Agenda

CITY OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

FISCAL YEAR 2021

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
Chief of Staff

BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Legislative Affairs Manager

LEGAL

Corporation Counsel

Deputy Corporation Counsel
Deputy Corporation Counsel

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
City Clerk

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Economic Development Director

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION
Administrative Services Director

Chief Assessor

Purchasing Manager

CITY OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
LIST OF PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS
FISCAL YEAR 2021

MAYOR

Jim Donchess

ALDERMEN AT LARGE

Lori Wilshire, President
Michael O’Brien, Sr., Vice President
Benjamin M. Clemons

CITY OF NASHUA

ADMINISTRATIVE/EXECUTIVE STRUCTURE

CITIZENS
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Financial Reporting Awards

the city issued an RFP seeking development on a municipal surface parking lot and a 150-room
apartment building is now proposed for the downtown.

The downtown is seeing somewhat of a rebirth with its highest level of occupancy in years. The
small independent merchants and eateries have fended off the pandemic relatively well. There is
no available space on Main Street and with the city’s recent investment in the Nashua Center for
the Arts, the downtown is turning into a cultural hub.

In the daunting and challenging economic times such as the one we are facing, the City of Nashua
is weathering the storm exceptionally well. There are a number of diverse industries that anchor
our community such as Defense, Information Technology, Medical and Software, all of which
have large scale businesses that call Nashua home.

replacement program, which has been designed to replace equipment on an established schedule.
This ten-year plan allows for the timely replacement of the equipment at a time when the useful
life of the equipment has expired and the associated cost of maintenance and repair is not exorbitant
relative to the remaining value. The capital equipment replacement program has been designed to
be financed with a combination of internal cash and the issuance of debt.

Debt Administration

Single Audit

Financial Structure and Management

The settlement period continued into the 1700s as sawmills and gristmills were established to
harness the many streams and brooks throughout the town. The late-1700s were a significant
period for the region due to construction of the 27.75-mile-long Middlesex Canal System linking
the Merrimack River to Charlestown-Boston. Direct water access to Boston markets immensely
increased trade opportunities.