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Home My WebLink About2009-08-10 09-271 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Item No. Date: August 10, 2009 39 2'71 Item/Subject: ORDER, Casting Annual Election Ballot for Maine Municipal Association Vice - President and Executive Committee Members Responsible Department: Executive Commentary: As a member of the Maine Municipal Association, the City is entitled to vote on the election of MMA Vice -President and Executive Committee members. For the one-year position of Vice President, the nominating Committee has proposed Sanford Town Manager Mark Green. Additionally, Stephan Bunker, Chair of the Town of Farmington Board of Selectman, has been nominated through the petition process. For the three three-year terms on the MMA Executive Committee, the Nominating Committee has proposed Matthew Arnett, Hampden Town Councilor, Joyce Maker, Calais City Councilor, and Peter Nielson, Oakland Town Manager. The Government Operations Committee reviewed this slate of nominees at its meeting on July 28tH, and asked for further information regarding the nomination process and the Nominating Committee's choice of Mr. Green. Accordingly, this item has been referred without a recommendation from Government Operations. A memorandum from Bob Farrar is attached with the requested information, along with background information on all candidates. This Order will need to be amended buy substitution to include the Council's choice for MMA Vice - President. Department Head Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Order, Ballot, Candidate Biographies, Memorandum on Vice - President nominating process. Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for X Passage First Reading Referral City Manager Finance Director City Solicitor Page _ of _ 9 71 Assigned to Councilor - Gratwick August 10, 2009 � o A CITY OF BANGOR 9"Ogq��"0,r`2' _ (TITLE.) ORDER, Casting Annual Election Ballot for Maine Municipal Association Vice - President and Executive Committee Members By the City Council of the City of Bangor ORDERED, that the City of Bangor hereby casts its vote for to serve as Vice -President of Maine Municipal Association for a one-year term commencing January 1, 2010; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, THAT the City of Bangor hereby casts it vote for the following individuals to serve on the Executive Committee of the Maine Municipal Association for three three- year terms commencing January 1, 2010, as proposed by the MMA Nominating Committee: Matthew Arnett, Councilor, Town of Hampden Joyce Maker, Councilor, City of Calais Peter Nielson, Town Manager, Town of Oakland IN CITY COUNCIL August 10, 2009 * 09-27, (TITLE,)Carrinv_ Annual Election Ballot fnr Maine Municipal Association Vice - President and Executive Committee Members Assigned to Councilor , 3 9 L'71 To: Honorable Chair and Members of the City Council From: Bob Farrar, Assistant City Manager/Human Resources Director Re: MMA Vice -President Nominees Date: August 5, 2009 At the July 28th Government Operations Committee meeting, the Committee reviewed the nominees for the positions of Maine Municipal Association Vice -President and Executive Committee members. For Vice -President, there are two candidates for one one-year position. For Executive Committee members, there are three candidates for three three-year terms. As the Vice -President position was contested, the Committee asked staff for further information regarding the process and Nomination Committee recommendation. The MMA Nominating Committee consisted of three elected local officials and two appointed local government officials: Ann Swift-Kayatta, Cape Elizabeth Town Councilor, Roger Katz, Chair, Augusta City Council, Errol Additon, Leeds Selectman, Peggy Daigle, Old Town City Manager, and Bud Fitch, Calais City Manager. They interviewed three candidates who expressed interest in becoming MMA Vice -President. (Candidates must be either current Executive Committee members or have served on the Executive Committee within the last five years.) Candidates for Vice -President included: Stephan Bunker, Chair, Farmington Board of Selectmen; Clint Deschene, Hermon Town Manager, and Mark Green, Sanford Town Manager. Following the interview process, the Nominating Committee recommended Mark Green. Subsequently, Mr. Bunker obtained the majority support of the elected officials in five other municipalities, and thus, was nominated through the petition process. In a conversation with a member of the Nominating Committee, I was informed that all three candidates for Vice -President were very well qualified and all did an excellent job in the interview process. All were deemed to be very suitable candidates for the position. In the end, however, the Committee believed that an appointed local official should be nominated as the last four MMA Vice Presidents (who ascend to the Presidency) the following year have been local elected officials, as is Mr. Bunker. Thus, the Committee believed that the timing was appropriate for an appointed official to be nominated. (There is a general attempt to vary between elected and appointed officials serving in the position of