Board of Aldermen Page 5
March 8, 2016
CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS
City Solicitor
MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE TO CONFIRM BY VOICE VOTE THE APPOINTMENT OF STEVEN
A. BOLTON, 4 KYLE DRIVE, NASHUA, TO THE OFFICE OF CITY SOLICITOR FOR AN INDEFINITE
TERM AT THE PLEASURE OF THE MAYOR
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Siegel
| did not discuss this at Personnel last night, that was enough of a zoo but my opinion on this is that |
appreciate Attorney Bolton’s skill as an attorney. My concern is that the job is more than just City Attorney,
it's also a manager of employees; in particular some valuable employees, Celia Leonard and Dory Clarke
who | know we all love. | also want to make sure that one of the things that distinguished Attorney Bennett,
and he’s not with us so | am not lobbying for his return or anything, was his ability to separate out; we
would go head to head pretty hard but that never really entered into anything else. There was always a
separation there and legislation got through. I’m just a little concerned that | wouldn’t see the same thing. |
am particularly concerned that as a manager of our employees of the legal department; | would just like to
believe that everything would be okay but my only experience is what | have seen in the public forum which
is this Chamber so that’s my concern. Again, | am not taking away from Attorney Bolton as an attorney,
he’s demonstrated that he is more than capable, that’s not the issue and that’s all | have to say.
Alderman McGuinness
| did not attend the meeting last night but | will say that | listened to some of the media on the website and
with respect to Alderman Schoneman’s question to Attorney Bolton, | thought his answers were well
thought out and | believe everything he says and | will endorse this nomination.
Alderman Schoneman
| was at the meeting last night and | asked the question and the answer was a good one. Nevertheless, |
am still thinking as we go around here for this vote what would be the best thing to do. | take
representation seriously and I’ve heard from a number of folks in Ward 3 who are not in favor of this
appointment. Nevertheless, | do also recognize that Mr. Bolton is qualified to do the work. It’s a difficult
question but | weigh constituent needs and feelings heavily but in spite of that | did respect his answer and
| respect him as an attorney.
Alderman LeBrun
To the Board, | have spoken to quite a few individuals that | keep in the highest regard about this
nomination. They are people who have been in city government in the past that know the attorney very
well and for that very reason, based on what they have told me about him, | will be voting for this
nomination.
A Viva Voce Roll Call was taken, which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Wilshire, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Cookson, 13
Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron, Alderman Schoneman,
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja, Alderman McGuinness, Alderman LeBrun,
Alderman Moriarty, Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Lopez,
Alderman McCarthy
Nay: Alderman Deane, Alderman Siegel 2
MOTION CARRIED
