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Chebeague Island Selectboard authorizes consulting contract with Blue Star Accounting, allocates $5,000
Summary
At its July 30, 2025 meeting the Town of Chebeague Island Selectboard authorized the Town Administrator and the Selectboard chair to sign a consulting contract with Blue Star Accounting and Advising dated July 25, 2025, and allocated up to $5,000 from the Administrative Budget; the motion passed unanimously.
The Town of Chebeague Island Selectboard on July 30 authorized a consulting services contract with Blue Star Accounting and Advising and allocated up to $5,000 from the town’s Administrative Budget for the engagement.
Eliza Jane Adams, Selectboard member, moved to authorize the Town Administrator and the Selectboard chair to sign the consulting services contract with Blue Star Accounting and Advising dated July 25, 2025; David Hill, Selectboard member, seconded the motion. The minutes record the vote as "All in Favor; Motion Carried." The minutes do not record individual roll-call votes beyond the unanimous outcome.
The contract was listed on the agenda as item 25-056. The board’s minutes state the authorization includes authority for the Town Administrator and the Selectboard chair to sign the agreement; the minutes do not name the chair in connection with the signature authorization. Town Administrator Viktoria Wood was listed as present at the meeting.
The minutes provide no further detail on the scope or duration of the consulting services, other than the contract date (July 25, 2025) and the funding authorization (up to $5,000 from the Administrative Budget). The minutes do not attach the contract text or include staff presentation or public comment on the item.
The board also recorded that it had held an earlier executive session under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(E) for consultation with legal counsel; the minutes do not disclose substantive matters discussed in that session. The minutes note that the board scheduled Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) training with Town Attorney Ben McCall (agenda item 25-057).
The meeting minutes were submitted by Christine Auffant, Deputy Town Clerk. The meeting was recorded as adjourning at 11:36 a.m.
