Curtiss Pulitzer of consultants Pulitzer & Bogart Associates, told the authority, "This is a momentous day, and we are really pleased with this guaranteed maximum price offered from H.P. Cummings." The authority voted unanimously to accept it and thanked the design committee for their hard work on the project.

"We are in good shape," Pulitzer said.

"We are ahead of where we thought we would be at this time," Jim Gilman, Clerk of the Works said. "Everything is going great."

Jail Administrator Wayne Applebee also had good news for the authority.

"The operating budget, which is non-bondable expenses, was under- spent for the month of March by $5,340." The anticipated budget for March was $32,745; the authority spent $27,405. Maine Country Store Property

The Maine Country Store building and property is still being considered by the authority as a possible site for use by jail authority employees and the construction workers.

The authority now employs two people, Applebee and Mary Sue Weeks, who now work in offices at the Lincoln County Courthouse. The jail is set to be finished in the fall of 2006.

The authority had looked into buying three modular trailers from Maine Yankee. However, the cost of moving the trailers, and hooking them up to public water and the public sewer system would be costly for temporary use.

"The Nichol property is more valuable to the authority than the three modulars at Maine Yankee," Allan Houston said.

Sagadahoc County Sheriff Mark Westrum said, "It's a prime piece of real estate. We could certainly re-sell it and get our money back."

"Perhaps we could consider selling part of the 70 acres of land to help purchase the property," Houston said.

"We didn't talk price, when we toured the building," Houston said.

The authority authorized Houston to get an appraisal of the property.

The asking price of the site is $395,000; the town has it appraised as $242,000.

"We will certainly go with what will be the most cost effective, and in the best interest of the taxpayers," Houston said. Job Descriptions Approved

The authority approved the job descriptions for the correctional Supervisor II and the correctional officer for the new jail.

The job objective for the correctional supervisor II position is a mid-level supervisory position, responsible to the assistant correctional administrator. Duties will include supervising the care, custody and safekeeping of all inmates at the new jail.

The correctional officers "will supervise inmates to ensure a safe and humane environment; handle inmate discipline fairly and effectively; responds to inmates requests in a fair and balanced fashion: build positive rapport and personal credibility with inmates; supervise inmates in a clear, well-organized and attention getting manner; resolve inmate problems and conflicts; and maintain effective administration and staff relations," according to the job description.

The experience required for the correctional supervisor II is three years of continuous service in corrections and 12 months experience in supervision.

The experience required for the correctional officer's position is two years of post secondary education or employment.

Both positions require successful completion of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Corrections course.