Board of Aldermen 12-11-2018 Page 16
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS BY PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Citizens Advisory Commission for Community Grants
Elizabeth G. Houde (New Appointment) Term to Expire: October 1, 2021
12 Oldfield Road
Nashua, NH 03060
There being no objection, President Wilshire declared Elizabeth G. Houde, 12 Oldfield Road,
Nashua, duly appointed to the Citizens Advisory Commission for Community Grants for a term
to expire October 1, 2021
Oath of Office administered by Corporation Counsel.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
R-18-066
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman-at-Large Brandon Michael Laws
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderwoman-at-Large Shoshanna Kelly
RELATIVE TO ADDRESSING POSSIBLE INEQUITIES IN SICK LEAVE POLICY FOR
CERTAIN UNAFFILIATED EMPLOYEES
Given its third reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CARON TO AMEND R-18-066 IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REPLACING IT WITH
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
ON THE QUESTION
Alderwoman Caron
As former Alderman Chasse says, we need to have some information. Ok so what the committee did
the original was to allow those 11 employees to get their sick leave time back prior to 2001 if they were
hired between 1995. Members of the Committee felt that we should give these particular employees a
chance to either take that or to continue collecting unlimited sick leave and then when they retire they
get 20% of that total. That is basically what the amendment is.
Alderman Jette
This is pretty complicated, and | went to the Committee Meeting to try and learn what this was all about
and | have spent a lot of time researching it and trying to learn exactly what this is. To those who
already know forgive me, prior to 2001 the City had a policy for their unaffiliated employees, people who
are not represented by unions where they could accumulate sick leave at the rate of 13 days per year
up to a total of 90 days or 720 hours. When they retired, if they had not used, or whatever unused sick
time there was, they could cash that out as part of their retirement package at 100% of that unused sick
leave time. So they were entitled to accumulate up to 720 hours or 90 days and whatever was unused
at their retirement they could cash that out at 100%.
In 2001, the City, the Board of Aldermen, decided that the City could no longer afford that benefit, so
they changed it. They said from then on instead of accumulating leave up to a total of 720 and being
able to cash it out at 100%, the City was going to allow employees to accumulate an unlimited amount
of sick leave at the rate of 13 days per year, but they weren’t limited to the 720 hours or 90 days, it was
