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The presenter (assistant city manager) said the city had received “helpful feedback” about sound and visuals and that staff are troubleshooting remaining issues. She described planned equipment: a center table with monitors and a mic to supplement the ceiling microphones, and additional cameras to improve coverage. “Lots of things to kind of work through in these early weeks, but we are making steady progress to make sure that these meetings are as accessible as possible for our citizens,” she said.

A council member praised the interactive video setup, saying residents had reported they enjoy the format.

No formal action or vote on the upgrades was recorded in the transcript; the remarks were presented as operational updates to the committee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Government Operations Committee - 9.3-25","oneSentenceSummary","Staff reported progress on audiovisual and accessibility upgrades for the committee meeting room, including additional monitors, a center table mic and new cameras; staff said work is ongoing and that they are addressing sound and visual concerns raised by meeting participants.","taxTitle","Bangor City, Penobscot County, Maine","taxId",2586,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6455956,"Committee outlines annual appointee evaluation schedule, plans October executive sessions",360,399120,759690,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711017-17597266d4a4f0db0f6fa9e2dca9d50f&start=399&end=759","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711017-17597266d4a4f0db0f6fa9e2dca9d50f/thumbnail_399120.jpg","/articles/6455956/Bangor-City/Penobscot-County/Maine/Committee-outlines-annual-appointee-evaluation-schedule-plans-October-executive-sessions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455956-27b2df3d46cf868bebeae5affc7d3f82/orig.mp4?Expires=1771203893&Signature=oVUwOMYLBt77y-U9mpPp34DmSG4ks7pcTeI2LKdscEaTI4Nsfigkdw3FMK7mKj1TfPTTtdL2rF9D-h9O-wg6rJdYbvCbEYgyE-oOKTL61YADXjzjI9rZbJooUGOmkuJ-G7YAOQK4o1fccWErGL9r2cQ0ukctn~ZqFTaRwTg5GM7UQC5Q02Qb3-seNLpKvhcPQkg72wqoNXQMTHZifU1bcGgp3RCgbTPdCsWRdTBO8O7JA7WAZ~Bh7Vqy66gSSYhDQCyxVWbMVAQhZ59ezAjEy5fG5ba0VRYLddKygdzV6hJOLkOisp5TZ33Z~q5zJxQUirK84kG-j0p4MJE5vRY3Qw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Government Operations Committee reviewed the city’s annual council appointee evaluation process on Sept. 3 and set a timeline for stakeholder surveys and executive sessions to review evaluations.

Courtney O'Donnell, assistant city manager, explained that the process was revised a few years ago to include internal and external stakeholder surveys. The four council appointees covered by the annual process are the city solicitor, assessor, clerk and city manager. O'Donnell said the city manager will have an additional evaluation next June as required by her contract; the manager’s first evaluation was treated as a six‑month check‑in and will be folded into the regular schedule next year.

O'Donnell described distribution plans for self‑evaluations and stakeholder surveys (staff, department heads and external partners) and said she will compile the survey results and other materials into a packet for council review. She said she experienced a technical issue with SurveyMonkey but expected stakeholder surveys to be sent by the following day and said paper surveys will be accommodated on request.

The assistant city manager proposed setting executive sessions on Oct. 28 or Oct. 29 for council members to meet individually with each appointee to review evaluations and set goals for the coming year. O'Donnell asked councilors to notify staff of any scheduling conflicts so the sessions can be scheduled during the current council year.

No formal vote was recorded in the transcript on the evaluation process; the item was presented for committee information and scheduling.","The Government Operations Committee reviewed its annual evaluation process for four council appointees (city solicitor, assessor, clerk and manager), described stakeholder surveys and timelines, and proposed executive sessions on Oct. 28 or 29 to complete evaluations.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6455963,"Committee advances Maine Prevention Network contract extension and school tobacco‑treatment partnerships to council",341,57270,398750,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711017-17597266d4a4f0db0f6fa9e2dca9d50f&start=57&end=398","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711017-17597266d4a4f0db0f6fa9e2dca9d50f/thumbnail_57270.jpg","/articles/6455963/Bangor-City/Penobscot-County/Maine/Committee-advances-Maine-Prevention-Network-contract-extension-and-school-tobaccotreatment-partnerships-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455963-4ff2d041ed5144962a5d2e27464c8b07/orig.mp4?Expires=1771203893&Signature=M9akwWj7rewRiOSb-SF2t7XGvhKIdb03sbPV0Wd72tkM0gRqfYrOQuP5hmNp51DjR8~ar2ZnObzPLhW8UwPpg0j4FKKZKhau-j5EURypiyMZY9qcZXwAQZFvsTGPJLDdXxuIdiZ9iQzRkOdzjaDDjPlA6pZ3NnK2NgKivIYxTs4B1q7jR9Tam~dftv4LXIQI430RHE09Puq-VbWlBYdSYP8wQy4vwoY23fK0z-s9SoVfiCnyPCg~guPUDL-js28t-Tw99YCLU5gMHOZhncj3YRpIoK2wqhS12PRkuPlRQw5CkcgkkE4dwyO8GpRYGZMF47om7olKQ~i7cY3llvS5-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Government Operations Committee on Sept. 3 advanced two related items tied to the Maine Prevention Network to the full City Council: an amendment to a FY2025 subcontract with Northern Light Mayo Hospital and partnership agreements with Bangor and Brewer school departments to provide school‑based tobacco treatment.

Jamie Comstock, health promotions manager in Public Health and Community Services, said the Maine CDC extended the city’s FY2025 Maine Prevention Network contract into a two‑year agreement rather than issuing a separate FY2026 contract. “Originally, we had a 1 year contract with the Maine CDC for the Maine Prevention Network work for FY ’25,” Comstock said. She told the committee that the subcontract with Northern Light Mayo Hospital must be extended to follow the state contract’s new cadence.

Comstock described the school partnerships as a continuation of last year’s work that will place tobacco treatment specialists at Bangor High School and Brewer High School. “We provide a tobacco treatment specialist to spend a day a week at each school. They see students and provide tobacco treatment. The schools provide the space, and each school decides the process that the kids get to the tobacco treatment specialist,” she said. Comstock added that Public Health will perform recordkeeping and reporting required by the grant. Committee members asked whether the work is fully grant funded; Comstock replied that it is.

Councilor Hawes disclosed that he occasionally substitute teaches for Brewer and asked whether that presented a conflict of interest for the school partnership item. The committee discussed the disclosure and concluded there was no conflict for this agenda item.

Both items were moved and seconded in the committee. There were no objections on either motion, and the committee chair directed the items to the full City Council for final action.

The committee did not provide a roll‑call vote tally in the transcript and did not record the names of the council members who made or seconded the motions in committee.","The Government Operations Committee moved to approve extending a Maine CDC contract and to authorize partnership agreements with Bangor and Brewer school departments to place tobacco‑treatment specialists in high schools; both items were described as fully grant funded and were advanced to the full City Council.","actionData","errors"]

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