Special Board of Aldermen 09-21-2021 Page 22
Alderman Lopez
| said we have the Facebook comments section that can handle it.
Alderman Jette
Oh. Good point. Thank you.
Alderman Clemons
Thank you Madam President. Through you to Cooperation Counsel, my question is hypothetically, what would happen if
this motion failed?
Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
You could all go to jail. | don't think that would happen but theoretically was how you prefaced your question. You're
required by law to put this on the ballot.
Alderman Clemons
So may | continue?
President Wilshire
Yes.
Alderman Clemons
What happens if you know we don't vote on it? | mean it seems to me that | guess | don't understand why it's taking an
action of this Board if it's just something that automatically has to happen.
Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
Well Alderman Clemons that's a good question for State Representatives.
President Wilshire
If we only knew one.
Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
Because you had the public hearing that's required by law last week. | will tell you that RSA 49-B:5, V, B says within
seven days after the public hearing, the municipal officers — and that term is defined and in Nashua’s case it means the
Board of Aldermen - the municipal officers shall file with the municipal clerk a report containing the proposed petition
amendment and shall order the proposed amendment to be placed on the ballot at the next regular municipal election.
So that's what the legislature has said. This Board has to order it placed on the ballot. So why it isn’t automatic, | don't
know. The legislature in its great wisdom required YOU to order it placed on the ballot.
President Wilshire
You all set Alderman Clemons.
Alderman Clemons
Yep.
President Wilshire
Okay. Any further discussion? Seeing none, would the Clerk please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken to which resulted as follows:
