PUBLIC HEARING
MAY 16, 2019
A Public Hearing was conducted by the Board of Aldermen on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.
at the Nashua High School North Auditorium, 8 Titan Way, Nashua, New Hampshire.
President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch recorded.
The prayer was offered by City Clerk Piecuch; Pledge of Allegiance was led by David C. Tencza.
The roll call was taken with 11 members of the Board of Aldermen present; Alderman Gidge, Alderman
Laws, Alderman Jette and Alderman Clemons were recorded absent. Alderman Linda Harriott-
Gathright arrived after roll call at 7:08 p.m.
His Honor Mayor James W. Donchess was also in attendance.
President Wilshire turned the public hearing over the Alderman Richard A. Dowd, Chairman of the
Budget Review Committee.
PUBLIC HEARING
R-19-123
RELATIVE TO THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET
FOR THE CITY OF NASHUA GENERAL, ENTERPRISE, AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Chairman Dowd
Tonight we will have the public hearing on the FY2020 budget. Before we get started, the process
is we’re going to go through each division and each department. When | call that department, you
may come up to the microphone in the front and make a brief statement. | prefer no speeches.
Then you can ask your questions. You can ask two questions and then | would ask that you wait
until everybody else has had a chance and if you have additional questions, you can come back.
Before we start, | have a memorandum from Scott LeClair, the Chief Chair of the Planning Board
and all the Board Members to myself as Chair of the Budget and Members of the Budget
Committee. The subject is “Request to fund Master Plan update in Proposed FY 2020 City Budget”.
“At its Work Session meeting on May 9" the Planning Board voted unanimously to send a
favorable recommendation to the Budget Committee to fund the City Master Plan. It has been
nearly 20 years since the current adopted Master Plan commenced. State Law recommends
Master Plans be updated every 10 years. The Planning Board also rated the Master Plan update
an “A-2” project in the Capital Improvement Program. The Planning Board cannot attend the
Budget Committee’s May 16" Public Hearing on the Proposed FY20 Budget since it conflicts with
our regular meeting. Please enter this memorandum and consider our above favorable
recommendation at the Public Hearing. Thank you!!!”
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO TAKE FROM THE TABLE R-19-123
MOTION CARRIED
