Board of Aldermen 06-11-2019 Page 6
Resolution R-18-073 declared duly adopted as amended.
R-19-123
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR
THE CITY OF NASHUA GENERAL, ENTERPRISE, AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Given its second reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD TO AMEND R-19-123 IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REPLACING IT WITH
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Dowd
Just to clarify what the amendment is, when the budget was presented, an amendment was made by
Alderman Kelly and the motion was to increase the Mayor’s budget by $65K to address the cost of two
school paras? Correct?
Alderwoman Kelly
And a counselor.
Alderman Dowd
And a counselor if they can squeeze that in, in that amount of money. It passed and it now requires 10
votes to amend the Mayor’s budget.
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you | just wanted to follow up on that. The conversation for people who weren’t at the Budget
Meeting, | personally looked at the line items that they were looking at and wanted to see what we could
do for them. The two line items that they didn’t have any sort of plan for that they had pulled out of their
budget was the paras and the school counselor, which still Keeps us at 3% but allows us to give them a
little bit more support. And I’m sorry, we actually voted to put that into contingency so that the money
wouldn't be used unless we hired those people. So it will go into the same contingency with the
$200,000.00 for the other paras.
Alderman Jette
Just a point of clarification, didn’t the Mayor add something for the grant writer?
Alderman Dowd
Yes but the Mayor added to his budget and we allowed that to go through but we didn’t alter the Mayor’s
budget, that’s part of the Mayor’s budget. So we don’t need to vote on that separately.
Attorney Bolton
You do but as long as it is captured in this amendment you'll be fine.
Alderman Dowd
It is.
