Town of Lamoine
ORDINANCE REGARDING
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, TERMS OF OFFICE, AND ASSUMPTION OF OFFICIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES.
Be it ordered that upon
approval by a referendum vote at a properly held Town Meeting of the voters of
Lamoine that:
The following
positions in Lamoine Town Government are to be elected by popular, secret
ballot vote:
Selectman & Overseer of the Poor (3 year term, 5 positions, staggered terms. Beginning at the Annual Town Meeting in March 2005, Selectmen & Overseer of the Poor positions shall be elected to stagger the terms as follows – One (1) to a 1-year term, One (1) to a 2-year term, and One (1) to a 3-year term, with the terms to stagger at the subsequent annual town meetings)
School Committee
Member (3 year term, 5 positions, staggered terms)
Assessor (3 year term, 3 positions, staggered terms)
Beginning
with the annual town meeting in 1996, successful Selectman and School Committee
members shall assume office at the first regular meeting of the respective
board following the annual election.
The terms of the assessors shall begin and end with the fiscal year (July
1, to June 30). Before assuming a seat
on the Board of Selectmen or the School Committee, the successful candidate
must be administered the oath of office by the Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk.
Until
such time as the successful candidate is administered the oath of office, the
office shall continue to be filled by the previous office holder, but in no
case shall a previous office holder who was not re-elected retain that office
beyond June 30 following the annual municipal election.
If for any reason the successful candidate is not administered the oath of office by June 30 following the municipal election, a vacancy in the office shall be declared. Any school committee vacancy so declared shall be filled as provided in 20-A M.R.S.A. § 2305 (4). Selectmen shall hold a special town meeting to fill any other vacancies so declared.
The annual salaries of elected town officials shall be paid according to town policy. For those three year terms which do not run the full three years due to the adjustments created in this ordinance, the office holder serving that term which ends prematurely shall continue to be paid as if the full three years is served.
In the event that the outcome of an election is disputed, a recount is properly requested, or a tie is declared, the previous office holder shall continue to hold office until resolution of the election is completed by the Town Clerk and the Selectmen, in no case later than June 30 following the annual municipal election.
This ordinance shall take effect upon a majority vote of the Lamoine Town Meeting on May 5, 1995. It shall remain in effect until amended, repealed, or otherwise changed by a properly held Lamoine Town Meeting. This ordinance repeals the referendum approved on March 20, 1987 and recorded in the Town of Lamoine Clerk's book, volume 11 page 169.
Amended
March 6, 2002 by a majority vote of the Lamoine Town Meeting to reflect change
of Town Clerk/Tax Collector is an appointed position effective July 1, 2003.
Amended
November 2, 2004 by a majority vote of the Lamoine Town Meeting to reflect
change to increase the size of the Board of Selectmen to 5 and clarify the
staggering of terms beginning in March 2005.
We,
the undersigned Selectmen of Lamoine do certify that on May 5, 1995 a majority
of the eligible voters of the Town of Lamoine approved a referendum question
“Shall an ordinance entitled “Order regarding municipal elections, terms of
office, and assumption of officials responsibilities” be enacted”. This order was subsequently amended on March
6, 2002 at the annual Lamoine Town Meeting to reflect that the position of Town
Clerk and Tax Collector shall become an appointed position effective July 1,
2003. Given under our hands this 14th
day of March, 2002
________________________
Perry Fowler
_______________________ The
Lamoine Board of Selectmen
S. Josephine Cooper
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Glenn Crawford
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Attest: A True Copy
Stuart Marckoon, Deputy Clerk