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Votes at a glance: Jan. 14, 2025 Nashua Board of Aldermen
Summary
Summary of formal motions and votes recorded at the Jan. 14 meeting, including contract awards, contract tabling, appointments, ordinances adopted, and committee referrals.
This roundup lists the formal actions recorded during the Nashua Board of Aldermen meeting on Jan. 14, 2025, and the recorded outcomes.
1) Crown Uniform & Linen Service — Contract award - Motion: Accept, place on file, and approve a three‑year contract for uniform cleaning services (mechanical division). - Mover: Alderman Timmons - Amount: Not to exceed $11,100 (three years) - Funding: Department 152 Fire Rescue Fund (general fund) - Vote: Roll call recorded 15 yays, 0 nays — motion carries.
2) Minuteman Security & Life Safety — Contract (tabled) - Motion: Accept, place on file, and award a contract for construction of the fire alarm upgrades project (amount stated $1,395,000 in packet) - Mover: Alderman Moran (moved to accept); later moved to table amid confusion over title/description - Vote to table: recorded by roll call as carried (tabled); later clarification noted that an emergency repair authorization existed separately. - Outcome: Motion to table carried; item to return to committee for clarification.
3) Wright‑Pierce — On‑call engineering contract - Motion: Accept, place on file, and approve a 3‑year on‑call engineering contract with Wright‑Pierce - Funding: Department 169 Wastewater Fund - Vote: Roll call recorded 15 yays, 0 nays — motion carries.
4) Board of Health appointment — Henry J. Och elected - Motion/process: Election of one member to Board of Health (three candidates: Henry J. Och; Francis Nutter Upham; Wanda Lanigan) - Final tally: Henry J. Och received 11 votes; Wanda Lanigan 4; Francis Nutter Upham 0 in the decisive round - Outcome: Henry J. Och elected and sworn in; term to expire Dec. 31, 2025.
5) Ordinance O‑24‑040 — Individual sewage disposal systems - Motion: Final passage - Vote: Roll call recorded 15 yays, 0 nays — ordinance declared duly adopted.
6) Ordinance O‑24‑043 (field fees) — Adopted as amended - Motion: Amend and final passage (amendment changed effective date; final passage as amended) - Content: Updated field fees (two‑hour blocks; $25 no lights, $50 with lights for non‑resident booking; leagues exemptions retained for many city youth leagues) - Vote: Roll call recorded 15 yays, 0 nays — ordinance declared duly adopted as amended.
7) Appointments and confirmations - Multiple mayoral appointments were read and accepted for referral to the Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee, including reappointments and trustees. The president accepted the appointments by unanimous consent (no objection) and referred them to committee for vetting.
Notes on procedure and next steps: Tabling and committee referrals indicate items that require additional clarification or further committee action (e.g., Minuteman/fire alarm project). Multiple items passed unanimously by roll call; other items (notably O‑24‑036) were adopted after recorded roll‑call votes with non‑unanimous tallies.
Ending: See the individual articles for substantive context on two major agenda topics covered in detail (trust funds and outdoor dining).
