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Pownal Select Board holds executive sessions on EMS contract negotiations and personnel matters
Summary
On June 1, 2026, the Pownal Select Board entered executive sessions to negotiate an EMS transport service contract with Pownal and Durham and to discuss personnel matters; sessions began at 5:00 p.m., ended at 5:47 p.m., and no substantive details were released in the minutes.
The Pownal Select Board met on June 1, 2026, and voted to enter executive sessions to discuss contract negotiations for emergency medical services (EMS) transport and separate personnel matters.
Chair Jon Morris moved to enter an executive session under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(D) to conduct contract negotiations concerning EMS transport service with the towns of Pownal and Durham, followed immediately by a second executive session under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(A) for personnel matters; Selectperson Kate Day seconded the motion. The board recorded the vote as Ayes: 3, Nays: 0.
The minutes state the board exited the executive sessions at 5:47 p.m. after a motion by Chair Morris, seconded by Selectperson Day; the exit motion carried by the same recorded tally. The published minutes do not disclose the substance of discussions that occurred during the executive sessions, consistent with the statutory exemptions cited.
After returning from executive session, Chair Morris moved to adjourn; Selectperson Day seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 5:47 p.m. with a recorded vote of Ayes: 3, Nays: 0.
The minutes list Town Administrator Becky Taylor-Chase and Fire Chief Jesse Peters as officials present; the minutes do not indicate public comment, formal direction to staff, or any formal votes on contracts or personnel actions during open session. The minutes were published and later adopted on June 22, 2026. For additional information, the minutes list Town Administrator Becky Taylor-Chase as contact (administrator@pownalmaine.org; 207-688-4611).
