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RSU5 board certifies budget results, approves hires, accepts gifts and authorizes fiscal motions
Summary
The RSU5 board certified election results, approved personnel hires including transportation director and a speech pathologist, authorized finance transfers, accepted a $20,000 gift for future track resurfacing and a ~$90,000 scholarship bequest, and approved several administrative motions.
At its June 10 meeting the RSU5 Board of Directors approved a series of fiscal, personnel and administrative items following the adoption of the strategic plan.
Budget and finance: The superintendent reported the RSU5 budget and the Region 10 bond both passed unofficially and were to be certified the next day. The board approved a motion to enter the computation and declaration of votes for June 10, 2026, into the district record and directed certified copies be sent to municipal clerks. The board also approved the warrant for assessment and assessment schedule for fiscal year July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, and authorized the treasurer to deliver those documents to member municipalities.
Board members authorized the finance committee, pursuant to Title 20-A §14854, to transfer up to 5% of an appropriation among cost centers for FY27 provided the total operating budget is not increased; the board expects to be informed when transfers occur.
Personnel: The board approved two hires. Nick Weiss was approved as director of transportation for 2026–27; board members cited his transportation experience and references. Thomas O’Hara was approved as a speech and language pathologist for the next school year; presenters noted his one year of public-school experience and nine years in outpatient settings. Additionally, the board authorized the superintendent to hire staff between June 11 and the first September meeting to avoid summer hiring delays.
Gifts and scholarships: The board accepted a $20,000 gift from an estate intended for track resurfacing. Because the district’s capital reserve fund for the track can only be accessed at an annual budget meeting, the board will place an article on the next annual budget meeting to move the funds into the reserve when appropriate; meanwhile the gift will be held in a segregated account. The board also accepted an offer to establish the Megan L. Bean JMG Scholarship Fund — a proposed gift of approximately $90,000 from the estate of David A. Perkins — and authorized the superintendent to enter an agreement governing administration of the scholarship (the guidance department will manage annual awards).
Organizational business: The board confirmed organizational appointments effective July 1 (chair and vice chair), and reappointed the district attorney and school physician for 2026–27. Committee assignments were deferred until new board members are seated in September.
Votes on the items recorded in the meeting were carried with no opposition. The meeting closed its public portion with additional public comment and a motion to enter executive session to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(A).
