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Saco City Council: votes at a glance (Aug. 25, 2025)
Summary
A concise roundup of the City Council’s formal actions on Aug. 25, 2025, including meetings added, funding first readings, equipment leases, technical manual hearings and easement authorizations.
The Saco City Council took the following formal actions at its Aug. 25 meeting. This roundup lists each motion, who moved and seconded when recorded, and the vote outcome.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (July 28 minutes / Aug. 11 amendment confusion): Motion to approve minutes moved by Councilor Hatch and seconded by Councilor Berman. Roll-call vote recorded one abstention by Councilor Edwards; motion passed 6-0 with 1 abstention.
- Special meeting added (Sept. 9, 2025 at 5 p.m. for executive-session interviews): Motion moved by Councilor Gunn; second by Councilor Parks. Roll-call vote passed 7-0.
- Annual report filing extension (additional 45 days): Motion moved by Councilor Gunn; second by Councilor Edwards. Roll-call vote passed 7-0.
- Lease purchase of six municipal vehicles (capital lease; principal not to exceed $465,000): Motion moved by Councilor Hatch; second by Councilor Johnston. Roll-call vote passed 7-0.
- Budget amendment (first reading) — $46,000 from unassigned fund balance for inventory analysis and initial outreach for a local comprehensive beach management plan: Motion moved by Councilor Berman; second by Councilor Gunn. Roll-call vote passed 7-0; final reading scheduled for Sept. 8, 2025.
- Technical Design and Construction Standards Manual (TDCSM) — public hearing opened and closed; second/final reading scheduled: Motion to open public hearing moved by Councilor Hatch and seconded by Councilor Hewitt; no public speakers; motion to close public hearing and schedule final reading on Sept. 8 moved by Councilor Hatch and seconded by Councilor Edwards. Roll-call votes recorded as passed and second/final reading scheduled 09/08/2025.
- Acceptance of temporary construction easements for the Saco School project: Motion moved by Councilor Gunn; seconded by Councilor Edwards. Roll-call vote passed 7-0. The city administrator was authorized to accept easements in form acceptable to the city’s legal counsel.
- Executive session for personnel (city administrator search) and lease request pursuant to MRSA Title 1 Chapter 13: Motion to enter executive session moved by Councilor Hatch; seconded by Councilor Edwards. Roll-call vote passed 7-0; council entered and later exited executive session with no public report.
- Adjournment: Motion moved by Councilor Berman; seconded by Councilor Edwards. Roll-call vote passed 7-0.
All motions recorded above reflect the roll-call tallies shown in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript identified movers, seconders and roll-call votes, those names are listed.
