Board of Aldermen — 4/11/17 Page 6
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Tracy Pappas, 12 Swart Terrace, Nashua
I’m here regarding O-17-31, relative to taking the wastewater fund out from under the Cap. It says all in or all
out. | grabbed the wrong pad of paper, but there is a state law that does not allow cities and towns to comingle
positions. In Manchester, they have a Spending Cap as we do. Although the director of public works and
other folks within that division do indeed perform tasks for the wastewater division, they do not charge for that
because it is not allowed under state law. As such, just as that ordinance states, all in or all out. | suggest that
we either send this back to committee or someone have the guts to say we will no longer have shared
employees. We have a city engineer, we have a construction and inspection engineering assistant, we have
deputy treasury/tax collector, we have deputy manager of engineering, director of public works, DPW billing
accountant, DPW collection specialists.
Alderman Siegel
You're a BPW Commissioner. That’s a personnel matter not in the purview of the Board of Aldermen.
Ms. Pappas
Am | out of order?
President McCarthy
Not yet.
Ms. Pappas
| am reading from a public document.
President McCarthy
Proceed, Ms. Pappas.
Ms. Pappas
Executive Assistant, Finance Administrator, Fleet Manager, Public Relations Administrator, which by the way in
the past, we’ve never had to have which is going to be charged 20 percent, Senior Manager of Accounting &
Financial Reporting. | think those are items that should be placed under the Cap.
As | have said before, I’m not saying there is anything nefarious going on, but there is a state law.
President McCarthy
| would ask you not to repeat that again because by saying I’m not saying there’s anything nefarious going on,
you're implying that there is something. | don’t want to hear ...
Alderman Moriarty
| disagree.
