Board of Aldermen Page 6
April 12, 2016
Hampshire get less than $50,000 per year. If you want to support pension reform for some of these ones that
are over $100,000 I'll stand right with you but let’s not play with the facts. Some of the previous speakers
talked about this legislation would protect against down shifting from the state. At one time the state paid 35%
of employer pension cost and then it went to 25% and now we are down to 0%. Ina city this smart they set
aside some money to prepare for this day and | think it was prudent and now it’s time that we pass this
legislation so that the city itself is not adversely affected by decisions that the state made. If we don’t do this,
what’s going to happen? Well, you can look at the numbers, we have a 1.3% spending cap; inflation is not
likely to be much higher in the next couple of years. We have the Trans Pacific partnerships down the road,
NAFTA, the days of 4% or 5% inflation are not coming up any time soon. It’s probably going to remain
between 1% and 2%. Right now | am a teacher in the City of Nashua and right now the Board of Education is
having a tough time meeting the Mayor’s current 2% budget increase and that is with no raises next year, no
step increases, nothing, not for the teaching staff and not for the secretaries. They are already talking about
layoffs and I’m sure the fire department is in the same boat. Do we want to lay-off more city workers and
reduce the city services even more? | don’t think many people in the city do. | know some of the people that
might be affected by these lay-offs and some are seated in this room. When you are thinking about this
pension trust fund, think about the services and the consequences if we don’t do this the next three years. |
implore all of you to please support this legislation. Thank you.
Mr. Bernie Cote, 22 Greenlay Street
| wanted to talk about Charron Avenue. I’m against it. | think Mayor Donchess said that Pep Boys and the
other one was going to give land and have two right lanes to turn right and put a left lane to go into the other
stores, am | correct?
President McCarthy
Mr. Cote, this is the public comment period and not question and answer and we actually don’t have anything
on the agenda to do with that property. | would encourage you to talk to Alderman Dowd and the Mayor when
the meeting adjourns at the end of the evening.
PETITIONS — None
NOMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS
Joint Convention with Woodlawn Cemetery Board of Trustees
MOTION BY ALDERMAN MCGUINNESS THAT THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEET IN JOINT
CONVENTION WITH THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
REAPPOINTING A TRUSTEE
MOTION CARRIED
President McCarthy called for nominations.
Trustee Niles Jensen nominated Barbara Whitmore for a five-year term to expire March 31, 2021
MOTION BY ALDERMAN LEBRUN TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS
MOTION CARRIED
