CARIBOU CITY COUNCIL

By Charter, the Caribou City Council is elected by qualified voters of the City of Caribou at large for a term of three years each. Only qualified voters of the City shall be eligible to hold the office of Councilperson. The regular election of municipal officials is held on the first Tuesday of November after the first Monday in each year and City Councilmen are elected as follows: First City Election - two for three years and two for two years; Second City Election - two for three years. Thereafter, all City Councilmen shall be elected for three-year terms. The terms of municipal officials shall begin the first Monday of January. All powers of the City are vested in the Council except as otherwise provided by law or the City's Charter. The Council meets every second and fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. preceded by a Public Comment period at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor Kenneth Murchison is a 1979 graduate of Caribou High School and a 1983 graduate of Northern Maine Technical College (NMTC) with an Associates Degree in Drafting Technology. He has been employed at Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC) for nineteen years and is currently NMDC’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist. Ken is a charter member of Maine’s GIS Users Group, serves on the NMTC Crafts Advisory Board, is a past Chair of the Washburn E911 Addressing Committee, and a past member of the Caribou Planning Board. Ken resides in Caribou with wife Jan and children Samantha and Alexander.

Deputy Mayor Karla Bell Karla Bell was elected to serve a three year term starting in 2007. She currently serves the Council on the Personnel, Highway/Protection and NMDC Committees. She is also serves as the Planning Board Liason. Graduated from Caribou High School in 1970 and attended the University if Maine in Farmington earning a BS in Education. Taught school in Brunsick, Maine for thirteen years and in Scarborough, Maine for four years. Earned a Masters in Educational Administration in 1995 and returned to Caribou as Assistant Principal at Caribou Middle School and then Caribou High School retiring in 2003. Karla serves on the RSVP Advisory Board, is a member of the Kiwanis club, and does volunteer driving for RSVP. She lives in Caribou with her husband David Pelletier.

Councilor Christopher Bell was re-elected to office in 2008. Please check back for his biography.

Councilor David Martin was elected to the Council in 2007. Please check back for his biography.

Councilor Mark Goughan was elected to office in 2005.

Councilor John Boone Please check back for his biography.

Councilor Mary Kate Barbosa Please check back for her biography.