Declaration and filling of vacancies shall be as follows. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
1. Definition of vacancy. A vacancy occurs:
A. When the term of the office of a school director expires; [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
B. When a school director changes residency from the municipality or subdistrict from which elected. Evidence that an individual is registered to vote in a municipality is prima facie evidence of that individual’s residency; [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
C. On the death of a school director; [PL 1987, c. 866, §1 (AMD).]
D. When a school director resigns; or [PL 1987, c. 866, §1 (AMD).]
E. Except in municipalities having a municipal charter, when a director is absent without excuse from 3 consecutive regular board meetings, the board may declare that a vacancy exists. [PL 1987, c. 866, §2 (NEW).]

[PL 1987, c. 866, §§1, 2 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1254

  • Board of directors: means the governing body with statutory powers and duties for a school administrative district. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Municipal officers: means the mayor and municipal officers or councilors of a city, the members of the select board or councilors of a town and the assessors of a plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • School board: means the governing body with statutory powers and duties for a school administrative unit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • Subdistrict: means a geographic area which is a subdivision of a school administrative district for election purposes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
  • Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. School board. The board of directors shall notify the municipal officers of the municipalities within the district before the annual town meeting or before the regular city election of the vacancy.

[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]

3. Filling vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled as follows.
A. The municipal officers of the municipality in which the director resided shall select an interim director for the municipality or subdistrict to serve until the next annual municipal election. The interim director shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. [PL 1983, c. 806, §16 (AMD).]
B. The municipal officers shall provide at the next municipal or subdistrict election for the election of a director to fill the vacancy. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]

[PL 1983, c. 806, §16 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 806, §16 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 866, §§1,2 (AMD).
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