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City clerk outlines online payments rollout, early-voting consolidation and records concerns

3638393 · June 2, 2025
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City Clerk Lisa Goodman told the Government Operations Committee that the city will add online payments through its Trio software vendor, plans to consolidate early voting to City Hall to save about $7,000, and raised questions about scanning historic voter registration records held at the library.

City Clerk Lisa Goodman told the Government Operations Committee that Bangor will contract with its financial software vendor, Trio, to allow online payments for taxes, utilities and motor vehicle fees and that the service will carry a convenience fee passed to users.

"We will be signing a contract with them this week, and then they'll get going on that," Goodman said, and staff expect a two- to three-month development period with a likely two-month timeline to a test phase.

Goodman also said nomination petitions will be available July 28 and returnable between Aug. 6 and Aug. 26, and she…

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