Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §406, as amended by PL 1987, c. 477, §4, is further amended to read:

§406. Public notice

Public notice shall must be given for all public proceedings as defined in section 402, if these proceedings are a meeting of a body or agency consisting of 3 or more persons. This notice shall must be given in ample time to allow public attendance 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, prior to the public proceeding and shall must be disseminated in a manner reasonably calculated to notify the general public in the jurisdiction served by the body or agency concerned. The notice must include an agenda listing all items to be considered at the meeting.__An item may not be discussed at the meeting unless it is listed on the agenda. In the event of an emergency meeting, local representatives of the media shall must be notified of the meeting, whenever practical, the notification to include time and location, by the same or faster means used to notify the members of the agency conducting the public proceeding.

Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §410, as repealed and replaced by PL 1987, c. 477, §6, is amended to read:

§410. Violations

For every willful violation of this subchapter, the state government agency or local government entity whose officer or employee committed the violation shall be is liable for a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $500 $750 plus reasonable attorney's fees for the first violation may be adjudged. For a 2nd violation in a 10-year period, the government agency or entity is subject to a fine of not more than $1,500 plus reasonable attorney's fees.__For a 3rd or subsequent violation in a 10-year period, the government agency or entity is subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 and reasonable attorney's fees.__This section may be enforced in an action brought by the Attorney General, a district attorney or any other person.

Any government action that results from a public proceeding during which a violation of this subchapter occurs is void unless the violation is acknowledged and there is a de novo consideration of the action.__If the violation is remedied within 30 days of the public proceeding at which it occurred, then the penalties imposed pursuant to this section are waived.