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Home My WebLink About2003-11-24 04-18 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION item No 04-1e Date: 11-24-03 Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the City Clerk m Cast Ballot for Municipal Review Committee, Inc. Board of Directors Responsible Department: City Manager Annually, three seats on the nine member Board of Directors for the Municipal Review Committee become vacant, and participating MRC Charter communities nominate and elect successor Directors. The MRC is charged with various oversight responsibilities regarding the Fenobscot Energy Recovery Company (PERC) Waste -to-Energy facility in Orington. As of this time, Charter municipalities collectively own approximately 25% of the faciliNs limited parNership shares and thus have a 8nandal stake in Its sound operation. This year, there are five nominees for the MRC Board including Sandra Blake of Searsport, Greg Brawn of Waterville; John Chisholm Of Levant; Robert Farrar of Bangor and Susan Lessard! of Hampden. Brown, Chisholm, and Farrar are incumbent candidates. Bangor has 28 votes by virtue of its guaranteed 28,000 tons of wild waste delivered annually to MRC. Each community may cast its ballot far One candidate. Votes may not be split among candidates. Assistant City Manager Farrar has served on the MRC Board since 1991 and currently is Treasurer and Chairman of the finance Committee. As Bangor is the largest contributor of waste to the facility and the largest member of the MRC, it is important that we continue to have a role in its oversight. Department Head Cty Manager Associated Information: Order, Voting Ballot, Candidate [nformabon Approval: Finance Director Introduced for x Passage Consent _ Most Reading Page _ of_ Referral 04-18 AseignedroCouncilar Perrfng<w eaveaber 24. 2003 `' ' CITY OF BANGOR ('rime.) : ORDER, Authorizing the City Clerk to Cast Ballot for Municipal Review Committee, Inc Board of Directors ORDERED, THAT Me City Clerk is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of Bangor to cast the voting ballot for the Municipal Review Committee Board of Directors for Robert W. Farrar from the City of Bangor. IM CITY COORCIL 8oveu6eC 24. 2003 Yaese CL®R # M-18 O aOhR ULE,) auchoxixiug Che Ciq 1171.60 '"1 H4n.mcot nisremexare Assigned to Councilor i Ensuring ofiosdable, long term, emimnm;nmlly sound disposal at Aid au OPOS 2a" me noun s aw MP OM 335]9 S{ RECtLVED ril - 2003 Cm"M1;:E CEP.'6 OF. -In To: MRC Membership From: Greg Loundeq MRC Clerk Dam: November 10, 2003 Illi MRC )3omd of Directors 04—J8 Oa.N9-aia8 YO1-5424 411 r8 W: YOnd"ane 0 F n YM dean o swil Please find nmlosed a MRC Board of Directors election ballot Ballots cast in this election will determine the elation of three (3) Directors to serve on the MRC Bound of Directors for three-year terms (January, 1, 2(04 through December 31, 2006) and one (1) Director to complete the remainder of an unexpired term created by a vacancy, (January 1, 2004 Woag s December 31, 2004). The candidate with the 4n highest total votes will be seated to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Biographical descriptions of the candidates are also enclosed for your imbmmtiom Ballots most be remmed m MRC by 5:00 p.m. Decernber 8, 2003. The election results will be read at the MRC Mnual Meefing held on December 9, 2003. Note: Votes must be cast for one candidate only. Please contact Greg Lounder at 942-6389 or 800-339-6389 with my, questions. Col -18 Voting Ballot ♦ To fill three positions for January, 1, 2004 to December 31, 2006 (3 highest total votes) ♦ To fill one position for January 1, 20M to December 31, 2004 (0 highest vote total) The Charter Municipality of casts its vote for the following individual to serve on the Municipal Review Committee Board. of Directors. Note: Candidata are listed alphabetically. Biographies for each candidate are attached. VOTE FORONE IN r muA ONLY More than one checked box will invalidate the ballot ❑ Sandra Blake, Searspon ❑ Oreg Brown, Waterville ❑ John Chisholm, levant ❑ Robert Fatter, Bangor ❑ Spin t aanl, Hampden Please return this ballot no later than December 8, 2003 to: Municipal Review Commune, Inc. PO Box 2579 - Bangor, ME04402-2599 Or FAX to (207) 942-3548 RESULTS OF THIS ELECTION WHL BE READ AT THE MRC ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD DECEMBER 9, 2003 Biographical Information Candidates For MRC Board of Director Positions Sondra Blake -Town of Searsport, NEE Car ent Town Manager Much experieame with rayclmg transfer stations, and landfills Enjoys a challenge, wwka hard, likes to an things through to completion Cm anti will devdce the time ro this position Greg Brown -City of Waterville CLveM Publk Works Director City Engineer since 1418 Professional Engineer shine 1984 MRC Dvenba sense 2000 University of Maine at Orono Graduem-1980-FPS avil Engineering John Chisholm -Town of Levant Town of Levant Board of Salentine - seven years Budget Consomme -seven years MSAD#23 Board of tors -thee years CDBG Comrdnee Tressura - Levatrt Heritage Library MRC Directos smce 1993 CLrtent Vice President -MRC IoM'e servim on the MRC for We lest decade gives the MRC the institutional memory that is muted m om of We leedus unite MRCn sin, re in4 it an W lass bnnota wi0ane iweesbe but all MRCa�tmitier,noe oven whet m are impmmne tothe dedwatandfuture mC of We MRC. IoM freely gives his owo time am wink because olNs detlicafionto We MRC. Robert Farrar- City of Bangor AsssRnt City Manager Human Resources lonew Municipal Review Committee - Board of Directors 1991 -present CLrtently serves as Treasurer and Charisma of MRC Finance Consonance Susan Lessard -Town of Hampden Town Mansions, Bounden -2000 -present Town Manager, Virmlbeven-1993-2000 Town Manager, Payette -1991-1993 Maine Mwticipel "aaciation President -2003 MMA Execrative Comminee-1999-ptesem Maine Rural Development Council Exa. Comm tau -1999-2001 Maine Town st City Managers Association Executive Bond -1995 Maine Lights Commission -1996-1998 Fox Island Elahic Cones Board of dumton-1995-1999 Island Commonalty Medical Ceuta Board ofDus ctors-1994 - 2000