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| 4.__Vacancies.__A vacancy for the unexpired term of an appointed | | supervisor must be filled through appointment by the commissioner | | as described in this section.__A vacancy for the unexpired term of | | an elected supervisor may be temporarily filled by the commissioner | | through appointment of an associate supervisor designated with | | voting authority in accordance with section 103.__This appointment | | is effective only until the district holds an election as | | necessitated by the expiration of the term of any elected | | supervisor. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §102, as amended by PL 1995, c. 532, §15, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | §102.__Duties of supervisors and district employees |
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| | | 1.__Supervisors.__A majority of the supervisors constitute a | | quorum, and the vote of a majority of the quorum present | | constitutes an action by the board.__The supervisors shall elect | | one of their members to be chair and may, from time to time, | | change such designation.__As determined by the board, and to the | | extent funds are available for this purpose, a supervisor may | | receive reasonable compensation for services and other expenses, | | including travel necessarily incurred in the discharge of the | | supervisor's duties. |
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| | | 2.__Employees and others.__The supervisors may employ a | | secretary and such other employees and contractors as they | | require in the performance of their duties.__The supervisors may | | call upon the Attorney General for legal services.__The | | supervisors shall require the execution of surety bonds for all | | employees and officers who are entrusted with funds or valuable | | property. |
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| | | 3.__Delegation.__Subject to their appropriate supervision, the | | supervisors may delegate the work of the district to one or more | | of their members of the district or to their employees or agents | | as they determine necessary for the conduct of the district's | | business. |
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| | | 4.__Records.__The supervisors shall provide for the keeping of | | accurate records of their actions, proceedings and other business | | of the district.__The supervisors shall furnish to the | | commissioner any records or information that the commissioner may | | request concerning the performance of the district's business. |
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| | | This bill replaces archaic language regarding the election |
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