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Orono City Council <br />Work Session Minutes <br />Monday, January 25, 2021 <br />Council Chambers <br />5:00 p.m. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Victoria Seals, Aaron <br />Printup and Matt Johnson. Staff members present were Interim City Administrator/Finance <br />Director Ron Olson, and Police Chief Correy Farniok. <br /> <br />1. Deer Hunting <br />Police Chief Correy Farniok mentioned back in November the City received concerns about <br />deer hunting within the city and those concerns have led to review of our current ordinance. <br />Currently the ordinance allows deer hunting during hunting season with a permit. The permit <br />allows discharge of a BB gun and or bow and there are parameters such as a 5 acre minimum <br />and it also includes additional provisions like discharge cannot take place within 100 feet of <br />the property and boundaries and so on. If the City were to change up or eliminate deer <br />hunting it should consider other concerns about what it would do to control the population of <br />deer and/or other adverse effects. <br /> <br />Mayor Dennis Walsh noted that he had not even heard that this was an issue until now and <br />added that he himself is not an avid hunter so he questioned if this is a current issues as of <br />now but if we continue to have growth with smaller properties coming in we may want to <br />revisit it at that time. <br /> <br />Council Member Matt Johnson mentioned that he had been a hunter and he feels that bow <br />hunting is relatively safe. The range of a bow is fairly small and deer can travel a fairly <br />considerable distance once hit but it doesn’t seem reasonable to eliminate hunting altogether. <br /> <br />There was discussion among the council about hunting and the benefits of keeping the <br />ordinance as it is. <br /> <br />A resident briefly spoke in favor of allowing hunting within the city. It’s healthy and reduces <br />the population and it should be encouraged. <br /> <br />2. City Administrator Update <br />Council Member Victoria Seals gave an update to the Council about where we are in the <br />process. She mentioned we currently have 11 candidates. The deadline for applicants is <br />Monday, February 8th. <br /> <br />Meeting Adjourned: 5:25 p.m. <br /> <br />CITY OF ORONO: <br /> <br /> <br />ATTEST: ________________________________ <br /> Dennis Walsh, Mayor <br />