City Council
The administration of the City of Hallowell is vested in the City Council, which consists of a Mayor and seven Councilors. The members of the City Council constitute the legislative body of the City of Hallowell. Municipal elections are held in November, and the new Council is sworn in on the first business day in January.
The City Council meets regularly on the Monday after the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor with 24 hours’ notice. Requests to be added to the Agenda for City Council meetings must be made to the City Manager before noon on the first Wednesday of the month. This deadline will be strictly applied.
The Mayor and Councilors and their current terms of office are listed below. Photos and additional contact information are available by clicking on the links. The City Council's Code of Conduct is here.
Copies of Proposed Ordinances currently under consideration are here.
Councilor at Large Walter F McKee
January 2024 - June 2024
Councilor at Large Maureen AuCoin
atlarge2@hallowellmaine.org
Ward One Councilor Kate Dufour
ward1@hallowellmaine.org
Ward Two Councilor Michael V Frett (he, him, his)
ward2@hallowellmaine.org
Ward Three Councilor John Bastey
Ward Four Councilor Danielle Obery
Ward Five Councilor Patrick B Wynne
ward5@hallowellmaine.org
City Council Committees
2024 COUNCIL COMMITTEES: (First Councilor Listed Is the Chairperson)
Health & Wellness: | Martin – Dufour – Wynne |
Personnel & Policy: | Wynne – AuCoin – McKee |
Protection: | Obery – Martin – McKee |
Claims: | McKee – Wynne – Obery |
Transportation: | AuCoin– Obery– Frett |
Property/ |
Frett – Martin – Obery (by Ordinance, the Property Committee is the Public Lands Commission) |
Finance: | Dufour – Frett – AuCoin |