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Alderman Dowd

| would suggest to clarify what we were just talking about is to pass the Golden Rod Copy and then further
amend it to do away with paragraph C10 on Page 1. | think that takes care of the issues that we were just
talking about.

President Wilshire

Ok, so are you making a motion to amend?

Alderman Dowd

| guess I'll ask Attorney Bolton, should we amend the amendment before the amendments even been voted
on?

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some civility. So this while it may be coming now | think is probably something that is probably overdue.
And | can say that | think it was something that should have been put in by other Boards. | witnessed
meeting where, at times, things got out of hand. So | think this is a way of being able to give the public the
right to speak but yet make it more concise and not repeat the same thing over and over and over again
within the speaking time.

Alderwoman Kelly

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President Wilshire

The motion is to amend Ordinance 20-009 by roll call. Any further discussion? Alderman Clemons?
Alderman Clemons

| want to clarify something that was said earlier and that is that there is no restriction in this the way that we
are amending this to prohibit comments outside of the purview of the Board of Aldermen on the second
comment period. Is that the case? Can | have Attorney Bolton answer that question?

Attorney Bolton

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MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD TO AMEND O-20-009 BY REPLACING IT WITH THE GOLDENROD
COPY OF AMENDMENTS MADE AT THE PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, BY
ROLL CALL

ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Dowd

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President Wilshire

We've had a motion to move the question.

Alderman Klee

No | just wanted to clarify that Alderman Jette is incorrect. | did want to just put the question as it stands
now on the ballot. That was my intention. Thank you, I’m sorry.

President Wilshire
Would the Clerk please call the roll? The Motion is to put this on the ballot?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:

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Nay: Alderman Lopez, Alderman Jette, Alderman Laws, Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Wilshire 5

MOTION CARRIED

President Wilshire

The motion before is to amend Resolution 20-077 and putting it on the ballot.

MOTION BY ALDERMAN KLEE TO AMEND R-20-077 AND PUT IT ON THE BALLOT

Alderman O’Brien

Excuse me, point of order. Was that a vote on moving the question?

President Wilshire

That was a vote on moving the question.

Alderman Dowd

Now it’s the question.

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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.

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President Wilshire

Oh yeah, I’m going to get to him. Alderman O’Brien.

Alderman O’Brien

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