Board of Aldermen 01-25-2022 Page 21
business — well it stipulated that businesses were required to have face masks on all customers, clients, patrons,
whatever. The new mandate that we've recently enforce to emergency 1, it requires businesses to post a sign but it
requires the individuals to be wearing masks. Am | accurate identifying the distinction?
Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
There is a distinction. | don’t Know that you’re quoting precisely the language of the prior ordinance as compared to the
one before you today. There is a distinction much as you have outlined.
Alderman Lopez
Thank you.
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you. | just wanted to respond to a few things that have been said. One of the things that has been asserted is that
we have to listen to our citizens and | agree with that. | 100 percent agree with that. However, we also have the
responsibility to protect those who don’t have a voice or can’t have a voice. My two year old son he is unable to be
vaccinated. He is not here at the Board of Aldermen telling us how he feels about this and you prefer he wouldn't
because he would be destroying the room but he doesn’t have a voice in this and he cannot protect himself right now.
Those are the people — him, and there’s lots of other people we are supporting through this. Someone said in public
comment they almost mocked the idea that one child death is too many. One child death is too many and so is one
grandmother, or one brother, or one friend. Thank you.
Alderman Comeau
Thank you Madam President. | would just like to add my oldest daughter is currently a nurse in a long-term care facility
right here in Nashua. So she’s also on the front lines of this. She opposes the mandate herself. Both my children have
had COVID. So | certainly understand the sensitivities to it. My doctor has also told me that | should lose weight and | still
get to decide whether | want to eat that steak or not. So I’m choosing whether or not to take that advice. When | get on
my motorcycle, | Know the right thing to do is put my helmet on. Sometimes | do, sometimes | don't. | apologize to my
daughter if she’s listening but that’s we have the right to do. We get to choose for ourselves. We should be able to
choose for ourselves on what to do.
As far as listening to the public, | just feel that if members of this body go ahead and vote their conscious against the will
of the people, that’s a disservice to the public and it goes against what they’ve put us here to do for them. Thank you.
Alderman Cathey
Thank you Madam Chairwoman. | have a clarification for Corporation Counsel. Earlier when it was asked the definition of
“business” and if it included churches you were affirmative or negative on that?
Steve Bolton, Corporation Counsel
| said it is the opinion of the Legal Department that the word “business” does not include churches.
Alderman Cathey
Does not include churches. Okay. Thank you.
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CATHEY TO AMEND ORDINANCE O-22-003 TO INCLUDE A PROVISION BETWEEN
NUMBERS 10 AND 11 THAT STATES THAT CHAPTER 1, SECTION 12, OF THE NASHUA REVISED ORDINANCES
REGARDING THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION DO NOT APPLY
ON THE QUESTION
Aldermen Clemons
Can the good Alderman or Corporation Counsel explain what that amendment does?
