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At-a-glance: Eastport council actions and administrative votes
Summary
The council approved multiple administrative motions including selecting a realtor for city property sales, approving a medical-cannabis retail license, updating microloan-account signatories, approving moonlight movies, accepting amended minutes, and authorizing DOJ COPS grant applications (permission to apply). Executive session later produced approved pay-rate changes.
At its meeting, the Eastport City Council took a series of administrative votes and procedural actions, summarized here:
- Realtor selection for city property: The council accepted Mike McPhee’s proposal to serve as the listing realtor for five city properties and approved the related commission arrangement as presented.
- Maine Medical Cannabis license: Council approved a retail license application for Snowgrove LLC, doing business at 9 Dana Street.
- Microloan account signatories: Council removed two former signatories and added new signatories (Rita Harmon; Sarah Mutter, deputy clerk; and Tahereh Harrison), and appointed an elected councilor as an additional signatory for the interest-bearing microloan account.
- Moonlight Movies event: Council approved a moonlight-movies showing (Hocus Pocus) with a rain date.
- Minutes and amendments: Council approved minutes for multiple past meetings and accepted an amendment clarifying prior motions and the disbandment of the disability committee where applicable.
- Sewer fees commitment: Council committed sewer fees for the fourth quarter of FY2026 to the treasurer in the amount of $168,595.32 (regulatory action for sewer permitting).
- DOJ COPS grant permission: Council authorized staff to apply for Department of Justice COPS grants for a school violence-prevention program and a school resource officer, noting both grants require a 25% match but allow match waivers and that the council would address match obligations if funds are awarded.
- Executive session and pay rates: The council recessed for an executive session on personnel matters and, upon return, approved pay-rate changes for FY27.
Votes were taken by roll call where noted; all listed administrative actions passed by the recorded votes reported at the meeting.
