| The Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 2526, |
subsection 9 requires all town officials to be sworn by the |
moderator in open town meeting by the clerk, by a notary or by |
any other person authorized by law to administer an oath before |
assuming the duties of office. The tax assessor and the tax |
collector for the Town of Wells were appointed on April 18, 2000. |
Subsequent to their appointment, the town failed to swear these |
municipal officials in a timely manner, placing the tax |
commitment in jeopardy of challenge. This resolve corrects that |
oversight and remedies any failure to comply with this statutory |
requirement. |