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North East board approves Budget Amendment 2026‑003; reappoints election supervisors
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting the Town of North East Board of Commissioners approved Budget Amendment 2026‑003, reappointed two members to the Board of Supervisors of Election and reappointed a member to the Board of Appeals; the board also received staff updates on town projects and infrastructure work.
The Town of North East Board of Commissioners voted to approve Budget Amendment 2026‑003 during its Oct. 8, 2025 meeting at Town Hall.
Commissioner Neil DeMatt moved to approve the budget amendment; Commissioner Hilary Crothers‑Moore seconded and the motion was approved by all members present. The transcript records the outcome as "approved by all." The minutes do not include the amendment’s dollar amounts or line‑item details; those figures were not specified during the meeting and were not included in the board materials referenced in the minutes.
The board also handled a series of personnel appointments. Mayor Kelly Benson administered the Oath of Office to Michael Kline and to Ruth Gonce following their reappointments to the Board of Supervisors of Election; both terms expire Oct. 1, 2026. Vice‑Mayor Kimberly Davis moved to reappoint Colleen McCandless to the North East Board of Appeals for a three‑year term ending Oct. 8, 2028; Commissioner Hilary Crothers‑Moore seconded and the motion passed.
At the start of the meeting Vice‑Mayor Davis moved to approve the minutes of the Sept. 24, 2025 regular meeting; Commissioner Neil DeMatt seconded and the minutes were approved by all members present.
Town Clerk Stephanie Racine‑Dean is listed in the minutes as the clerk who recorded the proceedings. The board adjourned at 7:32 p.m.
Next procedural steps noted in the minutes: the Town Administrator, Melissa Cook‑MacKenzie, said she will meet with the town attorney on Oct. 10 to review documents related to the Artesian Interconnection Agreement Rate and expects to present reviewed materials to the board at a subsequent meeting.
