Caribou City Council is pictured here during a May 17 meeting. (City of Caribou)
Council opens, recesses hearings for charter amendments Caribou City Council opened, and subsequently recessed, public hearings on proposed charter amendments for councilor qualifications and meeting attendance on May 17.
CARIBOU, Maine Caribou City Council opened, and subsequently recessed, public hearings on proposed charter amendments for councilor qualifications and meeting attendance on May 17.
The council would need to act on the proposed amendments prior to Sept. 1 in order to have the changes placed on the November ballot for residents to approve.
The qualification amendment was introduced on April 20, and would clarify language in the charter, stating that a seated councilor must not hold any other city office or any position that has its wages based on the city council-approved annual expense budget, and that “On or before December 31 of each year, have all annual personal and real
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Former Caribou Mayor Mark Goughan, pictured on the right with councilor Jody Smith during an August 2019 meeting, will return to the council next year after resigning in November, shortly after his re-election. (Chris Bouchard | Aroostook Republican)
Former Caribou Mayor Mark Goughan, pictured on the right with councilor Jody Smith during an August 2019 meeting, will return to the council next year after resigning in November, shortly after his re-election. (Chris Bouchard | Aroostook Republican)
Goughan returning to council next month, leak investigation continues Former Caribou Mayor Mark Goughan, who was re-elected in November and resigned later that month, will be returning for his new term in January, according to Deputy Mayor Thomas Ayer.