Board of Aldermen 04-23-2019 Page 15
The same was true at the coffee when the Mayor spoke about what was happening in the Assessing Office.
He really felt that the software issues were going to take care of the problems in the office and that | would
agree with that. | would not. Your budget in your Assessing Office is probably $600,000 in salaries. I’m very
concerned about people issues, and the people are the ones who create the cards. We don’t have magical
buttons in the software that do it. But the integration of the software is very important. | recognize that, and
there’s value in that in and there’s cost savings. The work that Ms. Kleiner is doing in there is great, but | think
the personnel issues are missed. | think we have nobody down there who can answer the technical questions
on assessing for when the public comes in. Nobody, because Kim doesn’t know that information and the
assessors are being isolated.
Just a few concerns. Thank you.
Ed Weber, 4 Cabernet Court
This last April 15, | attended a Carpenters Local 118 up in Manchester. It was about stand up to tax fraud.
Tax fraud today in the construction industry is a multi-billion dollar loss to cities and towns. It’s not a million
dollars for Nashua, but it’s a lot of money. Mayor Donchess was there because he thought it was that
important. Also the Mayor Joyce Craig up in Manchester was there. She put forth a resolution which I'd like to
pass out to the members and have you take a look at it. | would request that Mayor Donchess, if you approve
of it, and read it into the report, if he feels that it's a good idea to support Senate Bill 151, which deals with the
problem of tax fraud. A lot of money can be brought back into the coffers here when contractors play by the
rules.
You actually have people who live in Nashua better affected because they have worked for contractors.
People who live in Nashua who work in the area or in the state have had a problem with contractors not paying
them. That's a problem. When you don't get paid, it’s really bad. It’s not a union-non-union issue. It’s a
combined issued. We have contractors who actually work, and Mayor Donchess listened to them, that cannot
compete because they play by the rules. They can’t compete with people who don't play by the rules.
| would like to give this to you. This is a resolution from the City of Manchester. | know that Mayor Donchess
will make up his own resolution similarly maybe. Thank you very much.
REMARKS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Alderman O’Brien
| appreciated the Board’s approval tonight of the contract to keep baseball at Holman Stadium. It’s great
summer fun. Outstanding. Thank you.
Alderman Clemons
| just wanted to state for the record my full support of Kim Kleiner. | think she has done a wonderful job in her
position as the Mayor's Chief of Staff. | think that she is the best candidate for this position. | don’t feel that it
is necessary for the Board to go out looking for anyone else when you have the perfect person here. She has
my full support.
President Wilshire
| agree, Alderman Clemons. | think Ms. Kleiner has been quite an asset to the city. | think everyone here has
had an opportunity to work with her. She’s very competent and very nice.
