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Town officials plan RFP to update ordinances; home‑rule limits to be clarified
Summary
Officials said they will issue a request for proposals to hire consultants to update land‑use, subdivision and shoreland ordinances to comply with several new laws; the town attorney will hold a public information meeting on home‑rule implications.
S4 urged the town to begin an RFP process "because we're supposed to use this time to update our ordinances to get them in compliance with all of the, 4 or 5 pieces of legislation." S4 recommended issuing at least three RFPs to compare firms and clarifying the scope — whether it covers just land‑use and subdivision rules or also shoreland zoning.
S4 estimated the update process could take about six months and said the RFP should include language that clarifies "what rights or protections the concept of home rule still provides or doesn't provide the town, given all of this new legislation." S4 also said they will bring the idea up at the planning‑board meeting and will attend a Southern Maine planning and development seminar on the 8th to gather additional information.
S1 confirmed the town attorney (referred to as Amy in the transcript) will present a public informational session strictly on home rule. Officials did not record a formal decision to select a consultant in the transcript; the discussion focused on scope and next steps for an RFP.
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