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Pownal approves appointments, adopts personnel policy edits and reviews resilience grant options
Summary
The Select Board unanimously appointed William Schmidt planning facilitator and Daniel (Dan) Libby road commissioner, adopted multiple personnel-policy edits, and reviewed Community Resilience Partnership grant opportunities including up to $150,000 for transfer‑station projects.
At the July 28 meeting the Town of Pownal Select Board unanimously appointed William Schmidt as town planning facilitator for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, and Daniel (Dan) Libby as Road Commissioner for the 2025–26 municipal year.
The board also adopted a package of personnel-policy edits. Amendments included small wording corrections, replacing the title "Deputy Fire Chief" with "Captain or Lieutenant," reclassifying Full/Part Time to Level I and Level II, incorporating Maine earned-leave accumulation per state law, clarifying holiday pay and weekend holiday rules, adding a 30‑day waiting period for benefits, and updating the town's health‑insurance plan name and benefit-chart language. Chair Jon Morris moved adoption; the motion carried 3–0.
Town Administrator Becky Taylor‑Chase updated the board on Community Resilience Partnership work with North Star: workshop data produced a priorities list (heat‑pump and LED projects were among items raised) and GPCOG offers grant‑writing assistance through membership. The program has new funding for transfer‑station development with grants up to $150,000; the board asked members to review priorities and return the item to the August 11 meeting.
The board also discussed a proposed low-cost meeting‑room TV mirroring solution, scheduling a September workshop with the town attorney for committee members and volunteers, and preparing a bid package to sell the town’s old truck (including wing and plow).
