Finance Committee Page 2
February 15, 2017
reviewed all of the proposals: Sarah Marchant, myself, Tim Cummings and James Vayo. We unanimously
thought that Halvorson had the best proposal.
Alderman O’Brien
Some of this is from my old neighborhood. | grew up in Cambridge. | remember the Charles Railroad
Riverside press used to dump into it, very similar to the old days of the Nashua River where downstream there
was pollution. It’s such a valuable resource. Looking at what this company has done, it’s a great asset for our
future. The potential is there for some great stuff.
Ms. Mineau
Absolutely. They were very involved in the Charles River Esplanade 2020 plan. That was one of the products
we found very impressive.
MOTION CARRIED
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: Brian D. Rhodes, Assistant Fire Chief
Re: Knox Box Request Clarification
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Knox Lock Security System (Value: $13,300)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE
FROM KNOX COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,300. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 152,
FIRE EMERGENCY SERVICES; GENERAL FUND
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman O’Brien
As you know | am familiar with the Knox Box, but | think a lot of people at home is asking: what is the Knox
Box. Can you briefly give a description of what its intentions to do and how it is a very high security matter?
Assistant Fire Chief Rhodes
Approximately 20 years ago, the City of Nashua and the Fire Department at that time decided we needed to
upgrade the way we handled keys to commercial properties in the community. The city was really growing and
having a large key ring in a truck and sometimes multiple key rings really wasn’t the most efficient way to keep
these keys. The Knox Company is out of Arizona. It puts a mini safe on the exterior of the building. One of
the key components to their system is no other community has the same locks that we have. We have a
Nashua key. Every person who comes through the city who wants to get one for their building, they pay for
themselves. We highly encourage it through the Fire Marshal’s Office. Once the code is there that it’s going to
Nashua, the lock in the device itself is keyed to Nashua. Hudson Fire Department can’t come to Nashua and
open it. Manchester, Hollis, anybody else. This system that we are requesting goes in the vehicles and is a
way of securing the master key that we have. It creates better accountability. We'll be able to track to see
who took the key out, who put the key back. Hopefully who didn’t. There is also a blue strobe light on the top
