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October 20, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final ·In person with the option to view online: www.cumberlandcounty.org/live

Sebago Meeting Room, 27 Northport Dr, Portland ME 04103

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Agenda — 41 items

  1. 1 Meeting will be streamed online: www.cumberlandcounty.org/live
  2. 2 CALL TO ORDER
  3. 3 ATTENDANCE
  4. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  5. 5 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
  6. 6 Approval of the minutes, September 15, 2025, meeting of the Board of Commissioners CD 25-023 APPROVED Pass
  7. 7 Approval of the minutes, October 14, 2025, meeting of the Board of Commissioners CD 25-024 APPROVED Pass
  8. 8 INFORMATIONAL REPORT/PRESENTATIONS
  9. 9 Informational Presentation on Deed Fraud from the Register of Deeds CD 25-025 PRESENTED
  10. 10 Informational Report FY26 Budget vs Actual Expenses Q1 CD 25-026 RECEIVED AND FILED
  11. 11 Informational Presentation - Mobility, Access and Transportation Insecurity Phase II grant. CD 25-027 PRESENTED
  12. 12 COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
  13. 13 The Board Chair will limit comments to three (3) minutes per speaker, the Public Comment period is limited to one (1) hour.
  14. 14 CONSENT AGENDA
  15. 15 Sheriff’s Office Commissions August 2025 25-104 APPROVED Pass
  16. 16 Sheriff’s Office Commissions September-October 2025 25-105 APPROVED Pass
  17. 16 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
  18. 17 Authorization for a Law Enforcement Services contract between Cumberland County, The Cumberland County Sheriff, and the Inhabitants of the Town of Gray from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 for the amount of $312,574.47. 25-106 APPROVED Pass
  19. 18 Appointment of the following amended slate of elected officials to the 2025-2026 Finance Committee for a three-year term representing the following districts: District 5, Sarah Michniewicz; and District 5, Ben Grant. 25-107 AMENDED Pass
  20. 19 Appoint the following slate of Cross Insurance Arena Trustees to a three-year term. 25-108 APPROVED Pass
  21. 20 Authorization to enter into an grant extension agreement between Cumberland County and the University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies for Mobility, Access, and Transportation Insecurity program (MATI) funding for Phase II in the amount of $700,000 for two years. 25-109 APPROVED Pass
  22. 21 NEW BUSINESS
  23. 22 Proclamation to Recognize October 2025 as Domestic Violence Action Month 25-110 TABLED Pass
  24. 23 Approval of the HOME-ARP Funding Recommendations. First Public Hearing on September 15, 2025 and Final Public Hearing on October 20, 2025. 25-094 INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
  25. 24 Award of bid to McGovern Auto Group/MHQ in the amount of $558,513.00 for the purchase of Sheriff’s Patrol Replacement Vehicles 25-111 APPROVED Pass
  26. 24 Appointment of the following amended slate of elected officials to the 2025-2026 Finance Committee for a three-year term representing the following districts: District 5, Sarah Michniewicz; and District 5, Ben Grant. 25-107 APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass
  27. 25 Authorize the County Manager to provide notice no later than December 1, 2025, to amend the U.S. Marshals Prison Operations contract to reflect the exclusion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. 25-112 AMENDED Pass
  28. 25 page break
  29. 26 Final Reading of Proposed Amendments to the Cumberland County Government By-laws, Which Establish an Alternative Disbursement Warrant Authority and Incorporate the Board’s Previously Approved Public Participation Policy into the By-laws. 25-113 INTRODUCED ON FIRST READING Pass
  30. 27 Amend the following sections of the Administrative Regulations & Policies: #3 “FOAA Schedule of Fees,” and #4 “Meal & Travel Allowance,” and adopt proposed Policy #22 “Unassigned Fund Balance Policy” (new admin reg). 25-114 APPROVED Pass
  31. 28 Transfer $1,260,889.00 from the Undesignated Fund Balance to the Strategic Planning Reserve. 25-115 TABLED Pass
  32. 29 COMMENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE STAFF
  33. 29 page break
  34. 30 COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY MANAGER
  35. 31 COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
  36. 31 Authorize the County Manager to provide notice no later than December 1, 2025, to amend the U.S. Marshals Prison Operations contract to reflect the exclusion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. 25-112 AMENDED Pass
  37. 32 Next Meeting: Monday, November 17, 2025
  38. 33 ADJOURNMENT ADJOURNED Pass
  39. 33 Authorize the County Manager to provide notice no later than December 1, 2025, to amend the U.S. Marshals Prison Operations contract to reflect the exclusion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. 25-112 APPROVED AS AMENDED Fail
  40. 34 Authorize the County Manager to provide notice no later than December 1, 2025, to amend the U.S. Marshals Prison Operations contract to reflect the exclusion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. 25-112 TABLED Pass
  41. 37 Proclamation to Recognize October 2025 as Domestic Violence Action Month 25-110 APPROVED Pass