Where

Aldermanic Chamber, 229 Main Street, Nashua, NH 03062

What was decided

Recommended Michael McDowell as a new Arts Commission member and Judith Carlson for re-appointment. Recommended final passage of O-26-012 on secondhand dealers as amended, O-26-018 on public comment time limits, and O-26-021 as amended on first-period public comment time. Recommended indefinite postponement of R-26-049 after the motion for its final passage failed.

Decisions recorded

• Accepted and placed on file a communication from Deputy Corporation Counsel Dorothy Clarke explaining the ADA process statement in the analysis of O-26-002. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended new appointment of Michael McDowell to the Arts Commission, term to expire June 9, 2029. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Removed from the table the appointment of Judith Carlson to the Arts Commission. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended re-appointment of Judith Carlson to the Arts Commission, term to expire April 1, 2029. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Alderman Sennott's amendment to O-26-012 on secondhand dealers, which adds a fifteen-day possession requirement. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended final passage of O-26-012 as amended, amending the definition of secondhand dealers. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Motion to recommend final passage of resolution R-26-049, establishing a Homeless Services Gap Analysis Committee, failed.
• Recommended indefinite postponement of resolution R-26-049 on the Homeless Services Gap Analysis Committee. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended final passage of O-26-018, removing the total time limit for public comment periods during committee meetings.
• Approved an amendment to O-26-021 raising public comment time during the first public comment period to four minutes. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended final passage of O-26-021 as amended, increasing individual public comment time during the first public comment period. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Motion to remove O-26-002, allowing electronic public comment for people with walking disabilities, from the table failed. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Motion by Alderman Clemons to remove O-26-002 from the table failed. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Carried a motion to remove O-26-002 from the table at the next meeting. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 122 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 14, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

resolution

A formal decision of the Board of Aldermen, such as approving spending, a bond, or a budget. Numbered R- with the year, as in R-26-053.

ordinance

A city law passed by the Board of Aldermen. Numbered O- with the year, as in O-26-017.

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.

RSA

Revised Statutes Annotated, New Hampshire's state laws.

tabled

Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Nashua's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Nashua Publick on October 13, 2026.