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Millinocket School Board authorizes payroll warrants, delegates limited fund transfers and advances policy first readings
Summary
The board voted to authorize payroll and payable warrants, delegated limited transfer authority to the superintendent under '20-m subsection 1485 (4)', approved first readings of several policies (including a cell-phone policy reflecting new 'bell-to-bell' requirements), and approved the superintendent's nomination of Shawn McGibbon as a fifth-grade teacher.
At its June 4, 2026 meeting, the Millinocket School Board approved a series of routine but consequential administrative items: authorization of payroll and payable warrants; delegation to the superintendent of limited authority to transfer funds among cost centers; first readings of several new and revised policies; and a personnel nomination.
The board moved to "direct the superintendent of schools to authorize payment by the town treasurer to each party listed herein" for the payroll warrant May 21, 2026 (PR26-24) and related warrants. The clerk read multiple warrant IDs and dollar figures into the record (for example, PR26-24 $168,665.35); the motion was seconded and approved with no discussion recorded.
On the budget side, the board voted to delegate to the superintendent authority under "20-m subsection 1485 (4)" to transfer amounts not exceeding 5% of a cost center's total appropriation from one cost center to another for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Board members described the measure as a standard annual delegation for the business manager to manage routine adjustments; the motion was seconded and approved.
The board approved the first reading of multiple policies, listing both new and revised items: a new DCA (point-of-sale card reader use) policy and revised policies BE, DBH (comments at board meetings), DJ/JB (purchasing/purchase orders), IHBG (homeschooling), JICJ (student cell-phone and electronic device use) and KDB (public's right to know/freedom of access). Board members said updates include required statutory language and standardized text from MSMA/MSNA; they noted the cell-phone policy reflects requirements of a recent 'bell-to-bell' law.
On personnel, the board moved to approve the superintendent's nomination of Shawn McGibbon and "authorize the superintendent to hire him as a fifth grade teacher" pending completion of negotiations with the Milaninoa School Association; the nomination was seconded and supported by members who praised his familiarity with the community.
The board also voted not to hold the regular July 14, 2026 meeting, following local practice, while noting the option to call a special meeting if necessary. Near the meeting's close, the body voted to enter an executive session pursuant to 1 MRSA section 4056F regarding confidential records; no additional public outcome was announced in the transcript.
Actions recorded at the meeting were routine approvals and delegations rather than new policy adoptions; the items will proceed through next steps (policy revisions will return for second readings as required, and personnel hiring will be finalized after negotiations).
