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Winter Harbor selectmen discuss Budget Committee quorum and timing of ordinance change; resident asks for line-by-line budget
Summary
Town Manager Sara J. Liscomb told the Selectmen that legal guidance confirms a quorum is seven of 12 for the Budget Committee; members debated whether to change the ordinance before Town Meeting, and resident S. Fortin requested a line-by-line budget from the committee.
Town Manager Sara J. Liscomb told the Winter Harbor Selectmen on Feb. 9 that legal counsel confirmed a Budget Committee quorum is seven of a 12-member committee. Selectmen debated whether to change the ordinance governing the committee before members are elected at the Town Meeting and discussed the committee’s plan for preparing the FY26 budget.
The exchange centered on whether altering the ordinance prior to the election would affect who may participate or vote on budget matters. Liscomb said she had confirmed the quorum requirement with legal counsel; the minutes record “much discussion” among the Selectmen but show no formal ordinance change or vote during the meeting.
During the public-comment period, S. Fortin asked that the Budget Committee be provided a line-by-line version of the town budget, a request the body noted but did not resolve that evening. The Selectmen did not adopt any ordinance amendments at this meeting and left the matter open for further consideration before Town Meeting.
The Selectmen’s discussion will continue as the committee finalizes its plan for the upcoming budget; no deadline or subsequent meeting on the ordinance was recorded in the minutes.
