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Sullivan budget committee reviews 2027 proposal, approves consolidated $5,000 request for Schoodic Food Pantry
Summary
The Sullivan Budget Committee reviewed the town manager's proposed fiscal 2027 budget, approved consolidating multiple charitable contribution requests into a single $5,000 request for the Schoodic Food Pantry (which serves 29 Sullivan residents), and voted to change meeting times and request department fiscal balances.
The Sullivan Budget Committee met March 26, 2026, called to order at 3:40 p.m., and reviewed the Town Manager's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget while taking several administrative votes, the meeting record shows.
Town Manager Ray Weintraub presented the 2027 proposed budget and the committee began an initial run-through. Committee members recorded an early round of procedural business: nominations and votes selected Jerry Erbes as meeting moderator (recorded vote 3-0) and John Keenan as budget committee chair (recorded vote 2-0).
The committee moved from procedural items to substantive budget-related decisions. John Keenan summarized outreach with charitable organizations requesting contributions; the committee voted 2-0 to combine multiple contribution requests (backpack program, a Chinese-auction donation, and food pantry inventory support) into a single $5,000 request to the Schoodic Food Pantry. The record notes that the Schoodic Food Pantry currently serves 29 Sullivan residents and that Donna Harmon agreed to attend Sullivan to thank residents. The minutes also note an $18,000 donation for fiscal year 2027 from the Town of Gouldsboro to the Schoodic Food Pantry.
Separately, the committee voted 2-0 to limit committee action on contributions to organizations that had submitted letters requesting support and to send invites asking those organizations to attend the Sullivan annual meeting to provide context about their work. The committee also voted 2-0 to request current fiscal balances for all departmental line items from the Town Manager to inform further budget review.
On committee operations, members voted 2-0 to change future meeting times to Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., effective April 1, 2026; the committee directed that the Town Manager be notified of the schedule change. The meeting adjourned at 6:44 p.m.; the minutes are marked "DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED."
The meeting record also includes this statement, unattributed in the transcript: "Duties of moderator is to promote and enforce Town of Sullivan Meeting Policy for the current meeting only."
