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Rumford Board of Selectpersons holds ordinance hearing and convenes executive session on personnel
Summary
On July 11 the Town of Rumford Board of Selectpersons met for an ordinance hearing on proposed charter/ordinance amendments (Hawkers & Peddlers; Vacant Building; Property Maintenance), approved an agenda change, entered an executive session under 1 MRS405(6)(A) for personnel matters, and adjourned at 8:42 p.m.
The Town of Rumford Board of Selectpersons met July 11 at Rumford Falls Auditorium for an ordinance hearing that listed proposed charter or ordinance items on hawkers and peddlers, vacant buildings and property maintenance, and noted consideration of a liquor license or permit for special events. Selectperson Brennick moved to change the agenda; Selectperson Sax seconded and the motion passed 5-0.
The meeting included a motion by Selectperson Brennick, seconded by Selectperson DiConzo, to enter executive session at 6:38 p.m. under the personnel exemption cited in the minutes as 1 MRS405(6)(A). The board approved that motion 4-1 and reconvened in open session at 7:08 p.m. The minutes do not record the substance of the executive session or any formal action taken while in executive session.
The agenda listed three ordinance/charter items by number and short subject—136 (Hawkers & Peddlers), 256 (Vacant Building) and 189 (Property Maintenance)—but the provided minutes do not include discussion details, proposed language, or any votes related to those ordinances. The minutes also note a liquor license or permit for special events as an item on the agenda; the transcript does not record debate or a decision on that permit.
The meeting concluded with a motion by Selectperson Brennick to adjourn at 8:42 p.m., seconded by Selectperson DiConzo; that motion passed 5-0. The minutes are signed by Town Manager George Keefe O'Lange and are recorded as approved by the Selectboard in accordance with Article XVIII, §3(3) of the Town Charter.
What is not in the minutes: the text of the proposed ordinance or charter amendments, any public comment, roll-call vote details on the executive session motion beyond the 4-1 tally, and any staff reports or presentations on the listed ordinance items. Those details were not specified in the transcript provided.
