Date: -
Meeting Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026
Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Augusta – Department of Health and Human Services, 109 Capitol Street, 1st floor meeting rooms (Maine A and B)
Method: In-person (live stream available for viewing purposes only)
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Council Members
Amber Pulcifur, Debra Poulin, Dr. Paul Vinsel, Elizabeth Blackwell-Moore, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Holly Stover, Jamar Williams, Joseph Everett, Margaret McLoughlin, Melissa Hackett, Patricia Kimball (Chair), Raegan LaRochelle, Sheriff Todd Brackett, Tess Parks
Agenda
- Welcome and Introductions
- Public Comment (up to 15 minutes)
- July Agenda Overview
- June Minutes Review and Vote
- Grantee Spotlight: Low Barrier Shelter Grantees
- Chairperson’s Report
- Strategic Planning Update with Pivot Point
- Committee Reports
- Finance Committee
- Governance Committee
- Program and Grants Committee
- MRC Staff Reports
- Syringe Service Programs Funding
- Updates on RFP for Community Coalitions
- New Business
- Adjournment