Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative
Led by Governor Chris Sununu
Launched in March of 2018 Os a
Promotes health, safety, and wellness “Qs
for NH workplaces and employees .
Empowers workplaces to provide
support for employees in recovery and
those impacted by substance use
disorders
Challenges stigma
Encourages employee retention and
productivity
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> What is Substance Use Disorder (SUD)?
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The American Society of Addiction medicine adopted the following definition of addiction
in 2019:
“Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among
brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People
with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and
often continue despite harmful consequences.”
Recovery Friendly Workplaces:
Good for Employees, Good for Business
City of Nashua - Designation
Tuesday, August 10*, 2021
Karen Morton-Clark, CRSW
RFW Advisor
recovery
friendly
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As mentioned, |am a CRSW and Recovery Advisor an advwcate for the Governor’s Recovery Friendly Workplace
Initiative and as such, | am the advisory assigned to the City of Nashua for the recovery friendly activities that we will
reference tonight.
A Special Meeting ofthe Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in the Aldermanic
Chamber and via Zoom teleconference which meeting link can be found on the agenda and on the City’s website
calendar.
President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan Lovering recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan Lovering; Alderman Patricia Klee led in the Pledge to the Flag.
LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2021
RESOLUTION: R-21-162
PURPOSE: Relative to the re-appropriation of Fiscal Year 2022 escrows
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Jim Donchess
COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT:
FISCAL NOTE: The escrows shown on the attached worksheet are department
requests for unlike purposes. The proposed unlike escrow
amount of $5,262,014.25 represents approximately 1.9% of the
FY2021 Adopted General Fund Operating Budget. Note that
any approved escrows decrease surplus at fiscal year’s end.
ANALYSIS
