Board of Aldermen 10-13-2020 Page 39
And then | also would like to say, what are we doing? Why is it in this particular venue of a municipality?
We could have people that have one leg in Hollis where they say its Columbus Day and person with
another leg in Nashua that could be an Indigenous Persons Day. | would feel much more comfortable if
this was litigated and heard up at the State. And that the whole State rules on this in particular. And | think
that would be a much better venue that have it done here in the municipality.
We've got a lot of things on our plate to worry about. We've got DPW contract that’s 3 years in arrears.
We've got the Fire Fighters contract that hasn’t been done. Yet! am not saying that this isn’t an important
issue, but we have our own municipal objectives that we need to really focus on. Yet this and by itself a
very important subject and | don’t mean to say that it isn’t. But! question the venue that it’s in. | would
much rather have it at the State. But | want to go on record | support the concept wholeheartedly. But to
do it on the backs of my Italian American friends. | don’t want to go down that road so therefore
unfortunately | can’t support it in its present format. Thank you.
President Wilshire
Thank you. Alderman Harriott-Gathright.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
| actually was going to give this long speech but actually | would like to move the question and | do support
it.
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO MOVE THE QUESTION
ON THE QUESTION
Alderwoman Kelly
Alderman Wilshire we’ve been talking for a while, can you remind people that the motion is to put it on the
ballot and not to approve.
President Wilshire
The Motion is to move the question. Right, the question is to put it on the ballot correct.
Alderwoman Kelly
| just wanted to make sure everyone was clear.
Alderman Klee
Yeah | was going to do the same thing thank you Alderwoman Kelly.
Attorney Bolton
This vote is to move the question.
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Caron, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Tencza,
Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Cleaver 10
