Board of Aldermen 09-22-2020 Page 16
There being no objection, President Wilshire suspended the rules to allow for the oral report of the
Budget Review Committee meeting held Monday, September 21, 2020 regarding proposed
Resolutions R-20-066, R-20-067, and R-20-069.
Alderman Dowd gave an oral report of the Budget Review Committee meeting of September 21, 2020 with
respect to Resolutions R-20-066, R-20-067, and R-20-069.
Alderman Dowd
Yes, thank you. We did have a meeting last night on R-20-066, it’s a Collective Bargaining Agreement with
the Nashua Association of Schools on a one-year contract at a 1.5% increase andit passed the Board
unanimously. On R-20-067, that’s the $4.5 million that was mentioned before going towards the taxrate, we
did get a letter from the Mayor today and it is 11.4% that will be in accordance with NRO S-135 and that also
passed the Budget Review Committee unanimously.
On R-20-069 which was the escrows, we had some discussion. The reason it was sort of short notice was
the fact that with all that’s going on with City Hall closed that people have to do all these calculations and
everything, the timeframe was shortened. But we have had onechange. | made a proposal to change Line
22 which is the CERF amount by $100,000.00 to add $100,000.00 to the Police Expendable Trust Fund.
The Police Expendable Trust Fund is a fund much like we have an expendable trust fund for snowplowing,
not that they are equivalent. Right now that expendable trust fund is to handle pop up, emergency, major
crimes that need to be investigated right away and they don't have time to come back and go througha
series of Aldermanic Meetings because as we all know the trail goes cold when you are dealing with those
kind of activities. Right nowthe balance in there is like $405.00 and we put $100,000.00 in there to cover
any major expense. And being the liaison to the Police Commission | note that they really have a dire need
for this. In the past, we have years where we didn’t have to use it. We've had other years were we’ve had
to use more than that. It all depends on what happensin the City of Nashua. So in order to be able to
entertain major crime thathappens, they need that money to refer to and it passed with one negative vote.
And | believe that’s it.
President Wilshire
Thank you, Alderman Dowd.
CONFIRMATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS
Business and Industrial Development Authority
There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the reappointments of the following
individuals to the Business and Industrial Development Authority: Jack Tulley, P.O. Box 600,
Nashua for a term to expire September 13, 2023; and Mark Prolman, 70 Crestwood Drive, Hollis, for
a term to expire April 30, 2023.
Oath of Office to be administered at a later date.
Eneray and Environment Committee
There being no objection, President Wilshire confirmed the reappointment of the following
individual to the Energy and Environment Committee: Anita Arden Cala, 15 Taylor Street, Nashua,
for a term to expire March 31, 2023.
Oath of Office will be administered at a later date.
