City Council Meeting Notice and Agenda for Monday, June 15, 2026

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June 4, 2026 in Agenda Notices, City Council Notices

MEETING NOTICE
The regular monthly meeting of the Ellsworth City Council will be held on Monday, June 15, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Ellsworth City Hall Council Chambers

Meetings will be broadcast live on:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CityofEllsworthMaine

Public Access/Spectrum Channels 5 and 7

 

AGENDA (Amended)

  1. Call to Order.
  2. Pledge of Allegiance.
  3. Rules of Order.
  4. Adoption of the Ellsworth City Council minutes from the following meeting:
  • May 18, 2026, Special Meeting
  • May 18, 2026, Regular Meeting
  • May 26, 2026, Special Meeting
  • June 1, 2026, Special Meeting
  1. Presentation of Awards.
  • Alene Taylor – 10 years of service
  • Joanna Sands – 5 years of service
  • Scott Guillerault – 5 years of service
  1. City Manager’s Report.
  2. Committee Reports.
  • Recreation Commission: Request to appoint Mark Cook as a member of the commission with a term expiring 6/30/2027.
  1. Citizen’s Comments.
  2. Councilor Comments.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  1. Council Order #052600, Discussion and potential action on the request of the Economic Development Direct for the proposed installation, construction, and operation of a public restroom facility.

CONSENT AGENDA

CONSENT AGENDA: All items with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

  1. Council Order #062600, Request of the Deputy City Clerk for review and acceptance of the results from the June 9, 2026, City of Ellsworth School Budget Validation and Municipal Referendum Elections. *
  2. Council Order #062601, Request of the Tax Collector to set the real estate and personal property due dates to September 10, 2026 and March 11, 2027, and an Order of the Municipal Officers on the application of real estate and personal property tax payments. This order will allow for the Tax Collector and Treasurer to apply tax payments against the oldest unpaid tax bills. *

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Public Hearing and action on the application(s) for renewal for the following license(s):
  • Timothy Wedge d/b/a The Breakroom, 248 State Street, for renewal of a City Class B License (Victualer, Liquor and Amusement) and renewal of a State Restaurant Class I, II, III and IV Liquor License.
  • 617 Bayside LLC d/b/a Homestead Motel, 143 Bucksport Road, for renewal of a City Lodging License.
  1. Public Hearing and action on the applications for conditional approval for the following Adult Use Cannabis licenses, with full approval pending the lottery and Council approval:
  • Brothers Ellsworth LLC d/b/a Brother Cannabis
  • Goose River Ellsworth LLC d/b/a Goose River Cannabis
  • Lighthouse Holdings 2 LLC d/b/a Lighthouse Cannabis Co.
  • Lighthouse Holdings 4 LLC d/b/a Lighthouses Cannabis Co.
  • Pinecone Retail 4 LLC d/b/a JAR Cannabis Co.
  • Royal Leaf LLC d/b/a Royal Leaf Apothecary
  1. Council Order #062603, Presentation from Eric Marichal about the Recreation Commission (Sponsored by Councilors White and Lyons).
  2. Council Order #062604, Request of the Tax Collector/Deputy Treasurer to set the interest rate on overdue taxes at 5%.
  3. Council Order #062605, Discussion and potential action on the request of the Tax Collector to award a contract for Real Estate services involving Tax Acquired Properties.
  4. Council Order #062606, Appointment of City Officials by the City Council.
  • Reappointment.
  1. Council Order #062607, Approval of City Manager’s appointments.
  • Staff Confirmations.
  1. Council Order #062608, Public Hearing and action on Budget Resolutions for FY2027.
  2. Council Order #062609, Public Hearing and action on the request of the Deputy Finance Director for Authorization for Tax Anticipation Borrowing ($3,000,000).
  3. Council Order #062610, Public Hearing and potential action on the request of the Cemetery Commission for the appropriation of funds from the Cemetery General Reserve Fund for lawn care and grounds maintenance at Juniper and Beechland cemeteries.
  4. Council Order #062611, Public Hearing and potential action on the request of the Public Works Director to send the grader for repairs.
  5. Council Order #062612, Public Hearing and potential action on the request of the Public Works Director to pay off multiple CWSRF loans and remove them from the FY27 budget.
  6. Council Order #062613, Public Hearing and action on the proposed amendments to the City Ordinances and Codes.
  • Order Approving Part 1. Chapter 1 of the City Code is proposed to be repealed in its entirety and replaced with the proposed Chapter 1 (General Provisions).
  • Order Approving Part 2. Chapter 3 of the City Code (Harbor Management Ordinance), including the Harbor Fee Schedule, is proposed to be repealed in its entirety and replaced with proposed Chapter 3 (Harbor Management).
  • Order Approving Part 3. Chapter 4 of the City Code (Fire Protection and Prevention Ordinance) is proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough.
  • Order Approving Part 4. Chapter 5 of the City Code (Public and Private Sewers) is proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough.
  • Order Approving Part 5. Chapter 14 of the City Code (Licenses and Permits) is proposed to be repealed in its entirety and replaced with the proposed Chapter 14 (Licenses and Permits).
  • Order Approving Part 6. Chapter 18 of the City Code (Ellsworth Planning Board) is proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough.
  • Order Approving Part 7. Chapter 37 of the City Code (Special Amusement Permit Ordinance) is proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough.
  • Order Approving Part 8. Chapter 38 of the City Code (Board of Appeals) proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough.
  • Order Approving Part 9. Chapter 39 of the City Code (Historic Preservation Ordinance) is proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough.
  • Order Approving Part 10. Chapter 41 of the City Code (Electrical Installation and Inspection Ordinance) is proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough.
  • Order Approving Part 11. Chapter 42 of the City Code (Solid Waste Management Ordinance) is proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough.
  • Order Approving Part 12. Chapter 43 of the City Code (Tree Ordinance) is proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough.
  • Order Approving Part 13. Chapter 48 of the City Code (Rotational Towing) is proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough. In addition, Appendix “A” (Towing Fees) is proposed to be stricken in its entirety.
  • Order Approving Part 14. Chapter 55 of the City Code (Water Supply Protection) is proposed to be amended by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough.
  • Order Approving Part 15. Chapter 56 of the City Code (Unified Development Ordinance) is proposed to be amended as follows:
    • by adding the words shown in underline and by striking the words shown in strikethrough within Article 1 (Administration), Article 3 (Zoning Districts), Article 4 (Shoreland Zoning), Article 8 (Performance Standards), Article 9 (Street Design and Construction Standards), Article 10 (Stormwater), and Article 11 (Parking);
    • by adopting a new Article 2 (Building Permits) in its entirety;
    • by repealing and replacing Article 6 (Site Plan Development Review) with proposed new Article 6 (Site Plan Development Review); and
    • by adopting Article 7 (Subdivision Review) in its entirety.\
  • Order Approving Part 16. The following Chapters of the City Code are proposed to be repealed in their entirety:
    • Chapter 20 of the City Code (Miscellaneous).
    • Chapter 26 of the City Code (Plumbing and Septic System Permit Fees).
    • Chapter 28 of the City Code (Subdivision Ordinance—Relocated to Chapter 56, Article 7).
    • Chapter 56, Article 13 (Board of Appeals) of the City Code.
    • Chapter 67 of the City Code (Unified Building Ordinance).
  1. Council Order #062614, Discussion on updates to City Council Governance Procedures related to workplace complaints.
  2. Adjournment.

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