Voting Records

Committee Assignments & Council Votes
January–May 2026

Individual vote records extracted from official Bangor City Council meeting minutes (Bangor Agenda Center). Councilors highlighted in amber have documented organizational ties to entities that received city funding. All data sourced directly from official meeting minutes PDFs.

Y = Voted Yes N = Voted No R = Recused — = Absent/Not seated Amber name = documented org tie
Committee Structure

2025–2026 Committee Assignments

Source: Official Bangor City Council Committee Assignments document, 2025–2026 (bangormaine.gov). Councilors with documented organizational ties are highlighted.

Finance Committee

Chair: Carson · Members: Deane, Fish, Leonard, Walker

Carson (Food AND Medicine board) chairs. Walker (BARN employee) sits as member. Both voted on opioid settlement fund allocations.

Government Operations Committee

Chair: Beck · Members: Carson, Faloon, Walker

Beck chairs. Walker and Carson also serve. Handles ordinances, city operations, and policy matters.

Infrastructure Committee

Chair: Fish · Members: Beck, Carson, Deane, Faloon, Leonard

Handles public works, urban planning, and land development code amendments.

Business & Economic Development Committee

Chair: Deane · Members: Beck, Carson, Faloon, Fish, Leonard

Handles economic development, business licensing, and commercial zoning.

Personnel Committee

Chair: Hawes · Members: Beck, Deane, Fish, Leonard

Handles city employee matters, labor relations, and HR policy.

Legislative Committee (est. 2026)

Chair: Carson · Members: Deane, Fish, Leonard, Walker

New committee formed in 2026. Carson chairs; Walker serves as member. Handles state legislative matters affecting the city.

Standing Committee on Homelessness (est. Mar 2026)

Chair: TBD

Created by unanimous vote (9-0) on March 23, 2026 (Item 26-107, sponsored by Fish). Committee composition not yet publicly documented.
Vote Records

Key Council Votes, January–May 2026

Records extracted from official meeting minutes PDFs published by the City of Bangor Agenda Center. Only votes where the motion was doubted (i.e., a recorded roll-call vote was requested) are shown. Routine unanimous consent items are not listed.

Jan 28, 2026·26-050 (Motion to Postpone)·Sponsored by: Faloon

Authorizing City Manager to Negotiate with Sheridan Construction — Bangor Central Kitchen, 50 Cleveland St.

FAILED 2–6
BeckCarsonDeaneFaloonFishHawesLeonardMallarWalker
NNNYNNNY

Motion to postpone failed. The item then passed on final vote 6-2 (Mallar and Hawes voting no). Walker was not yet seated — she was sworn in November 10, 2025, but this meeting was January 28, 2026. Deane was absent from the postponement vote.

Source: Bangor City Council Minutes, January 28, 2026 (Agenda Item 26-050)

Jan 28, 2026·26-050 (Final Passage)·Sponsored by: Faloon

Authorizing City Manager to Negotiate with Sheridan Construction — Bangor Central Kitchen, 50 Cleveland St.

PASSED 6–2
BeckCarsonDeaneFaloonFishHawesLeonardMallarWalker
YYYYYNYN

Source: Bangor City Council Minutes, January 28, 2026 (Agenda Item 26-050)

Jan 28, 2026·26-058·Sponsored by: Carson

Amending Land Development Code §165-13 — Remove Ohio Street and State Street from Minor Arterial; Add Ohio Street to Major Arterial Definition

FAILED 0–8
BeckCarsonDeaneFaloonFishHawesLeonardMallarWalker
NNNNNNNN

Unanimous rejection. Multiple residents spoke in opposition.

