Board of Aldermen — 6/13/17 Page 9
R-17-098
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR
THE CITY OF NASHUA GENERAL, ENTERPRISE, AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE TO AMEND R-17-098 BY REPLACING IT WITH THE GOLDEN ROD
COPY PROVIDED WITH THE AGENDA
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Wilshire
The budget Committee added $191,961 to citywide communications for software maintenance to the citywide
communications system. Also the Budget Committee moved to reduce $200,000 from the Mayor’s capital
improvement participatory budgeting line and put that money into the police overtime expendable trust fund for
police overtime in the same amount $200,000. Those are the amendments incorporated in the golden rod
copy.
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Wilshire, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Deane
Alderman Cookson, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron
Alderman Siegel, Alderman Schoneman, Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja,
Alderman McGuinness, Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Lopez,
Alderman McCarthy 13
Nay: Alderman LeBrun, Alderman Moriarty 2
MOTION CARRIED
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO FURTHER AMEND BY DELETING IN DEPT. 157, CITYWIDE
COMMUNICATIONS, ACCOUNT #54407, SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE, THE AMOUNT OF $191,961
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Siegel
The Mayor alluded to the possibility of funding this out of escrow. | think that there is a feeling that this is
clearly necessary. We have to have software maintenance on our critical communication systems. | think that
there probably could use a little bit of extra time in vetting this out a bit. Maybe we can get the contract down.
| Know Mr. Mansfield’s been working on this so if we just throw that money over the top, what we’ve done is
effectively increased the budget. Now the moving of the $200,000 into the police expendable trust fund for
overtime has very, very broad support and it doesn’t change the amount of money that we have in the budget.
This particular line item does. So | would suggest that based on the discussions in the Budget Committee
meetings, we all agreed. | believe it was unanimous in fact that we agreed this was an important line item and
an unfortunate mistake to have left it out. It was one of those things that sometimes happens. Let’s not do this
now tonight. | would urge us to remove this as per my motion if that pleases the Board and pick it up later.
A Viva Voce Roll Call was taken, which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Wilshire, Alderman Deane, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron
Alderman Siegel, Alderman Schoneman, Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja
Alderman McGuinness, Alderman LeBrun, Alderman Moriarty,
Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Lopez, Alderman McCarthy 13
