Finance Committee — Portland, ME
Date: 2026-03-05
Time: 17:00

Remote Finance Committee MEMBERS
Meeting Agenda Councilor April Fournier, Chair
Thursday, March 5, 2026 Councilor Benjamin Grant
 Councilor Wesley Pelletier
5:00 PM
 Mayor Mark Dion (Ex-Officio)


Remote via ZOOM

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 1. Introductions

 2. Presentation of City Manager’s Recommended Capital Improvement Plan (Public
 Hearing)

 At the meeting the Committee will hear a continued presentation of the City Manager’s
 Recommended Capital Improvement Plan. City Manager Danielle West, Assistant City
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 Manager Greg Jordan, Finance Director Brendan T. O’Connell, and Public Works Director
 Mike Murray are expected to present. Water Resources (Sewer and Stormwater) projects
 included in the FY27 CIP will be discussed in detail and Q&A from the prior meeting will be
 reviewed. The Committee will hold a public hearing on the City Manager’s Recommended
 Capital Improvement Plan, and will take a vote to recommend the FY27 Bond Authorization
 and Project Appropriations to the full Council for approval at their 3/16/26 and 4/13/26
 meetings. The Committee will also call for any potential amendments being considered by
 Councilors to be disclosed at the current meeting so staff can draft necessary documents and
 publish the requested CIP amendments within the agenda package for the 3/16/26 and 4/13/26
 City Council meetings for review by the Council and public.
3. Future Meeting Dates and Topics


 1. Thursday, March 26, 2026 – First Joint City/School Finance Committee
 Meeting
 i. Presentation from PPS - FY27 Superintendent’s Recommended
 Budget
 ii. Presentation from External Auditors - 6/20/25 Audit Results
 2. Thursday, April 2, 2026 - Second Joint City/School Finance Committee
 Meeting
 3. Monday, April 13, 2026 - Presentation of City Manager’s Recommended
 Budget to City Council
 4. Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - Finance Committee City Budget Review Begins
 5. Thursday, April 16, 2026 - Finance Committee City Budget Review
 Continues
 6. Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - Finance Committee City Budget Review Continues,
 Committee Vote to Recommend PPS Board Recommended Budget to Full
 Council
 7. Thursday, April 30, 2026 - Finance Committee City Budget Review
 Continues, Committee Vote to Recommend City Budget to Full Council

4. Adjournment




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​City of Portland, Maine​
 ​Thursday, March 5, 2026​
 ​Remote Finance Committee Meeting - 5:00PM​
 ​via Zoom​

 ​PUBLIC RECORD OF MEETING​
 ​Complete Public Record of Meeting can be found at the link below:​
 ​http://www.portlandmaine.gov/129/Agendas-Minutes​

​Attendees: Finance Committee Members​: Fournier, Grant​​and Mayor Dion; City Councilors: Ali and​
 ​Michniewicz; City, School and Library Staff, and members of the Public.​

​5:02 PM Introductions​

​5:03 PM Presentation of City Manager’s Recommended Capital Improvement Plan (Public Hearing)​
 ​At the meeting the Committee heard a continued presentation of the City Manager’s Recommended​
  ​Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Finance Director Brendan T. O’Connell and Public Works Director Mike​
 ​Murray presented. Water Resources (Sewer and Stormwater) projects included in the FY27 CIP were​
 ​discussed in detail and Q&A from the prior meeting were reviewed. The Committee held a public​
 ​hearing on the City Manager’s Recommended Capital Improvement Plan, and took a vote to​
 ​recommend the FY27 CIP to the full Council for approval at their 3/16/26 and 4/13/26 meetings. The​
 ​Committee also called for any potential amendments being considered by Councilors to be disclosed at​
 ​the current meeting so staff can draft necessary documents and publish the requested CIP amendments​
 ​within the agenda package for the 3/16/26 and 4/13/26 City Council meetings for review by the Council​
 ​and public.​
 ​Vote Results:​
 ​Motion made by Grant, seconded by Fournier. Passage 2-0 (Pelletier absent). Vote Time 5:46 PM​

​5:47 PM Future Meeting Dates and Topics​
 ​1.​ ​Thursday, March 26, 2026 – First Joint City/School Finance Committee Meeting​
 ​i.​ ​Presentation from PPS - FY27 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget​
 ​ii.​ ​Presentation from External Auditors - 6/20/25 Audit Results​
 ​2.​ ​Thursday, April 2, 2026 - Second Joint City/School Finance Committee Meeting​
 ​3.​ ​Monday, April 13, 2026 - Presentation of City Manager’s Recommended Budget to City​
 ​Council​
 ​4.​ ​Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - Finance Committee City Budget Review Begins​
 ​5.​ ​Thursday, April 16, 2026 - Finance Committee City Budget Review Continues​
 ​6.​ ​Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - Finance Committee City Budget Review Continues, Committee​
 ​Vote to Recommend PPS Board Recommended Budget to Full Council​
 ​7.​ ​Thursday, April 30, 2026 - Finance Committee City Budget Review Continues, Committee​
 ​Vote to Recommend City Budget to Full Council​

​5:49 PM Adjournment​
 ​Motion made by Grant, seconded by Fournier. Passage 2-0 (Pelletier absent). Vote Time 5:49 PM​