Where

One City Hall Plaza, Manchester, NH 03101

What was decided

The board approved a large consent agenda covering minutes, donations, sidewalk petitions, and committee recommendations, then took up separate items including staffing additions for several departments and numerous bond resolutions for capital projects such as buses, roads, technology, and sewer upgrades. It reversed an earlier Lands and Buildings recommendation and voted to collect, rather than waive, roughly $290,000 in Water Works building permit fees, directing them into a dedicated account for future use of the Lincoln Street building. Following extensive public comment on policing, the board voted to support the Manchester Police Department's existing cooperation practices with federal law enforcement rather than pursue formal ICE deputization.

Decisions recorded

• Voted to take all public comments under advisement and receive and file any written documentation presented.
• Approved the consent agenda, including BMA minutes, a $275 donation to the Bob Powers Food Pantry, 50/50 sidewalk petitions, and committee recommendations (items 3-16, 18-24).
• Voted 10-4 to reverse the Lands and Buildings Committee recommendation, deciding to collect (not waive) Water Works building permit fees and place them in a new dedicated account for future Lincoln Street facility moves and uses.
• Accepted with regret the resignation of Donald Waldron from the Conservation Commission.
• Confirmed the listed Board of Health, Conservation Commission, Heritage Commission, Planning Board, and Safety Review Board appointments, with Alderman Kantor recorded in opposition.
• Approved commencing proceedings to demolish and remove hazardous buildings at 44 Vinton Street.
• Approved subordination of the City's lien on the property at 31 Central Street.
• Approved and referred to the Committee on Finance a $27,000 bond resolution for the Women's Locker Room Expansion (CIP C330040426).
• Accepted the Committee on Community Improvement's report and approved decreasing FY2023 CIP 211723 Opioid Litigation Settlement Trust funds by $70,000.
• Approved the Planning and Community Development Director's request to apply for Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program funding.
• Approved the Heritage Commission's request to apply for state funding to place Central High School on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Enrolled four Community Improvement Program resolutions (Hazardous Materials Grant $33,000; Oral Health Program $23,605.99; Canal St Multi-Modal Trail $1,100,000; Opioid Trust reduction $70,000).
• Approved the $27,000 Women's Locker Room Expansion bond resolution to pass and layover.
• Approved converting one part-time Customer Service Representative III position in the Assessors' Office to full-time.
• Approved integrating the Parking Division into the Police Department's organizational structure.
• Approved adding two Municipal Revenue Clerk positions to the Tax Collector's department complement.
• Voted 8-6 to table the Tax Collector's request to adjust office hours to 8:00AM-4:30PM, Monday through Friday.
• Approved adding one Legal Assistant II position to the Solicitor's department complement.
• Enrolled the balance of FY2027 bond resolutions covering buses, technology, deferred maintenance, roadway, sewer, and other capital projects, after tabling the $20,800,000 Raise-City Funds (DPW-Highway) bond resolution.
• Ordained the ordinance amending Sections 33.024, 33.025, and 33.026 of the Code of Ordinances regarding the Assistant Water Works Director.
• Voted 11-2, with one abstention, to support the Manchester Police Department's existing cooperation arrangement with federal law enforcement agencies rather than pursue formal ICE deputization.

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

• Minutes on the city website (opens in new tab) · PDF, 659 KB
• Saved copy of the minutes (opens in new tab) · saved September 28, 2026

Agenda

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

Source

This meeting on the City of Manchester's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Manchester Publick on September 28, 2026.