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REPORTS OF COMMITTEE
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Alderman Cookson
| don’t believe that the minutes of Finance Committee of the February 15, 2017, are posted either. For future
reference, the Committee on Infrastructure and the Planning & Economic Development both do have minutes.
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COMMUNICATIONS
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL THAT THE RULES BE SO FAR SUSPENDED AS TO ALLOW FOR THE
INTRODUCTION OF A COMMUNICATION RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS PREPARED
MOTION CARRIED
From: Mayor Jim Donchess
Re: Article Entitled: “My Turn: For decades, state has played major role in high property taxes”
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE
MOTION CARRIED
PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO ITEMS EXPECTED TO BE ACTED UPON THIS EVENING
None
PETITIONS — None
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President McCarthy
They are hard to miss.
Mayor Donchess
Jay put these in in the last couple of days. The cost of the light is about $10-$15 more than the old light, but
this is a different shade, brighter and has a life of 50,000 hours. | think very few of us will be here still in the
Chamber when one of these burn out. If we use this a couple hours a day that would be 25,000 days from now
that they might burn out.
President McCarthy
Your optimism about the budget season impresses me.
A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.
President Brian S. McCarthy presided; Deputy City Clerk Judith Boileau recorded.
Prayer was offered by Deputy City Clerk Judith Boileau; Alderman-at-Large Daniel T. Moriarty led in the
Pledge to the Flag.
The roll call was taken with 13 members of the Board of Aldermen present; Alderman Clemons, Alderwoman
Melizzi-Golja were recorded absent.
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Alderman Siegel
On a lighter note, I’d like to congratulate the City Room Café for being elected one of the top ten places to eat
breakfast in New Hampshire. My secondary office. Hurray for City Room!
Alderman Dowd
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NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
R-17-093
Endorsers: Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
AMENDING THE PURPOSE OF THE EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND FOR FUNDING THE JULIA T.
WARD PRIZE TO A MEMORIAL MURAL PROJECT AT THE AMHERST STREET ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Given its first reading;
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whichever shall occur first. So if you wanted to say it shall first occur for the tax year April 1, 2017, even
though you passed it after that date. Obviously April 1, 2017 occurs before April 1, 2018.
Alderman Clemons
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Alderman Cookson
It has a lot of support, and | appreciate everybody signing up for this. | think it’s a worthy piece of legislation and |
believe it should be passed. | know that Mayor Donchess has requested that we table it this evening. I’m not
going to make that motion right now, but | wanted to be cognizant of Mayor Donchess’ request and at least allow
us discussion before we decide to table if that’s what the aldermen motion.
Alderman Siegel
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MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO AMEND O-17-034 IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REPLACING IT WITH
THE GOLDEN ROD COPY PROVIDED WITH THE AGENDA
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Clemons
