Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 7203 – Deorganization meeting
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The deorganization meeting shall be conducted in accordance with section 2524. The agenda of the meeting shall consist exclusively of the following. [PL 1989, c. 216, §2 (NEW).]
1. Discussion and reasons for deorganization. Discussion of deorganization and its impact on the residents of the municipality shall take place and the reasons for deorganizing shall be established and placed before the voters.
[PL 1989, c. 216, §2 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 7203
- Local committee: means the local deorganization committee created under section 7203. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 7201
- Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- 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: means a city, town, village or plantation with a population of more than 50 people. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 7201
- Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Voting on question to develop deorganization procedure. A vote shall be taken on the question of whether the municipality shall continue to pursue the process for deorganizing by developing a deorganization procedure which must be approved by the voters under sections 7207 and 7209.
[PL 1989, c. 216, §2 (NEW).]
3. Creation of local deorganization committee. If the majority of voters present and voting at this meeting approve the question to develop a deorganization procedure as provided in subsection 2, a local deorganization committee shall be created to develop the deorganization procedure. The local committee shall consist of the following 5 members:
A. One municipal officer selected by the municipal officers; [PL 1989, c. 216, §2 (NEW).]
B. One member of the local school board or committee selected by that board or committee, if one exists, or one member of a school board or committee who represents the municipality in a multi-municipality school administrative unit, selected by those members who represent the municipality upon that board or committee; and [PL 1989, c. 216, §2 (NEW).]
C. Three voters of the municipality, nominated and elected by the voters at the same town meeting or election which approved the development of a deorganization procedure. [PL 1989, c. 216, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1989, c. 216, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 216, §2 (NEW).