Hope Select Board elects officers, approves financial policies and reappoints town representative to MCSW

The Hope Select Board on July 8 unanimously elected Select Board member Sarah Ann Smith as chair for fiscal year 2026 and Charles Weidman as vice chair, approved several treasurer disbursement policies for the coming year and reappointed a local representative to the Mid-Coast Solid Waste (MCSW) Board of Directors.

Select Board member Charles Weidman moved to approve the meeting agenda at the start of the session; Wayne Luce seconded and the motion carried, 3-0. The board then approved the minutes from its June 24 meeting and signed Treasurer and Payroll Warrants numbered 102, 103, 104, 1, 2 and 3, each by unanimous vote.

On governance, Weidman nominated Select Board member Sarah Ann Smith to serve as chair for FY26; Wayne Luce seconded and the nomination passed 3-0. Smith then moved to nominate Weidman as vice chair; Luce seconded and that motion also passed unanimously.

The board approved three fiscal-related policies for FY2025–2026: the Treasurer’s Disbursement Warrants for Employee Wage & Benefits Policy; the Treasurer’s Disbursement Warrants for Payment of State Fees Policy; and the Municipal Officer’s Policy on Disbursement of Municipal Education Costs. Each policy approval was moved by Weidman, seconded by Luce and adopted 3-0.

Under Board appointments, the Town Administrator reported that Crystal’s term on the MCSW Board of Directors had expired on June 30. Weidman moved to reappoint Crystal to that seat for a three-year term expiring June 30, 2027; Luce seconded and the motion passed 3-0.

All formal motions recorded in the meeting were adopted by unanimous votes of the three Select Board members present: Sarah Ann Smith, Charles Weidman and Wayne Luce. The board adjourned at 6:54 p.m.

The meeting record lists motions and vote outcomes but does not include formal roll-call statements beyond the three yes votes for each motion.