Votes at a glance: Manchester Water Works Board actions March 27, 2025
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Summary
The board approved minutes, accepted monthly payments, awarded a design contract for lake/dam improvements, authorized seasonal positions and entered nonpublic session; the contract with architects remains under solicitor review.
At its March 27 meeting, the Manchester Water Works Board of Commissioners recorded several formal motions and voice votes. The following lists the motions taken and outcomes as announced on the record.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes from the Feb. 27 meeting — Motion by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Tremblay; outcome announced as approved (voice vote).
- Acceptance of finance committee recommendation and payment of monthly invoices, advance drafts and p-card payments totaling $1,021,817.53 — Motion by Commissioner Harworth, seconded by Commissioner Brown; outcome announced as approved (voice vote).
- Award design contract for raised-lake/canal improvements to Turner Group in the amount of $599,000 — Motion by Commissioner Tremblay, seconded by Commissioner Brown; outcome announced as approved (voice vote). The project is described as fully state-funded, with a $3,000,000 grant already awarded; Turner Group was selected from two proposers.
- Acceptance of Deputy Director David Miller’s retirement with regret (effective July 31) — Motion and second recorded on the record; outcome announced as approved (voice vote).
- Approval to fill 15 seasonal help positions for the remainder of FY25 and FY26 — Motion by Commissioner Sapienza, seconded by Commissioner Brown; outcome announced as approved (voice vote).
- Motion to enter nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3 II(d) to discuss acquisition, sale or lease of real or personal property — Motion by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Harworth; motion carried and meeting entered nonpublic.
Details and context: several votes were taken by voice with affirmative “aye” responses; the meeting transcript records the motions, seconders and the chair’s announcement of each outcome but does not include roll-call tallies on the record. The board also heard in-depth presentations and staff reports (see separate articles) on design options for a new administrative/vehicle facility and operations updates; the architectural AIA-form contract discussed for the administrative building remained under solicitor review and was not signed at the meeting.
Ending: Staff follow-up items recorded on the record include solicitor review of the architectural agreement, further design and permitting work for both the administrative facility and the lake/dam improvements, and personnel-transition planning for the deputy director position.
