Sec. 1. P&SL 1987, c. 144, §9, first ¶ is amended to read:

*Sec. 9. Trustees; how elected; first board; meeting; officers. All of the affairs of the district shall be are managed by a board of trustees composed of 3 members, all of whom shall must be residents of the district and reside in a household to which the district's service is provided, and elected as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, chapter 63 and this section.

Sec. 2. P&SL 1987, c. 144, §9, sub-§1, as amended by P&SL 1995, c. 57, §3, is further amended to read:

1. First board. Within 14 days after the acceptance of this Act, the municipal officers of the Town of Pittston, who are especially appointed for this purpose, shall appoint 3 trustees. After the selection of the first board, the only eligibility requirements for the office of trustee of the district are residence within the district, residence in a household to which the district's service is provided and eligibility to vote, and all subsequent trustees are elected by the residents of the district as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, chapter 63 in an annual election to be held during the annual election of town officials of Pittston. A person who resides in a household to which the district's service is provided is considered a legal voter under this section.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the charter of the East Pittston Water District by clarifying that a trustee of the district must reside in a household to which the district's service is provided.