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Westbrook council adopts several orders and resolves; summary of actions and votes
Summary
At its April 6 meeting the Westbrook City Council adopted multiple orders and resolves (including Orders 2026‑34–36 and 2026‑38, and Resolves 2026‑09 and 2026‑10), tabled one ordinance (2026‑37) and completed first readings on four additional orders.
The Westbrook City Council took action on several agenda items on April 6, adopting a set of orders and resolves and recording the outcomes and vote tallies in the meeting minutes.
Key outcomes (all votes recorded in the April 6 minutes):
• Orders 2026‑34, 2026‑35 and 2026‑36 (second and final readings): Motion to approve the three items as a group was moved by Councilor Gary Rairdon and seconded by Councilor Michael Shaughnessy. The motion carried unanimously (7‑0). Items include: acceptance/expenditure of a donation for community center gym floor refurbishment (2026‑34); Task Order No. 8 with Credere Associates for permitting assistance and design services for Riverwalk North (2026‑35); and engineering design services for the Brown Street culvert replacement project (2026‑36).
• Resolve 2026‑09 (hours of voter registration & polls for June 9, 2026): Moved by Councilor Rairdon, seconded by Councilor Faulkingham, adopted unanimously (7‑0).
• Resolve 2026‑10 (confirming reappointments to Westbrook Environmental Improvement Corporation): Moved by Councilor Rairdon, seconded by Councilor Chau, adopted unanimously (7‑0).
• Order 2026‑38 (approving Affordable Housing TIF annual reports to the Maine State Housing Authority): Moved by Councilor Amy Faulkingham, seconded by Councilor Gary Rairdon; motion carried unanimously (7‑0).
• Order 2026‑37 (amendments to the fowl and poultry ordinance): After discussion and an initial withdrawn motion to table, a subsequent motion to table (moved by Councilor Michael Shaughnessy, seconded by Councilor Gary Rairdon) carried 6‑1; Councilor Victor Chau voted no. Order 2026‑37 was tabled.
• First readings occurred (no final votes required) for Orders 2026‑39 (confined space rescue donation), 2026‑40 (purchase of Stryker power load stretcher), 2026‑41 (issuance of general obligation bonds for a school revolving renovation loan fund), and 2026‑42 (land use ordinance amendment regarding child care uses). Each passed on first reading with no opposition recorded.
The minutes show motions were typically moved and seconded by councilors with staff participating in explanations; where recorded, vote tallies are listed above. Several items passed unanimously; the poultry ordinance was the only item recorded as opposed in the council’s recorded votes.
The council later referred the FY2027 budget to the Finance Committee for review and scheduled upcoming committee meetings and readings of the budget.
