I. Council Action Requested.
Title
To authorize the transfer of $100,000 from the Gateway North A Infrastructure Omnibus Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District fund to account 19300-46990, so that it may be applied to the North Windham Public Safety Building Project (TM 2025-013).
Body
II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. Pursuant to Title 36 M.R.S.A. Section 6232 “the legislative body of a municipality may by ordinance adopt a program to provide benefits to persons with homesteads in the community,”
b. Pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the Charter the Town Council shall be and constitute the municipal officers of the Town,” and
c. Pursuant to Article II, Section 3(I) of the Charter the Town Council shall have the power to “exercise all the legislative, financial, borrowing and other powers now or hereafter given by statute to inhabitants of towns acting in Town Meeting except as otherwise provided herein, and also exercise all the powers now or hereafter given by statute to municipal officers of towns.”
III. Issue Summary.