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Westbrook finance committee transcript records conflicting votes on pay increases for mayor and council
Summary
At its April 13 meeting the Westbrook Finance Committee recorded multiple, inconsistent vote tallies on a motion concerning removal of salaried increases for the mayor and city council (Order 2024-08); the transcript lists different outcomes for the same motion.
The Westbrook Finance Committee meeting on April 13, 2026 included a contested motion to remove salaried increases for the mayor and city council (Order 2024-08), and the meeting transcript records multiple, conflicting vote results for that motion.
Councilor Gary Rairdon moved to remove the salaried increases and Councilor Victor Chau seconded, according to the transcript. One recorded line in the minutes states: 'Motion carried. (Vote 4-3)' with ayes listed as Chau, Turcotte, Faulkingham and Rairdon, and nays listed as Shaughnessy, McCambridge and Munro. Shortly afterward the transcript records a motion to reconsider the previous vote, moved by Councilor Amy Faulkingham and seconded by President Jennifer Munro; that entry is followed by 'Motion carried. (Vote 5-2)' with an ayes/nays roster that conflicts internally with other lines in the same record.
A later passage in the transcript then repeats the motion to remove the salaried increases (moved by Councilor Rairdon, seconded by Councilor Chau) and records 'Motion fails. (Vote 3-4)' with a different set of ayes and nays. The transcript therefore contains at least three separate recorded outcomes for the same Order 2024-08 motion with inconsistent tallies and member listings.
The transcript shows committee discussion before and after the motion but does not include verbatim debate or direct quotes tied to the differing vote lines. The document also records public comment immediately after the vote sequence, with speakers identified as Linda Gain and Steve Pulsoni.
Because the meeting record contains internally inconsistent vote tallies and member rosters for the same motion, this article reports the sequence as recorded in the transcript rather than asserting a single definitive outcome; the official meeting minutes or the city clerk's certified record should be consulted to confirm the final, authoritative action on Order 2024-08.
The committee adjourned later in the meeting record.
