Finance Committee, Alderman Moriarty, you would note that in the first few
pages of every record of expenditures are wage garnishments that have been redacted for years so this
is no change to existing practice.
President McCarthy
| would assume, Alderman Siegel; that we were simply redacting them because that’s required by the
state statute and our ordinance did not reflect...
Alderman Siegel
| stand corrected on that. The state statute requires it. Its confidential information and we are not
allowed to reveal it.
President McCarthy
The underlying section is new text in the ordinance because it makes the ordinance consistent with state
law.
Alderman Moriarty
That’s good to know because there was some discussion some time ago about the...this appeared all to
be new to a lot of people and it seemed to violate the right-to-know law. | understand that we are making
it consistent with the state law as well as adding a safety feature.
MOTION CARRIED
Ordinance O-16-015 declared duly adopted as amended.
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
R-16-054
Endorsers: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Tom Lopez
RELATIVE TO THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $50,000 FROM THE NEW
HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INTO PUBLIC HEALTH AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT ACTIVITY “HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD POISONING CASE
MANAGEMENT”
Given its first reading; assigned to the HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE by President McCarthy