Vice -President and President, although the process is not exactly perfect.) The Committee felt that Mr. Green, based upon his years of experience in local government and related service, was a stronger candidate than the other appointed candidate under consideration, Mr. Deschene. Based upon the foregoing explanation, we would recommend that the Council endorse the recommendation of the MMA Nominating Committee and cast its ballot for Mr. Green as MMA Vice -President. Maine Municipal Association 60 COMMUNITY DRIVE AUGUSTA, MAINE 04330-9486 (207) 623-8428 www.memun.org JUL 8 2009 ci'Sy MANAGER'S OFFICE TO: Key Municipal Officials of MMA Member Cities, Towns and Plantations FROM: Galen Larrabee, MMA President (Chair of Selectmen, Town of Knox) DATE: July 7, 2009 SUBJECT: Annual Election for MMA Vice President and Executive Committee Members Deadline for Receipt of Voting Ballot — 12:00 noon on Friday, August 14, 2009 Each year member municipalities have an opportunity to vote on the election of MMA Vice President and municipal officials to serve on the MMA Executive Committee. A five -member Nominating Committee is appointed to review nominations submitted by municipal officials and conduct interviews with those municipal officials qualifying and interested in serving as the MMA Vice President. The MMA Nominating Committee completed its task to put forth a Proposed Slate of Nominees for 2010. This information was mailed to member municipalities along with information on the petition process as established in the MMA Bylaws. It is now time for each member municipality to cast its vote. Enclosed you will find the Voting Ballot which includes the Slate of Nominees to serve on the MMA Executive Committee as proposed by the MMA Nominating Committee, as well as a municipal official nominated by petition. A brief biographical sketch on each nominee listed on the Voting Ballot is enclosed for your reference. The Voting Ballot must be signed by a majority of the municipal officers or a municipal official designated by a majority of the municipal officers, and received by the Maine Municipal Association by 12:00 noon on Fridav, August 14, 2009. We have enclosed a self-addressed self -stamped envelope for your coriv:.niercc. The Voting Ballots will be counted and the election results confirmed under my direction as President of the Association. Election results will be available by contacting the MMA Executive Office or by visiting the MMA website at www.memun.or¢ on Friday, August 14, 2009, after 4:00 p.m. A formal announcement of the election results will be made at the MMA Annual Business Meeting being held Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at 11:30 a.m., at the Augusta Civic Center. Newly elected Executive Committee members will be introduced at the MMA Annual Business Meeting and formally assume their positions on January 1, 2010. If you have any questions on this information or the election process, please contact Theresa Chavarie at 1- 800-452-8786 or in the Augusta area at 623-8428, or by e-mail at tchavarie@memun.org. Thank you. /Y �9 Maine Municipal Association Election of MMA Vice President & Executive Committee Members VOTING BALLOT Deadline for Receipt of Voting Ballots —12:00 noon on Friday, August 14, 2009 VICE-PRESIDENT -1 YEAR TERM Proposed by MMA Nominating Committee: Mark Green, Town Manager, Town of Sanford Nominated by Petition: Stephan Bunker, Chair of Selectmen, Town of Farmington DIRECTORS - 3 YEAR TERM Proposed by MMA Nominating Committee: Matthew Arnett, Councilor, Town of Hampden Joyce Maker, Councilor, City of Calais Peter Nielsen, Town Manager, Town of Oakland Vote for One 70 IN Vote for Three h1 PLEASE NOTE: The Voting Ballot may be cast by a majority of the municipal officers, or a municipal official designated by a majority of the municipal officers of each Municipal member. Date: Municipality: Signed by a Municipal Official designated by a majority of Municipal Officers: Name: Signed by a Majority of Municipal Officers: Position: MMA Annual Election c% Theresa Chavarie Maine Municipal Association v 2, 1 1 MAINE MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF PROPOSED SLATE OF NOMINEES FOR 2010 MMA VICE PRESIDENT (1 -Year Term) MARK GREEN • Town Manager, Town of Sanford (2004 — present) • Town Manager, Town of York (1992 — 2004) • Assistant City Manager, City of Portland (1989 —1992) • Town Manager, Town of Windham (1983 —1989) • Town Manager, Town of Buckfield (1981 —1983) • Member, Maine Municipal Association Executive Committee (2007 — present) • Member, MMA Workers Compensation Fund Board of Trustees (2007 — present) • Member, MMA Property & Casualty Pool Board of Directors (2007 — present) • Member, MMA Strategic & Finance Committee (current); Chair (2009 — present) • Member, MMA Building Project Committee (2007 — 2008) • Member, MMA Legislative Policy Committee (late 80's/early 90's) • Ad Hoc Committee to review law regarding SAD dissolution (2004) • President, Maine Town & City Management Association (2002 — 2003) • Member, Maine Town & City Management Association (1981— present) • Big Brothers & Big Sisters (current) • Maine Service Center Coalition, Alternate to Board of Directors (present) • Leadership Maine Delta Class • MA Muskie Institute (2003) • BA, University of Maine (198 1) STEPHAN BUNKER • Selectman, Town of Farmington (1991-95, 1999 —present); Chair of Selectmen (2008 — present) • Member, Municipal Budget Committee (10+ years; Chairman 5 years) • Member, Maine Municipal Association Executive Committee (2007 — present) • Member, MMA Workers Compensation Fund Board of Trustees (2007 — present) • Member, MMA Property & Casualty Pool Board of Directors (2007 — present) • Member, MMA Strategic & Finance Committee (2007 — 2008) • Member, MMA Building Project Committee (2007 —2008) • Member, Franklin County Budget Committee (2005 — present) • Current Operations Manager & Dispatcher Trainer, Maine Emergency Services Communication Bureau E9-1-1 & former Director (1995 —present) • Firefighter & Rescue Member, Farmington Fire -Rescue Department (1978 — present) • President, Franklin County Firefighters Association. (2009) • Gov's appointee, Maine Fire Protection Services Commission (2005 — present) • Appointee, SMCC-Fire Training & Education program — Advisory Committee (2007 — present) • Association of Public -Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International , Trainer of the Year (2009) • Member, SAD 9/SAD 58 School Consolidation Study Planning Committee • Founding member, Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Committee, Maine Chiefs of Police Association (1987 — present) • Member and former National President (National Association of State Uniform Crime Reporting Programs (1986 — 1995) 1 u9 X71 STEPHAN BUNKER (continued) --.--Adjunct _ present) • Commissioned Officer, LCDR, United States Coast Guard Reserves, Marine Safety & Environmental Protection (June 1974 — July 1998; Honorably Retired) • Supervisor, Uniform Crime Reporting program, Maine State Police (1986 —1995) • Total Quality Management Coordinator, Maine Department of Public Safety; Facilitator for Departmental and Bureau of State Policy Quality Councils (1993 —1996) • Acting Director, State Bureau of Identification, Maine State Police (1987 — 1988) • Executive Director, Maine Sheriffs Association (1980 —1982) • Military Police — Sergeant, K-9 Handier/Trainer US Army (1968 —1970) • William Twarog Memorial- Sate Government Manager of the Year (1994) • Masters in Adult Education, University of Maine, Orono (1977) • Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice, minor in Sociology, University of Southern Maine (1974) • Associate Degree, Law Enforcement Technology, Southern Maine Voc-Tech Institute (1972) MMA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS (Three 3 -Year Terms) MATTHEW ARNETT • Town Councilor, Town of Hampden (August 2005 — present) • Mayor, Town of Hampden (January 2009 — present) • Chair, Charter and Ordinance Committee • Chair, Public Works and Solid Waste • Chair, Communications Committee • Member, Public Safety, Town Services, Planning and Economic Development, Comprehensive Planning • SAD 22 Budget Committee • SAD 22 Re -use of Hampden Academy Committee • Member, Executive Committee, Penobscot Down East Cable Consortium • Member, Executive Committee, Penobscot Valley Council of Governments • Member, Board of Directors, Bangor Area Homeless Shelter • Trustee and Co-chair of Capital Funds Drive for the Hampden Congregational Church • Trustee and member for the Technology Committee of All Souls Church in Bangor • Co -President of Saturday Nighters, a dinner -dance club in the Bangor area • Retired Engineer, Protestant Minister, and College Professor • Human Resources Management, Northeastern University • Human Resource Manager, Analog Devices in Norwood, Massachusetts • BS in Engineering, Purdue University • B.Div. from University of Chicago • Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Cincinnati JOYCE MAKER • City Councilor, City of Calais (November 1999 — present) • Rotary Club (2000 — 2005); President (2002 — 2003) • Finance Authority of Maine, Board of Directors (Governor Appointed) (2002 — present); Chair (2006 — 2008) • St. Anne's Episcopal Church (1979 —present); Vestry (2001 — 2006); Diocese Council (2006 — present) • Calais Regional Hospital Trustee (April 2009 — present) • Calais LNG Liaison Committee (May 2008 — present) • Ombudsman Volunteer (October 2008 — present) • NADA Board of Directors 1-7 9 X71 JOYCE MAKER (continued) • Calais Building Committee (Calais Schools) (May 2000) • Calais School Committee (1980-1991); Chair (five years) • Maine State School Board Association, Board of Directors • Past Member of the following organizations: Calais PTA, Drug & Alcohol Team for Union 106, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Band Boosters, Calais Athletic Boosters and Eastern Star • Retired as Financial Aid Director, Washington County Community College (1997 — 2008) • Financial Aid Director/Registrar, Washington County Technical College (1992 —1997) • Registrar, Washington County Technical College (1989 — 1992) • Clerk Typist, Washington County Technical College (1972 —1989) • Maine Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Board of Directors (1998-2004); President, (2002-2003) • Eastern Association of Student Financial Administrators • National Student Financial Aid Administrators PETER NIELSEN • Town Manager, Town of Oakland (2008 — present) • Town Manager, Town of Wilton (2002 — 2008) • Town Manger, Town of Wayne (1996 — 2002) • Town Manager, Town of Clinton (1990 —1994) • Councilor, Town of Winthrop (1985 —1990) • Member, Windham Zoning Board of Appeals (1975 — 1978) • Member, Maine Municipal Association Executive Committee (2009 — present) • Member, MMA Workers Compensation Fund Board of Trustees (2009 — present) • Member, MMA Property & Casualty Pool Board of Directors (2009 — present) • Member, MMA Legislative Policy Committee (2004 — 2008; 1998 — 2000; 1992 —1994) • Member, MMA Legislative Policy Committee — Subcommittee for Natural Resources • Member, MMA Legislative Policy Committee — Subcommittee for State & Local Government • Member, MMA Legislative Policy Committee — Ad Hoc Committee on Forestry Initiatives • Member, Wayne Cemetery Committee (1998 — 2002) • 26 years as seasonal boat and car storage and service business • Helen Hicks Healy Award, Wayne Maine (2000) • Barry Blunt Award, University of Maine at Orono (200 1) • BA, Political Sciences, University of Maine at Orono (1974) • MPA, University of Maine at Orono (2001) r Mark Green 16 Mill St Springvale, Maine 04083 July 16, 2009 r' 7 i EevvED JUL 2 0 2009 CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE Dear CC:x_DrCA0-C-S l I was recently nominated by a five member nominating committee composed of municipal officials from across the State to be the next Vice President and then President of MMA. The purpose of this letter is to encourage you to complete the MMA ballot and to tell you a little about myself. I grew up in Harpswell, attended high school in Topsham, and college in Presque Isle, Orono and Portland. For the past twenty-eight years I have worked in local government. The first community I worked in was Buckfield where I served for three years. It was there that I first learned to love and appreciate local government and the people that serve as elected officials, volunteers and employees. After leaving Buckfield I worked for the communities of Windham, Portland, York and Sanford where I now serve as Town Manager. Each of these communities has their own culture, problems and attributes. From each I have learned to be a better manager and hope that I have also made contributions that have made each of these communities' better places to live, work and play. I have served on the MMA Executive Board now for a little more than two years. I have also served on the Strategic and Finance Committee for most of that time, most recently as Chairman. I have been a "customer" of MMA's for all of my twenty-eight years in municipal government and have been a member of several MMA committees and affiliate groups including serving as president of the Maine Town and City Manager's Association. Since becoming a member of the Executive Committee I have learned a great deal about MMA. This time has enhanced my respect and appreciation for the organization and has left me wanting to be even more involved. As MMA Vice -President and then President I plan to focus my efforts on improving the Association's relationship with the Governor and Legislature. As "creatures of the State" we derive our power, authority and effectiveness from the laws passed by our State Government. As noted by the Brookings Institution report "Charting Maine's Future" we have proven that local government is the most effective and efficient way to deliver services to our citizens. Now we need to convince our State leaders that this is indeed the case and find more ways for local and State Government to work together. The last item I want to mention in this letter is my love for the entire State of Maine. Although each of our communities is unique in its own way I firmly believe that we are stronger through our membership in the Maine Municipal Association. I plan to continue working to keep the Association strong and united. I need and would appreciate your vote for me as MMA's next Vice -President. Ballots have been delivered to your town office and must be voted upon and returned to MMA by August 14th. Please feel free to call me at 207-324-9172 if you have any questions or if you would like to share with me your ideas for the future of MMA and Maine's municipalities. I welcome your ideas. Sincerely, Mark Green /9 09-271 (As Amended) GITY OF BANGOR oR4'E'tED., ri ED, � (TITLE.) ORDER, Casting Annual Election Ballot for Maine Municipal Association Vice - President and Executive Committee Members By the City Council of the City of Bangor.• ORDERED, that the City of Bangor hereby casts its vote for Mark Green to serve as Vice - President of Maine Municipal Association for a one-year term commencing January 1, 2010; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, THAT the City of Bangor hereby casts it vote for the following individuals to serve on the Executive Committee of the Maine Municipal Association for three three- year terms commencing January 1, 2010, as proposed by the MMA Nominating Committee: Matthew Arnett, Councilor, Town of Hampden Joyce Maker, Councilor, City of Calais Peter Nielson, Town Manager, Town of Oakland