Source: Bangor City Council Minutes, January 28, 2026 (Agenda Item 26-058)

Mar 9, 2026·26-109·Sponsored by: Walker

Authorizing Award of $641,297 in Opioid Settlement Funds

PASSED 8–1
BeckCarsonDeaneFaloonFishHawesLeonardMallarWalker
YYYYYYYNY

Walker sponsored this item and voted YES while employed by BARN. BARN did not receive opioid settlement funds in this round; the 16 recipients are listed in Attachment CO 26-109. However, Walker's employer operates in the same recovery services sector as the recipient organizations. No recusal or disclosure of her BARN employment is on record for this vote. Mallar was the sole dissenting vote.

Source: Bangor City Council Minutes, March 9, 2026 (Agenda Item 26-109); Attachment CO 26-109 lists all recipients

Mar 9, 2026·26-110·Sponsored by: Beck

Directing Compliance with State Law 5 M.R.S. Ch. 337-E (Immigration) Effective Immediately

PASSED 6–3
BeckCarsonDeaneFaloonFishHawesLeonardMallarWalker
YYYYNNYNY

Government Operations Committee recommended passage 3-2. Directed City Manager to comply with state immigration law immediately, before the 90-day effective date.

Source: Bangor City Council Minutes, March 9, 2026 (Agenda Item 26-110)

Mar 23, 2026·26-107·Sponsored by: Fish

Amending Code of City of Bangor to Create a Standing Committee on Homelessness

PASSED 9–0
BeckCarsonDeaneFaloonFishHawesLeonardMallarWalker
YYYYYYYYY

Source: Bangor City Council Minutes, March 23, 2026 (Agenda Item 26-107)

Apr 13, 2026·26-108·Sponsored by: Faloon

Authorizing Issuance of $75,000,000 General Obligation Bonds for Consolidated Parks and Recreation Facility (Subject to Voter Approval)

FAILED 0–9
BeckCarsonDeaneFaloonFishHawesLeonardMallarWalker
NNNNNNNNN

Unanimous rejection. Multiple residents spoke both for and against. The bond would have required voter approval.

Source: Bangor City Council Minutes, April 13, 2026 (Agenda Item 26-108)

Apr 27, 2026·26-137·Sponsored by: Fish

Amending Chapter 257 (Sidewalks) §257-4 — Referral to Advisory Committee on Racial Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights

REFERRED 6–3
BeckCarsonDeaneFaloonFishHawesLeonardMallarWalker
YYYYNNYNY

Motion was to refer the ordinance to the Advisory Committee on Racial Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights before final passage. The ordinance subsequently passed 9-0 on May 11, 2026.

Source: Bangor City Council Minutes, April 27, 2026 (Agenda Item 26-137)

Apr 27, 2026·26-138·Sponsored by: Faloon

Moratorium Ordinance on Data Centers in the City of Bangor

PASSED 9–0
BeckCarsonDeaneFaloonFishHawesLeonardMallarWalker
YYYYYYYYY

Source: Bangor City Council Minutes, April 27, 2026 (Agenda Item 26-138)

May 11, 2026·26-140·Sponsored by: Walker

Amending Chapter 257 (Sidewalks) §257-4 — Final Passage of Sidewalk Storage/Obstruction Ordinance

PASSED 9–0
BeckCarsonDeaneFaloonFishHawesLeonardMallarWalker
YYYYYYYYY

Unanimous final passage after the ordinance was revised following referral to the Advisory Committee on Racial Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights.

Source: Bangor City Council Minutes, May 11, 2026 (Agenda Item 26-140)

Methodology & Scope

Vote records on this page were extracted from official meeting minutes PDFs published by the City of Bangor Agenda Center (bangormaine.gov/AgendaCenter). Only votes where the motion was formally doubted — triggering a recorded roll-call vote — are shown. Routine items passed by unanimous consent without a roll call are not included. The 2026 official minutes PDFs available as of May 2026 cover January through May 2026.

Committee assignments are sourced from the official 2025–2026 Council Committee Assignments document (bangormaine.gov, Document ID 1463). Councilor organizational ties are documented on individual councilor profile pages with primary source citations.