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Sagadahoc commissioners approve officer slate, hires, crisis K9 fund and acceptance of forfeited funds
Summary
At their Jan. 13 meeting the Sagadahoc County commissioners unanimously re-elected Steve August chair and Charles Crosby vice chair, approved three hires in probate and the sheriff’s office, authorized a Zeffy account for Crisis K9 "Chaos," and accepted $1,790 in forfeited funds.
The Sagadahoc County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 13 unanimously approved a slate of procedural and personnel actions and authorized a fundraising account for the county’s crisis K9 program.
Votes at a glance
- Board officers: Commissioner Todd McPhee nominated Commissioner Steve August to continue as board chair; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Charles Crosby and passed unanimously. Commissioner August nominated Commissioner Crosby to remain vice chair; that motion passed unanimously after a second from Commissioner McPhee.
- Hires: The board voted unanimously to hire Shyann Miller as Probate Clerk effective Jan. 13, 2026. The board also unanimously approved two sheriff’s-office hires: Stephanie Makoujy as a part-time patrol deputy (effective January 2026) and Tyson Fait as a full-time patrol deputy (effective January 2026). Lieutenant Fitzpatrick described Makoujy’s Criminal Justice Academy training phases and background-check completion; he described Fait’s local work history and reserve-duty experience.
- Crisis K9 fundraising: EMA Director Phil Davis asked to create a Zeffy fundraising account to accept public donations for the county’s Crisis K9, “Chaos.” Commissioners discussed budgeting visibility and routing through Finance; the board unanimously authorized the account.
- Forfeited funds: Commissioner August explained an Attorney General’s-office letter requiring a Commission vote to accept $1,790 in forfeited assets into a special-purpose Sheriff’s Office account. Commissioners approved acceptance unanimously.
Procedural notes: All recorded motions noted in the meeting were seconded and approved unanimously. No roll-call vote tallies beyond unanimous passage were provided in the transcript.
What comes next: Hires take effect as noted. Administrator and Finance staff will handle the Zeffy account visibility and budgeting procedures.
