Sec. 4. Meetings. Resolved: That the Chair of the Legislative Council shall call and convene the first meeting of the task force within 30 days of the date that the last member is appointed. The task force may hold up to 3 meetings; and be it further

Sec. 5. Chair. Resolved: That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall each appoint from among the members of the task force a cochair of the task force within 30 days of the effective date of this resolve; and be it further

Sec. 6. Compensation. Resolved: That Legislative members are entitled to receive per diem compensation, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2. All members are entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in carrying out their duties. Application for compensation and reimbursement must be made to the Executive Director of the Legislative Council; and be it further

Sec. 7. Staff. Resolved: That the Bureau of General Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall provide staff support to the task force; and be it further

Sec. 8. Duties. Resolved: That the task force shall consider in its assessments and recommendations the conclusions and recommendations of the Task Force on Regional Service Center Communities contained in its report, "Reviving Service Centers" (State Planning Office, September, 1998). The task force shall:

1. Assess the role of state office buildings in the continued viability of downtown service centers within the State;

2. Analyze recent trends in relocating state and federal agency offices from downtown service centers to commercial strips and from service centers to suburban communities;

3. Assess how other states have responded to these trends; and

4. Recommend appropriate legislation to ensure that state offices continue to enhance the historic role of downtown service centers within the State's community service centers; and be it further