Where

Council Chambers
73 Harlow St., Bangor, ME 04401

Location from the city calendar. The posted agenda is the official notice; check it if the two differ.

What was decided

Minutes haven't been posted on the city's Agenda Center (opens in new tab) yet, 5 days after the meeting. Minutes usually come out after the board approves them at a later meeting.

Agenda

The workshop covers a recommended ethics training for Councilor Wayne Mallar, funding for warming shelters, and a communications plan recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Homelessness. The council will also meet in executive session to discuss legal matters related to Bangor Mall.

Agenda items

• City Manager Updates
• ACREIHR recommendation for ethics training for Councilor Wayne Mallar, with Cross Cultural Community Services as preferred provider ($525-$1,050) and Creighton University as an alternative
• Warming shelter continuity and funding, including a proposed as-needed shelter costing an estimated $106,000
• Homeless Advisory Committee recommendation to create a communications plan on homelessness
• Executive session under 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(E) to consult with legal counsel on Bangor Mall

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 414 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 10, 2026.

Terms used here

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.

M.R.S.A.

Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, the state's laws.

All the terms in the glossary

Changes since posting

• October 10, 2026Location changed from City Hall to Council Chambers.

Source

This meeting is listed in more than one place: the same board on the same day, and only one listing gives a time. The listings are shown here as one meeting.

• City Council Workshop (opens in new tab), on the city calendar
• City Council Workshop Regular Meeting Agenda UPDATED (PDF) (opens in new tab), on the city's Agenda Center

First recorded by Bangor Publick on October 5, 2026.