Susan Hawes

Homelessness, addiction, and recovery

Speakers cited $10,000-plus vandalism repair costs and growing taxpayer burden from services, though the city took no financial action tonight.

Winter warming shelter funding

Up to $105,000 in federal CDBG funds, not local tax dollars.

Councilor Mallar ethics training

No direct cost beyond staff time for the required training.

Winter warming shelter capacity gap

Any temporary space will cost the city money, though councilors hope nonprofit partners and grants can shoulder much of it.

Together Place financial crisis and proposed city emergency funding

A possible city contribution of up to $63,000, likely from opioid settlement funds, under debate.

Ethics training following Board of Ethics finding

No penalty amount has been set; the leading option is required training rather than a fine or censure.

Immigration ordinance and conflict-of-interest dispute

Supporters and opponents both cited federal funding at Bangor International Airport ($27M FAA runway funding) and potential liability exposure.

Surveillance and civil liberties concerns

Penobscot County jail overcrowding

The county spends over $2.14 million a year boarding out inmates.

Dorothea Dix campus future and mental health services

A new state mental health facility would require major state appropriations not yet budgeted.

Council chair's control of meetings and decorum

ADA Sidewalk Compliance Assessment

Not estimated; the idea has not progressed with the city engineer.

Prohibition of unsanctioned transport of homeless persons

Could clarify GA cost responsibility and create a paper trail for reimbursement from other communities.

Emergency Medical Services Transport Plan

No new direct cost — the plan formalizes existing Fire Department operations and fee-for-service billing.

PrEP access planning via NIH ARISE grant

Up to $6,000 in grant funds covers staff time — no city taxpayer dollars.

Shopping cart accountability ordinance

Possible registration fees could recover public works cleanup costs; details undecided.

Nourish ME rural nutrition education funding

$823,851 in outside funding for two years — no city dollars.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

New code enforcement officers and constables

Shared emergency management services with Brewer

Could replace a budget-cut position at lower cost through cost-sharing with Brewer or state funding.