Maine § 30-A §853 Waldo County Budget Committee

Maine Statutes

§ 30-A §853 — Waldo County Budget Committee

Maine § 30-A §853

Title 30-AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Part 1COUNTIES

Ch. 3COUNTY BUDGET AND FINANCES

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A, § 30-A §853 (2026).

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In Waldo County there is established a Waldo County Budget Committee to carry out the purposes of this article.

1.Membership. The budget committee shall consist of 9 members, 3 members from each commissioner district selected as provided for in this section. The county commissioners shall serve on the committee in an advisory capacity only and may not vote on any committee matters.

2.Duties. The county budget committee shall review the budget estimates prepared by the county commissioners and approve a final county budget.

3.Term of office. The term of office shall be 3 years, provided that a budget committee member remains a municipal officer in the municipal officer's municipality, except that of those elected in 1987, one from each district shall be elected for a term of 3 years; one

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In Waldo County there is established a Waldo County Budget Committee to carry out the purposes of this article.
1.
Membership.
The budget committee shall consist of 9 members, 3 members from each commissioner district selected as provided for in this section. The county commissioners shall serve on the committee in an advisory capacity only and may not vote on any committee matters.
2.
Duties.
The county budget committee shall review the budget estimates prepared by the county commissioners and approve a final county budget.
3.
Term of office.
The term of office shall be 3 years, provided that a budget committee member remains a municipal officer in the municipal officer's municipality, except that of those elected in 1987, one from each district shall be elected for a term of 3 years; one from each district shall be elected for a term of 2 years; and one from each district shall be elected for a term of one year.
4.
Vacancies.
A vacancy occurring on the budget committee must be filled by the committee for the balance of the unexpired term. The person appointed to fill the vacant office must be a municipal officer from the same municipality as the person vacating the office. If the municipality of the person vacating the office declines to send a new member, the committee may solicit another municipality in the same district as the municipality of the vacating member that does not have a member sitting on the committee to send a municipal officer to fill the vacancy.
5.
Expenses.
Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed from the county treasury for expenses lawfully incurred by them in the performance of their duties.