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Votes at a glance: Wayne Select Board actions March 4, 2025
Summary
The board approved minutes and warrants, authorized legal drafting for mobile-home/RV/campground ordinance changes, approved a mowing RFP with edits, and rescinded a prior motion to engage an external payroll provider.
At its March 4 meeting the Town of Wayne Select Board took several formal actions. The following items were recorded on the public record during the meeting. (Where the transcript did not name the mover/second, the record lists the motion text and outcome as stated.)
Approved minutes and financial warrants - Approved Select Board meeting minutes for Feb. 4, 2025 (motion recorded and carried). - Approved Select Board meeting minutes for "February" referenced in the packet (motion recorded and carried). - Accounts payable: Approved accounts payable batch number 40 in the amount of $48,009.23 (motion recorded and carried). - Payroll: Approved payroll numbers 33 and 39 in the amount of $14,099.76 (motion recorded and carried).
Procurement and contracts - Mowing advertisement: Motion to approve the mowing advertisement as presented with changes suggested — outcome: approved. Board directed staff to extend the bid window to two weeks, clarify seven season payments (April–October) and add an optional fourth-year column for renewal pricing.
Ordinance drafting and legal engagement - Mobile-home/RV/campground ordinance: Motion to accept the Planning Board's 02/20/2025 recommendations and to engage Perkins Thompson to draft amended ordinances dividing provisions between an amended licensure ordinance and amended zoning ordinance — outcome: approved. Board discussed an estimated 15–20 hours of legal work (approx. $4,000–$6,000) and asked staff to prepare an engagement letter limiting hours and requiring notice if extra hours are needed.
Payroll services motion rescinded - Motion to rescind a prior directive to engage Bangor Payroll Company for ongoing payroll services — outcome: approved. The board noted that the town currently has an interim treasurer handling payroll and that the board may revisit outsourcing if conditions change.
Executive sessions and other procedural actions - The board entered and exited executive session(s) under 1 M.R.S.A. §4056 (personnel and real-estate matters) during the meeting. The board announced there was no action taken in open session as a result of the executive sessions.
Notes on votes and tallies: The public transcript records the motions and that the board voted "all in favor" on the listed items; specific roll-call tallies by member name were not recorded in the transcript for all votes.
