Sagadahoc County committee appoints four members to budget advisory panel
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Summary
Sagadahoc County’s Budget Advisory Committee filled four district seats in an organizational caucus, appointing Brad Totten (District 1), two District 2 members including Joanne Joy to finish a vacated term, and David King (District 3).
Sagadahoc County’s Budget Advisory Committee appointed four members to district seats during an organizational caucus, selecting Brad Totten (District 1), Louis Roode Dunn (District 2), Joanne Joy (District 2, completing a vacated term) and David King (District 3).
The committee, which consists of three members from each county district (two elected officials and one public member), filled one District 1 seat, two District 2 seats and one District 3 seat at the meeting. Appointees will serve staggered terms; the meeting record names specific term expirations where provided.
District 1: Brad Totten was nominated and confirmed by the district’s municipal officials to a three-year term. Brad Totten, an incumbent member of the Budget Advisory Committee, said during the vote, "I vote for myself." The meeting record lists his term as expiring Jan. 1, 2028.
District 2: The committee filled two District 2 vacancies. Municipal officials nominated and approved Louis Roode Dunn (listed in the record variously as Louis DuDon / Louis Roode Dunn) for a three-year term expiring Jan. 1, 2028. The second District 2 seat was filled by Joanne Joy, identified in the record as a Bodenham Select Board member, to complete a three-year term vacated by Mary Ellen Bell; that term is recorded as expiring Jan. 1, 2026.
District 3: David King was nominated in absentia and approved to a three-year term expiring Jan. 1, 2028. Meeting participants said King submitted a written acceptance because he was ill with COVID and could not attend in person.
Procedure and scheduling notes: The committee chair explained that only elected officials from a given district vote on that district’s nominee. Participants discussed an upcoming organizational meeting schedule for early February (a date was mentioned tentatively and described as a draft); the calendar will be circulated to members. The chair also said the committee will begin using new software to support deliberations in the months ahead.
No ordinances, statutes, grant awards or contract approvals were considered during this caucus; the session’s business was limited to nominations, votes and organizational scheduling.
The meeting concluded after the appointments and a brief discussion of the February meeting schedule.