Winter Harbor selectmen move FEMA funds into investments as they weigh purchase of a new pumper-tanker

Selectmen in Winter Harbor approved the Treasurer’s Report dated July 11, 2025, reviewed account balances and voted to move FEMA funds into the town’s investment account as officials discussed buying a new pumper-tanker fire truck.

The board recorded a Trio-General Ledger balance of $860,580.01 (7/11/2025), a six-month certificate of deposit of $105,382.87, and bond investment values listed as $3,497,992.22 (4/30/2025) and $3,499,504.31 (5/31/2025). Selectmen approved the Treasurer’s Report 3-0.

Town Manager Sara J. Liscomb told the board that members had discussed purchasing a new pumper-tanker for the Fire Department. The minutes record a motion to transfer all FEMA funds into the town’s investment account — a fiscal step related to funding the purchase — and that motion was approved 3-0. The minutes do not record a subsequent motion to authorize purchase of a specific vehicle or a dollar amount for acquisition.

The minutes also note that J. Tracey is expected to start next week as Fire Chief/Road Commissioner; the hiring update was included in the same discussion but the minutes do not tie a formal purchase authorization to that staffing item.

The board’s action to move FEMA funds centralizes resources in the investment account; further steps, including any formal authorization to purchase and the specific funding plan for a truck, were not recorded in the minutes and will be subject to future meetings.

Next procedural steps recorded in the minutes: personnel policy revisions were assigned to the Town Manager for a vote at a future meeting, and the board will likely return to capital-funding and procurement details in a later agenda.