| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. P&SL 1987, c. 144, §9, first ¶ is amended to read: |
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| | *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. |
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| | Sec. 2. P&SL 1987, c. 144, §9, sub-§1, as amended by P&SL 1995, c. 57, | §3, is further amended to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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