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January 10, 2017
Marchant, applied to the Rotary Club to become one of the people who are travelling there and there are three
others who are not city people who are going. She will, yes, be paid her salary during that period of time.
Alderman Moriarty
So while she is there will she be able to fulfill her normal duties at City Hall?
Mayor Donchess
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January 10, 2017
A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.
President Brian S. McCarthy presided; City Clerk Patricia Piecuch recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Patricia Piecuch; Alderman David Schoneman led in the Pledge to the Flag.
The roll call was taken with 14 members of the Board of Aldermen present; Alderman Tom Lopez was
recorded absent.
RESOLUTION:
PURPOSE:
SPONSOR(S):
COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT:
FISCAL NOTE:
LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2017
R-17-087
Supporting efforts by the state legislature to reduce the
downshifting of costs associated with the New Hampshire
Retirement System
Alderman-at-Large Brian S. McCarthy
None.
ANALYSIS
This legislation indicates the support of the City of Nashua for any and all effort by the state
legislature to reduce the downshifting of costs associated with the New Hampshire Retirement
System.
RESOLUTION R-17-087
WHEREAS, the downshifted expenses represent a burden on the constrained budget of
the City which will require the City to reduce existing services in order to keep the budget at its
maximum allowable annual increase.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Nashua that said board hereby endorses any and all efforts by the State Legislature to reduce the
burden placed on the taxpayers of Nashua by the downshifting of the costs of the retirement
system, including but not limited to:
R-17-087
RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING EFFORTS BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO REDUCE THE
DOWNSHIFTING OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
CITY OF NASHUA
In the Year Two Thousand and Seventeen
WHEREAS, the City of Nashua employs a large number of municipal and schoo! district
employees;
WHEREAS, the City of Nashua has enrolled most of these employees in the the State of
New Hampshire Retirement System;
Board of Aldermen
City of Nashua
229 Main Street Brian S. McCarthy
Nashua, NH 03061-2019 President, Board of Aldermen
(603) 589-3030
January 19, 2017
Patricia D. Piecuch, City Clerk
City of Nashua
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03061-2019
Dear Ms. Piecuch:
SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN
JANUARY 23, 2017
6:30 p.m. Aldermanic Chamber
PRESIDENT BRIAN S. MCCARTHY CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER
PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK PATRICIA D. PIECUCH
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN KEN SIEGEL
ROLL CALL
COMMUNICATIONS
From: Brian S. McCarthy, President, Board of Aldermen
Re: Special Board of Aldermen Meeting
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS
Special Board of Aldermen Page 5
January 22, 2017
Alderman Moriarty
No so they will have to do it via amendments to the current bills.
President McCarthy
So there are no bills in the legislature that addresses that issue to the best of your knowledge?
Alderman Moriarty
Correct, so | don’t have one to identify here.
MOTION FAILED
MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF R-17-087 AS AMENDED
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-17-087 declared duly adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
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January 22, 2017
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SCHONEMAN TO FURTHER AMEND BY INSERTING THE WORD
“APPROXIMATELY” IN BETWEEN THE WORDS “AT AND 80%.”
MOTION CARRIED
MOTION BY ALDERMAN LEBRUN TO AMEND BY STRIKING THE EXTRA “THE” FROM PARAGRAPH
TWO
MOTION CARRIED
Alderman O’Brien
There are other bills pending up there and | don’t know if you want to wrestle with them or not. It has to do with
the term “double dipping.” Does the city want to take a stand on that?
President McCarthy
