Cumberland County  
27 Northport Dr  
Portland, ME 04103  
Agenda - Final  
Monday, July 20, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Meeting will start at 5:00 p.m. for an Executive Session and resume after  
the commissioners exit executive session.  
In person with the option to view online:  
www.cumberlandcountyme.gov/live  
The Board meets on the third Monday of each month at 5:30pm in the  
Sebago Lake Room unless otherwise noted.  
Board of Commissioners  
District 4 - Chair Patricia Smith  
District 2 - Vice Chair Tom Tyler  
District 1 - Jean-Marie Caterina  
District 3 - Stephen Gorden  
District 5 - James Cloutier  
Meeting will be streamed online: www.cumberlandcountyme.gov/live  
CALL TO ORDER  
ATTENDANCE  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
26-072  
County Commissioners will vote to enter Executive Session pursuant to 1  
M.R.S.A. 405(6)(C) to discuss options between the County and State of Maine  
Judiciary.  
Position Paper  
Attachments:  
The Board of Commissioners will resume its meeting upon exiting executive session.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES  
CD 26-018  
Approval of the minutes, June 15, 2026, meeting of the Board of Commissioners  
June 15 2026 Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
INFORMATIONAL REPORT(S) AND PRESENTATION(S)  
CD 26-019 Update on current action plan for the allocation of the Cumberland County  
Opioid Settlement Funds.  
Memo on Opioid Settlement Spending Update June 2026  
Attachments:  
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC  
The Board Chair will limit comments on unrelated agenda items to three (3) minutes per speaker. The  
public comment period is limited to one (1) hour.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
26-073  
Approval of the Sheriff’s Office Commissions from June 1, 2026 to June 30,  
2026  
June 2026 Commission Memo  
Attachments:  
26-074  
26-075  
26-076  
26-077  
26-078  
Approve the agreement for Law Enforcement Services by and between  
Cumberland County, The Cumberland County Sheriff, and the Inhabitants of the  
Town of Long Island from July 01, 2026 to September 6, 2026.  
Long Island PP 2026  
Attachments:  
Long Island Patrol Contract 2026  
Approve the agreement for Law Enforcement Services by and between the  
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Board of County Commissioners and Maine  
School District 6 from August 2026 to June 2027.  
SAD #6 PP 2026  
SAD6Contract  
Attachments:  
Approve the agreement for Law Enforcement Services by and between  
Cumberland County, The Cumberland County Sheriff, and the inhabitants of the  
Town of Harrison from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.  
Harrison LE Position Paper 2026-2027  
Harrison Contract 2026  
Attachments:  
Approve the agreement for law enforcement services by and between the  
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Board of County Commissioners and Maine  
School District 15 and the Town of Gray July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.  
SAD #15 PP 2026  
Attachments:  
MSAD15CONTRACT2026  
Approval of agreement for School Resource Deputy Law Enforcement Services  
by and between the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Board of County  
Commissioners with the School Administrative District #61, Lake Region, from  
August 2026 to June 2027.  
SAD #61 PP 2026  
Attachments:  
MSAD61Contract2026  
26-079  
Agreement for Law Enforcement Services by and between Cumberland County,  
the Cumberland County Sheriff, and the inhabitants of the Town of Standish  
from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.  
Standish LE Position Paper 2026-2027  
StandishContract2026  
Attachments:  
26-080  
26-081  
Authorize the County Manager to sign the General Assistance Services  
agreement between Cumberland County and the Town of Cumberland from July  
1, 2026 to June 30, 2029.  
Position Paper  
Attachments:  
Cumberland GA Signed 6-30-26  
Authorize the County Manager to execute the contract between the Town of  
Harpswell and Cumberland County for regional dispatch services from July 1,  
2026 - June 30, 2028.  
PP - 2026 Harpswell Dispatch Contract  
CC Dispatch Harpswell Contract 26-28  
Attachments:  
26-082  
26-086  
County Commissioners enter into a five-year employment contract with the  
County Manager James H. Gailey.  
Position Paper  
Attachments:  
Final Amended JGailey Employment Agreement 2026  
Approve the Agreement between the Town of Cumberland and Cumberland  
County for the sharing of radio equipment and associated resources.  
Position Paper  
Attachments:  
Cumberland Town County AGREEMENT FINAL  
NEW BUSINESS  
26-083  
Approve the use of the County’s Opioid Settlement funds for Cumberland  
County Public Health prevention pilot project.  
Position Paper - Opioid Pilot Program  
Attachments:  
Memo on Opioid Settlement Prevention Project July 2026  
26-084  
County Commissioners position on Option 2 of the Northern New England  
Passenger Rail Authorities feasibility study for a new train station in Portland.  
Position Paper  
Attachments:  
2026.01.21 Portland Train Stn Relocation - Site 2 v 3 Cost_v2  
Memorandum - Summary Comparison of Station Locations  
1_20_26a  
NEPRA Site 2 Concept Rotated  
NNEPRA Sheriff Letter 06-08-26  
Visual Proposed Train Station to Jail  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
26-085  
County Commissioners will vote to enter Executive Session pursuant to 1  
M.R.S.A. 405(6)(C) to discuss proposed real estate transaction between the  
County and a private landowner.  
Position Paper  
Attachments:  
COMMENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE STAFF  
COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY MANAGER  
COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
Next Meeting: Monday, September 21, 2026  
ADJOURNMENT