Bangor council rejects reconsideration of credit enhancement votes

The Bangor City Council held a special meeting on Aug. 17, 2026, and voted 2-7 against a motion to rescind and reconsider its earlier votes on council orders 26-242 and 26-243, which involved a credit enhancement agreement. Councilors who opposed reconsideration said the earlier votes were legitimate and that conditions on the agreement should be discussed at a workshop on Aug. 24. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn after audience members tried to speak.

Key points

• Councilor Carolyn Fish moved to rescind and reconsider the votes on council orders 26-242 and 26-243; the motion failed 2-7, with Fish and Wayne Mallar voting yes.
• Councilor Daniel Carson said he voted no because the prior votes were legitimate and a council workshop on Aug. 24 is the proper place to set conditions on the credit enhancement agreement.
• Councilor Michael Beck said the original order already authorized the city manager to include appropriate terms and conditions, and he preferred giving staff further direction at the workshop rather than undoing the vote.
• Councilor Susan Faloon said anyone with remaining questions should have moved to postpone before the earlier vote, and she opposed revisiting it.
• Councilor Wayne Mallar said he was uncomfortable voting because the amended order was not yet drafted and in front of the council, though he ultimately voted yes on reconsideration.
• After the vote failed, audience members tried to speak; City Solicitor David Szewczyk said public hearings on both orders had already been held and the vote could not be reconsidered again.

Next steps

• A council workshop is scheduled for Aug. 24 to discuss conditions on the credit enhancement agreement and possibly a legislative policy directive.

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