Finance Committee - 06/17/2020 Page 5
Alderman Klee
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. If | may ask, obviously it is only going to cost the City $5,388.00 and the grant will take
care of the over $25,000.00 so it seems like an obvious that we should get it. But my question is, how often
have we used something like this that we have to go and x-ray something here in Nashua or is it more often
that we are kind of going out to other communities?
Captain Paulson
Alderwoman Klee, thank you. It is mixed use as far as our response. As you know, there are only two bomb
squads in the State of New Hampshire; ourselves and State Police. We have the technology and the
accreditation through the FBI that if we were requested, we will respond out to assist. On nearly every run that
we make, an x-ray is utilized, in the performance of our duties. To give you an idea, our current x-ray system
we have had in inventory since 2005 which was also a grant purchase. There is longevity in our equipment,
typically, unless there is some type of catastrophic failure which we hope to avoid. But other than that, it
should be around for a good, long time.
Alderman Klee
Thank you. May | follow up one more question, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Donchess
Yes.
Alderman Klee
Thank you. So have we had to use anything like this in Nashua? | guess | am just curious as to —| am glad we
are certified, | am glad that we are doing outsourcing and so on. But | was curious if we have ever had to use it
here in the City in the past couple of years?
Captain Paulson
Yes, Ma’am. | am not, off the top of my head, | am not sure how many calls for service we get per year. It is
usually 10 to 15, if we took an average. And nearly ever call for service, we use that piece of equipment. | will
tell you that on Monday evening, we were requested for mutual aid out in Milford for what was described as a
Civil War Era cannonball. We probably took 12 different x-rays that evening.
Alderman Klee
Thank you very much.
Captain Paulson
You're welcome.
Alderwoman Lu
I’d just like to let you know that I’m in the meeting. Elizabeth Lu.
Mayor Donchess
Yes, thank you. So the record should reflect the fact that Alderwoman Lu has joined the meeting. Alderman
Laws?
