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City Council Meeting Transcript Summary - November 6, 2025

Board of Aldermen Meetings — Thursday, November 6, 2025
BodyNashua, New Hampshire
SessionBoard of Aldermen Meetings
DateThursday, November 6, 2025
StatusFILED
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Four three two one.

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Octo October 2nd.

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So move.

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Second.

0:34

All right.

0:34

Vote all in favor?

0:36

Aye.

0:37

Ayes have it.

0:38

Can I get a motion to waive the reading of the non-public minutes from the Board of Assessors meeting held on on Thursday, October 2nd, and accept them and place them on file.

0:48

So move.

0:48

Second.

0:49

All in favor?

0:50

All right.

0:52

All right.

0:52

So we have the following agenda.

0:54

We're gonna have a department update.

0:57

We we we do have a department update.

1:01

Miles LaCroix, who was part of our assessors team has left the the actual city.

1:07

So we're now back down to just Jessica.

1:12

Wow.

1:14

That's why.

1:15

Congrats, Jessica.

1:16

Yes.

1:16

Yeah.

1:17

This is that this is when you negotiate your salary.

1:21

I have nothing to do with that.

1:24

Is that the update?

1:26

So what do we do about it?

1:27

That well, do you guys know any assessors looking for work?

1:31

No.

1:32

Oh.

1:33

Yeah.

1:34

Gonna have to steal one.

1:35

Well bonuses.

1:38

Yeah.

1:38

Yeah.

1:39

Signing bonuses.

1:41

It's not on the budget.

1:43

Correct.

1:46

All right.

1:47

Well, thanks for uh letting us know.

1:50

Yeah.

1:50

So again, Jessica will be out in the field quite quite a bit, hence why Sue is here to kind of learn how to do what Jessica does.

2:03

As far as supporting the actual board, yeah.

2:07

Well, welcome, Susan.

2:08

Thank you.

2:09

Where are you from?

2:11

I worked before this for the water volume.

2:15

Okay.

2:15

Transpiring?

2:16

Okay.

2:17

Transcription is just the dumb room.

2:22

All right, well.

2:24

Get to know us.

2:26

Okay.

2:27

Good.

2:28

All right.

2:28

So is that it for the department updates?

2:30

That is, yes.

2:31

Okay.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Assessing Department Operations█████████████████████████████████████████████60%
Personnel Matters██████████████████24%
Procedural████████████16%
Summary of Proceedings

City Council Meeting Transcript Summary - November 6, 2025

This transcript appears to be a partial recording from a city council meeting, though the date spoken at the beginning is October 2nd, creating a discrepancy with the provided metadata of November 6, 2025. The meeting covered department updates regarding staffing changes in the Board of Assessors, discussed new state law regarding fire proration, and concluded with a motion to enter a non-public session.

Consent Calendar

  • Unanimous vote to waive the reading and accept the non-public minutes from the Board of Assessors meeting held on October 2nd.

Department Updates

  • Staffing Changes: The Board of Assessors noted the departure of Miles LaCroix, leaving the team with only Jessica. Susan was introduced as the incoming member learning the role from Jessica, having previously worked for the water department.
  • Public Comments on Updates: Council members made informal remarks about salary negotiation given the reduced staff count and discussed the need for potential hiring bonuses, acknowledging they are not currently on the budget.

Discussion Items

  • Fire Proration (RSA 762:1): Jessica presented a proposal to adjust the December tax bill for 24 Spend-A-Wit Drive rather than issuing a post-year refund, based on a fire on August 24, 2025, which rendered the building uninhabitable until at least March 31, 2026.
    • Speaker Positions:
      • Council Members expressed full confidence in the accuracy of the fire classification, noting the fire report indicated an

Meeting Transcript

Four three two one. Octo October 2nd. So move. Second. All right. Vote all in favor? Aye. Ayes have it. Can I get a motion to waive the reading of the non-public minutes from the Board of Assessors meeting held on on Thursday, October 2nd, and accept them and place them on file. So move. Second. All in favor? All right. All right. So we have the following agenda. We're gonna have a department update. We we we do have a department update. Miles LaCroix, who was part of our assessors team has left the the actual city. So we're now back down to just Jessica. Wow. That's why. Congrats, Jessica. Yes. Yeah. This is that this is when you negotiate your salary. I have nothing to do with that. Is that the update? So what do we do about it? That well, do you guys know any assessors looking for work? No. Oh. Yeah. Gonna have to steal one. Well bonuses. Yeah. Yeah. Signing bonuses. It's not on the budget. Correct. All right. Well, thanks for uh letting us know. Yeah. So again, Jessica will be out in the field quite quite a bit, hence why Sue is here to kind of learn how to do what Jessica does. As far as supporting the actual board, yeah. Well, welcome, Susan. Thank you. Where are you from? I worked before this for the water volume. Okay. Transpiring?

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