PREAMBLE
Pursuant to New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, RSA 273-A, and other applicable laws
and ordinances, this Agreement is entered into between the Nashua Board of Police
Commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission" and the Nashua Police Supervisors
Association, hereinafter referred to as the "Association."
In applying this Agreement, the use of the masculine shall be construed to include the feminine.
The use of fhe singular shall be construed to include the plural.
ARTICLE 1: PURPOSE
It is the purpose of this Agreement to promote and maintain harmony, cooperation, and
understanding between the Commission and the Association In fulfilling their mutual and
respective Obligations to each other and to the citizens of the City of Nashua.
lt is further the purpose of this Agreement to provide orderly collective bargaining relations
between the Commission and the Association and to secure prompt and fair disposition of
grievances in order to assure the efficient operation of the Nashua Police Department and
uninterrupted service to the citizens of Nashua.
ARTICLE 2: RECOGNITION
Pursuant to the modification of a certification issued by the NH Public Employee Labor Relations
Board, the Commission recognizes the Nashua Police Supervisor Association, NEPBA, Local
#25, having been designated and selected by a majority of the employees in the unit described
as Sergeants and Lieutenants for the purposes of collective negotiations and the settlement of
grievances.
ARTICLE 3: DEFINITIONS
A. BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS: Police Commissioners appointed in accordance
with Chapter 1, Section A-101, of the Nashua Revised ordinances.
B. ASSOCIATION: Nashua Police Supervisors Association.
C. CHIEF: Chief of Police of the Nashua, New Hampshire, Police Department.
D. CITY: The City of Nashua, New Hampshire.
E, COMMISSION: The Board of Police Commissioners.
F, DEPARTMENT: The Nashua, New Hampshire, Police Department and its administrative
staff.
