- Where
- City Hall Council Chambers, Biddeford, ME 04005
Location from the city calendar. The posted agenda is the official notice; check it if the two differ.
How to take part
- Attend in person at City Hall Council Chambers, Biddeford, ME 04005.
- Anyone may speak on an agenda item at its public hearing, or at its first or second reading, after the item is introduced and before the Council deliberates. On city business not on the agenda, anyone may speak in the Public Addressing the Council periods: at the start of the meeting for up to three minutes, and at the end for up to five. Speakers give their name and address; online, they use Teams' raise-hand feature. Source: Participating in City Council Meetings (opens in new tab).
- Meetings are broadcast and recorded by the city's CivicClerk portal (opens in new tab).
- The posted agenda (opens in new tab) is the official notice. It may give instructions for public comment.
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What's on the agenda
Main business includes a homelessness pilot program and a revision to Chapter 46 for Cannon Plaza. Other items cover airport leases, the appointment of Laurie Smith as City Manager, and a Biddeford Housing Authority TIF/CEA amendment presentation.
Agenda items
- Biddeford Fire Department officer promotional swearing in
- Human Resources staffing update
- Homelessness Awareness Month proclamation
- 2026.150 Approval of appointment of City Manager Laurie Smith
- 2026.149 Approval of mayoral appointment of a citizen to a committee
- CDBG PY26 Action Plan and Budget presentation
- Biddeford Housing Authority TIF/CEA amendment presentation
- Public comment (3 minute limit per speaker, up to 15 minutes total)
Terms used here
- Public Addressing the Council
- The two periods, at the start and the end of each City Council meeting, when anyone may speak to the Council on city business that isn't on the agenda: 15 minutes at the start, three minutes a speaker, and at the end five minutes a speaker.
- CDBG
- Community Development Block Grant: federal money, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for housing and neighborhood projects that serve low- and moderate-income residents.
- executive session
- A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Maine's Freedom of Access Act (1 M.R.S. § 405) allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, real estate, contracts, or personnel matters.
- TIF
- Tax increment financing: a district where some of the new property tax from development is set aside, for public projects or for the development itself.
About this page
Summary written by AI from the city's agenda (opens in new tab). Checked against the city's PDF. Check the original before relying on it. How summaries are checked
The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.
Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 131 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved .
This meeting is listed in more than one place: the same board, on the same day, at the same time. The listings are shown here as one meeting.
- City Council Meeting (Live) (opens in new tab), on the city calendar
- City Council Meeting (Live) (opens in new tab), on the city's meeting portal
First recorded by Biddeford Publick on .