Town Council
The seven members of the Freeport Town Council serve as the chief elected officials of the Town of Freeport. All local legislative powers, including the authority to enact local ordinances, the authority to set an annual budget and capital program for the Town, and the authority to broadly set Town policy, rest with the Council. The Town Council has the sole authority to appoint and remove the Town Manager, and also must confirm the Town Manager's appointees to lead many of the Town's administrative departments.
The Council's members are elected to staggered three year terms, so that either two or three Council seats are up for re-election in any given year. Four of the Council seats are reserved to represent the four voting districts of the Town (one for each district), while three of the Council seats are elected "at large", or by all of the voters of the Town.
Each year the Town Council elects a Chair and Vice-Chair from within its membership. The Council Chair is responsible for the conduct of Town Council meetings and workshops, and often represents the Town as the ceremonial head of the Town government. The Vice-Chair serves in this capacity during any absence of the Council Chair.
Please be advised that written communication to or from town officials regarding town business is considered a public record (Site Privacy Policy).
CLICK HERE to send an email to all Councilors (For users who do not have a designated default email app on their device, this link may not work. If this link does not work on your device, you can cut and paste the individual email addresses below in to your email app.)
Town Council Contact Info (2023-2024)
John Egan – Councilor, At-large
Darrel Fournier – Councilor, At-large
dpiltch@freeportmaine.com
hlawrence@freeportmaine.com
93 Hunter Road, Freeport, 04032
(207) 749-4729
2024 Town Council Meeting Schedule
Meeting Date | Agenda Items Due By |
Meeting Description | |
January 2 |
Dec 20 |
Regular Council Meeting #01-24 | |
January 16 | January 3 | Regular Council Meeting #02-24 | |
February 6
February 27
March 5 | January 24 N/A February 14 N/A February 21 | Regular Council Meeting #03-24 Council Workshop Regular Council Meeting #04-24 Council Workshop Regular Council Meeting #05-24 | |
March 19 | March 6 | Regular Council Meeting #06-24 | |
April 2 | March 20 | Regular Council Meeting #07-24 | |
April 9 | N/A | Council Workshop | |
April 16 | N/A | Council Workshop | |
April 23 | April 10 | Regular Council Meeting #08-24 | |
April 30 | N/A | Council Workshop | |
May 7 | April 24 | Regular Council Meeting #09-24 | |
May 21
June 4 | May 8 N/A May 22 | Regular Council Meeting #10-24 Council Workshop Regular Council Meeting #11-24 | |
June 18 | June 5 | Regular Council Meeting #12-24 | |
July 2 | June 19 | Regular Council Meeting #13-24 | |
July 16 | July 2 | Regular Council Meeting #14-24 | |
August 6 | July 24 | Regular Council Meeting #15-24 | |
August-TBA | N/A | Annual Joint Meeting with Bustin’s Island #16-24 | |
September 3 | August 21 | Regular Council Meeting #17-24 | |
September 17 | September 4 | Regular Council Meeting #18-24 | |
October 2 | September 18 | Regular Council Meeting #19-24 | |
October 15 | October 2 | Regular Council Meeting #20-24 | |
November 12 | N/A | Organizational Meeting #21-24 | |
December 3 | November 20 | Regular Council Meeting #22-24 | |
December 17 | December 4 | Regular Council Meeting #23-24 | |
Notes:
- All meetings will be held in the Town Hall Council Chambers unless otherwise noted
- All meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted
To get an item on the agenda, the request along with all supporting documents MUST be emailed by the due date to: swilson@freeportmaine.com or cwolfe@freeportmaine.com |
TOWN COUNCIL PROCESS:
Council meetings and documents related to current business are posted on the website calendar:
- Meetings Calendar
- Agendas, Minutes
- Council Meeting Schedule: Full schedule for year posted above.
Please Note: All meetings will be held in the Town Hall Council Chambers unless otherwise noted. All meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted
To get an item on the agenda, the request along with all supporting documents MUST be emailed by the due date to: Sophia Wilson and Christine Wolfe..
Find your Voting District via map.
Find your Voting District via street list.
Other Council resources:
Index of Council Minutes up to 2012 (Excel)
Index of Council Minutes 2012 - 2014 (Excel)
Town Council Rules of Order and Procedure