Finance Committee

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Mayor Donchess

Alright. Well | would like to say before we get questions that Doria has done a really good job, has worked
very hard on this whole issue and has become one of the leaders in the State on Community Power. It is very
promising but has turned out to be more difficult and complicated than maybe we anticipated at the beginning.
OK. Questions/comments from members of the Committee or the Board? Alderwoman Klee.

Alderman Klee

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Ms. Brown
Correct.

Mayor Donchess

And until there were an aggregation plan and until the Board of Aldermen approves it, we could not embark on
Community Power until those steps were completed.

Ms. Brown

Yes and we both know according to RSA 53E we need to have a Public Hearing.
Mayor Donchess

And we would need to have a Public Hearing where we would take community input.
Ms. Brown

Yes.

Mayor Donchess

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But we will be able to act as an organization to advocate for ourselves in PUC rulemaking as well as start
talking to vendors about power supply and figuring out what the price for energy is really going to be which is
something we can’t do right now on our own.

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Mayor Donchess
OK why don’t you go ahead?
Ms. Brown

So here we are, can you guys see this screen before | start?

Mayor Donchess

Yes.
Ms. Brown

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Mayor Donchess

Thank you. Anyone else? Alderwoman Kelly?

Alderwoman Kelly
| just wanted to comment that | know that the Department of Public Health is looking forward to getting back in
their building and this was a long overdue project. So | am happy to support this and get them back in a space

that is healthy and clean and allows them to do their jobs which we know over the last year, it has been very
hard.

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Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development

Yes, good evening Mayor.

Mayor Donchess

Could you just cover it please?

Director Cummings

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Doria Brown, Energy Manager

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Mayor Donchess

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Mayor Donchess

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Mayor Donchess

OK thank you. Questions/comments? Anyone? Alright Madam Clerk, could you please call the roll?

Alderman Harriott-Gathright

Mayor, Alderwoman Lu has her hand up.

Mayor Donchess

Alderwoman Lu.

Alderwoman Lu