Lubec school committee approves 12‑month electricity contract, records several policy first readings

The Maine School Administrative District No. 19 (Lubec) school committee on Oct. 10 approved routine minutes and a series of motions, including a 12‑month electricity contract and first readings of board policies.

The committee unanimously approved the minutes of its Sept. 5 meeting after a motion by Jane Lanctot and a second from Richard Huntley Jr. The committee then voted unanimously to sign a 12‑month electricity contract with First Point Power at $0.10896 per kilowatt‑hour for the period covering November 2024 through November 2025; the motion was moved by Richard Huntley Jr. and seconded by Wanda Reed.

The agenda included several policy items listed for first reading. The committee recorded unanimous first‑reading approvals for policy BDA (Board Organizational Meeting) and policy BDB (Board Officers). The transcript also lists a first reading for policy BHD (Expenses for Regional & National Conferences or Conventions) on the agenda; the minutes sequence records first‑reading motions and unanimous votes in the same portion of the meeting. The transcript wording intermixes the policy codes in the motion text; the committee recorded the motions as first readings and approved them unanimously.

All recorded votes in the meeting minutes were unanimous. The five committee members listed as present were Wanda Reed, Deanna Newman, Jane Lanctot, Richard Huntley Jr., and Richard Eaton; the minutes show no recorded dissents, abstentions, or recusals for the motions taken.

The committee also discussed COVID guidelines during the meeting but took no formal action on those guidelines.

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. and adjourned at 7:25 p.m.