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Board adopts limited-delegation policy giving staff constrained authority
Summary
The Maine Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors voted to adopt a "Limited Delegation of Authority to Board Staff" policy, approving a motion by Michaeline Mulvey; the board recorded a 3-0 vote in favor. The measure clarifies which routine actions staff may carry out without further board approval.
The Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors voted on June 23 to accept the "Maine Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors – Board Policy Limited Delegation of Authority to Board Staff." Michaeline Mulvey moved to accept the policy and Stevenson Sheppard seconded; Jeramiah Raitt, Mulvey and Sheppard voted in the affirmative.
The policy is intended to delineate specific routine tasks the board delegates to staff to improve administrative efficiency. The minutes record the motion to "accept the Maine Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors – Board Policy Limited Delegation of Authority to Board Staff as proposed," which passed without recorded opposition. The board did not specify in the minutes any immediate operational changes or the text of the delegated authorities; the adopted policy title was entered into the record for review and implementation.
Board members and staff present included Chairman Jeramiah Raitt, Vice Chairman Bruce Martinson (who joined at 9:26 a.m.), Complaint Officer Michaeline Mulvey and Stevenson Sheppard. Administrator Catherine Pendergast will oversee implementation and any necessary follow-up reporting to the board.
