Minutes

National Background

introduction

This document will serve as an outline for the development, implementation and

on-going improvement for Superior Court adult drug courts in the State of New
Hampshire.

State of New Hampshire
Adult Drug Court Development and Implementation

Table of Contents

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Special Bd. of Aldermen — 02/27/2017

A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Ald. Wilshire, Ald. Harriott-Gathright, Ald. Dowd
Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly
Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja, Ald. Tencza
Ald. Schmidt, Ald. O’Brien, Ald. McCarthy 13

Nay: 0

MOTION CARRIED

The meeting was declared adjourned at 7:16 p.m.

Attest: Patricia D. Piecuch, City Clerk

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Alderman Tencza

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operational, like the incentive programs, loans that we give out if someone needs help with their first month’s
rent. If somebody were interested in donating, they could donate to the Friends of New Hampshire Drug Court
if they wanted to market for Hillsborough South or if they wanted to just go state-wide, they could choose to do
that.

Alderman Tencza
Can you let the Board know the percentage of people in Drug Court now who are from Nashua?
Ms. Christiansen

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Community Counsel are the therapists that are part of our team. There are also case managers that are part
of the team. Program coordinators are part of the team. Judge Jacalyn Colburn is the drug court judge here in
Nashua.