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Readfield board backs planning-board land-use changes: deputy CEO position and new solar bond language
Summary
The Select Board authorized staff to forward land-use ordinance changes to the planning board to (1) formally establish a deputy code-enforcement officer position and (2) add construction-bond language to the solar ordinance; the board also discussed and moved forward an interlocal agreement with Wayne for shared services.
The Readfield Select Board on March 9 voted to support two planning-board proposals that would appear on the town warrant: creating a formally recognized deputy (alternate) code-enforcement officer in the land-use ordinance and adding bonding requirements to the solar-project rules.
Town Manager Eric told the board the deputy CEO language follows state and municipal-association guidance to remove ambiguity about who can act in a code-enforcement role during absences or conflicts of interest. The position would be a paid, occasional role used for temporary coverage or for capacity during major development reviews; the town could appoint an alternate CEO, potentially shared with neighboring towns.
Separately, the planning board proposed adding construction-bond requirements to the solar section of the land-use ordinance to protect the town against half-completed projects and contractor failures. The amendment would require a bond or other guarantee during the construction phase so the town could recover costs if a project left work unfinished or imposed management costs on the municipality.
The select board took a consent approach: it authorized Eric to transmit the deputy-CEO memo to the planning board for the formal review process and voted that it was supportive of the solar-ordinance revision. The board also discussed an updated interlocal agreement with Wayne to formalize a previously informal shared-services arrangement; staff will include job descriptions and benefit exhibits in warrant materials and seek any necessary legal review.
Next step: the planning board will take the LO proposals through its public-review process, then the items will be presented to voters as warrant articles in the town-meeting packet.
