Board of Commissioners

Feeney Conference Room, County Courthouse, 205 Newbury St, Portland ME 04101

Agenda — 35 items

1. 1 CALL TO ORDER
2. 2 ATTENDANCE
3. 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. 4 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
5. 5 Approval of the minutes, March 3, 2025, executive session of the Board of Commissioners CD 25-007 APPROVED Pass
6. 6 Approval of the minutes, February 18, 2025 meeting of the Board of Commissioners CD 25-008 APPROVED Pass
7. 7 INFORMATIONAL REPORT/PRESENTATIONS
8. 8 2024 4th Quarter Newsletter Communications Department CD 25-009 RECEIVED AND FILED
9. 9 Introduction Chair of Maine County Commissioners Andre Cushing, County Commissioner of Penobscot County CD 25-010 READ INTO THE RECORD
10. 10 COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
11. 11 The Board Chair will limit comments to three (3) minutes per speaker.
12. 12 CONSENT AGENDA
13. 13 Authorize the County Manager to sign the Regional Assessing 3-year contract with the Town of Casco. 25-018 APPROVED Pass
14. 14 Authorize the County Manager to sign the Regional Assessing 3-year contract with the Town of North Yarmouth. 25-019 APPROVED Pass
15. 15 Approval of the Sheriff Office Commissions January through February 2025 25-020 APPROVED Pass
16. 15 Approval of the Consent Agenda APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA Pass
17. 16 Authorization for the County Manager to submit a proposal to the Maine Health Access Foundation in response to the FY 2025 Systems Improvement and Innovation Response Grant. 25-021 APPROVED Pass
18. 17 Authorization for the County Manager to submit a proposal to the State of Maine Department of Public Safety in response to the FY 2025 Substance Use Disorder Assistance Program Request for Applications 25-028 APPROVED Pass
19. 18 ARPA BUSINESS
20. 19 Approval of the Cumberland County Commissioners to authorize the transfer of $1.2 million in contingency funds from the Municipal Water and Sewer Infrastructure allocation to the North Windham Wastewater Treatment System Project. 25-022 APPROVED Pass
21. 20 Authorization for the County Manager to execute the Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of Windham and Cumberland County for space within the proposed Windham Town fire station. 25-023 APPROVED Pass
22. 21 page break
23. 22 NEW BUSINESS
24. 23 Review the proposed MOU between the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and The Opportunity Alliance to develop and coordinate efforts for a Law Enforcement Crisis Response Liaison (LECRL). 25-029 APPROVED Pass
25. 24 Approval of the Community Development 2025 Annual Action Plan including the allocation of CDBG and HOME partnership funds and Authorization of the County Manager to execute all required Certifications, Applications and Documents in conjunction with the submittal of the 2025 Consolidated Annual Action Plan. (Second Reading and Final Public Hearing) 25-024 INTRODUCED ON FIRST READING Pass
26. 25 Proclaim the week of April 13 - 19, 2025 to be National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Cumberland County 25-025 APPROVED Pass
27. 26 Proclaim the week of April 21 - 25, 2025 as National Community Development Week in Cumberland County. 25-026 APPROVED Pass
28. 27 EXECUTIVE SESSION
29. 28 Authorization of the County Commissioners to enter into executive session Title 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(D) for the opportunity to discuss contract negotiations with the National Corrections Employees Union and the Teamster Corrections Supervisor Union. 25-027 APPROVED Pass
30. 29 COMMENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE STAFF
31. 30 COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY MANAGER
32. 31 COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
33. 32 Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
34. 32 Authorization of the County Commissioners to enter into executive session Title 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(D) for the opportunity to discuss contract negotiations with the National Corrections Employees Union and the Teamster Corrections Supervisor Union. 25-027 CONCLUDED Pass
35. 33 ADJOURNMENT