Finance Committee - Finance Committee - 9/16/26 brief minutes
The Finance Committee approved five contracts and expenditures during the September 16, 2026 meeting. Mayor Jim Donchess presided with members Smith, Sullivan, Clemons, and Wilshire present. A motion by Alderman Sullivan awarded a $25,710 HVAC maintenance contract to Palmer & Sicard, Inc. The committee also approved $26,100 for downtown holiday lighting with New England Holiday Light Company. For the casino project on Tara Boulevard, Hazen and Sawyer P.C. received a $34,880.09 contract for sewer flow metering. The largest expenditure was a $9,789,870 contract with Transdev, Inc. for transit operations, including fixed route and paratransit service. All motions carried. Additionally, the committee accepted the final FY25 ACFR audit from CFO Dawn Enwright. Alderman Sullivan moved that the committee complied with city charter requirements for expenditures between August 28 and September 10, 2026, which also carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m. Source: https://nashuanh.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=14586,plainText=false)
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 A meeting of the Finance Committee was held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 7:00 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chamber and duly noticed in two places, including the City’s website, in accordance with the requirements of RSA 91-A:2 II. Mayor Jim Donchess, Chairman, presided. Members of the Committee present: Alderwoman Vengerflutta Smith Alderman John Sullivan Alderman-at-Large Ben Clemons Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire Mayor Jim Donchess, Chairman Members not in Attendance: Alderman-at-Large Alicia Gregg Alderman Patricia Klee, Vice Chair Also in Attendance: Tim Cummings, Administrative Services Director Amy Girard, Purchasing Manager Dawn Enwright, CFO Adam Pouliot, Assistant Fire Chief Liz Hannum, Economic Development Director Dan Hudson, City Engineer Matt Sullivan, Community Development Director _________________________________________________________________________________ ROLL CALL PUBLIC COMMENT PRESENTATIONS - FY25 ACFR Audit Chairman Donchess recognized CFO Dawn Enwright. COMMUNICATIONS From: Amy Girard, Purchasing Manager Re: HVAC Annual Preventive Maintenance in the amount not to exceed $25,710 funded from General Fund/ 54- Property Services MOTION BY ALDERMAN SULLIVAN TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH PALMER & SICARD, INC., FOR SERVICE AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON HVAC SYSTEMS AT ALL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FACILITIES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,710. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 152 FIRE RESCUE; FUND: GENERAL FUND/54-PROPERTY SERVICES MOTION CARRIED From: Amy Girard, Purchasing Manager Re: Holiday Lighting for downtown Nashua in the amount not to exceed $26,100 funded from Downtown Improvements ETF/ 68- Other Expenses MOTION BY ALDERMAN SULLIVAN TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD A CONTRACT WITH NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY LIGHT COMPANY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HOLIDAY LIGHTING IN DOWNTOWN NASHUA IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $26,100. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 183 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FUND: DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS ETF/68-OTHER EXPENSES MOTION CARRIED Finance Committee – 09/16/2026 Page 2 From: Amy Girard, Purchasing Manager Re: Sewer Flow Metering and Capacity Analysis in the amount not to exceed $34,880.09 funding will be through a contribution financed by the casino project applicant MOTION BY ALDERMAN SULLIVAN TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD A SEWER FLOW METERING AND CAPACITY ANALYSIS CONTRACT FOR A CASINO PROJECT ON TARA BOULEVARD TO HAZEN AND SAWYER P.C., IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $34,880.09. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 160 ADMIN/ENGINEERING; FUND: FINANCED BY THE CASINO PROJECT APPLICANT MOTION CARRIED From: Amy Girard, Purchasing Manager Re: Transit operations services in the amount not to exceed $9,789,870 funded from Transit Service Operations/ 55- Other Services MOTION BY ALDERMAN SULLIVAN TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD A CONTRACT WITH TRANSDEV, INC., FOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE FIXED ROUTE AND PARATRANSIT SERVICE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,789,870. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 186 TRANSPORTATION; FUND: TRANSIT SERVICE OPERATIONS/55-OTHER SERVICES MOTION CARRIED From: Dawn K. Enwright, Chief Financial Officer Re: Final ACFR for FY25 There being no objection, Chairman Donchess accepted the communication and placed it on file. NEW BUSINESS – RESOLUTIONS - None NEW BUSINESS – ORDINANCES – None TABLED IN COMMITTEE - None RECORD OF EXPENDITURES MOTION BY ALDERMAN SULLIVAN THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLIED WITH THE CITY CHARTER AND ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO THE RECORD OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 28, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 MOTION CARRIED GENERAL DISCUSSION PUBLIC COMMENT REMARKS BY THE ALDERMEN ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY ALDERMAN WILSHIRE TO ADJOURN MOTION CARRIED The Finance Committee meeting was adjourned at 8:04 p.m. Alderman John Sullivan Committee Clerk