Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0678
Committee Amendment CA_A_S46 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 242, L.D. 678, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Charter of the Lubec Water and Electric District" 
Amend the bill in the emergency preamble by striking out all 
of the next to the last "Whereas" paragraph (page 1, lines 17 to 
in L.D.) and inserting in its place the following: 
'Whereas, it is imperative to have this legislation take 
effect as soon as possible; and' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 3. P&SL 1951, c. 92, §9 is repealed and the following 
enacted in its place: 
Sec. 9. 
Board of trustees. 
The affairs of the district 
must be managed by a board of trustees composed of 3 members who 
must be residents of the district and reside in a household to 
which the district's service is provided. 
A municipal officer, 
as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes. Title 
A. section 
2001. subsection 10. of the Town of Lubec is not eligible to be a 
trustee. and whenever a trustee becomes a municipal officer the 
trustee 
automatically ceases 
to 
be 
a 
trustee. 
The 
present 
trustees hold office as trustees for the terms for which they 
were elected and as each term expires one trustee must be elected 
by the registered voters of the district. at the next annual town 
meeting of the Town of Lubec. to serve for a term of 3 years. 
:I'he trustees shall hold meetings in the Town of Lubec and may 
organize by the election of a president and a clerk. adopt a 
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corporate seal and choose a treasurer and, when necessary, all 
other officers and agents, including a general manager, who, with 
the treasurer, shall serve at the trustees' pleasure and whose 
compensation is fixed by the trustees. 
The trustees are entitled 
to 
compensation 
for 
their 
services 
as 
determined 
by 
the 
trustees. 
Whenever 
a 
vacancy 
occurs 
in the office of 
the 
president, clerk, general manager or treasurer, that office must 
be filled by the board of trustees. 
If a vacancy occurs in the 
board of trustees, the remaining trustees may appoint a 
tempora~ 
trustee to fill the vacancy until the next annual town meeting of 
the Town of Lubec. 
At that meeting, a trustee must be elected 
for the regular term and one to fill the term caused by the 
vacancy. 
Whenever a trustee ceases to be a resident of the 
district, the trustee vacates the office of the trustee. 
The 
trustees 
may 
also 
adopt 
bylaws 
as 
necessary 
for 
their 
own 
convenience and the proper management of the affairs of the 
district 
and 
may 
procure 
an 
office 
and 
incur 
expenses 
as 
necessary. 
The treasurer and the general manager shall furnish 
bond in a form and with sureties the trustees approve.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 7. 
Further amend the bill by inserting at the end before the 
summary the following: 
'Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment: 
1. 
Modifies the language of the emergency preamble to 
reflect changes to the bill; 
2. 
Provides that a municipal officer of the Town of Lubec 
is not eligible to be a trustee of the district but removes the 
ineligibility for holders of other town offices; 
3. 
Provides that all voters in the district are eligible to 
vote in trustee elections; 
4. 
Provides that trustee elections are held at the annual 
town meeting of the Town of Lubec; and 
5. 
Removes the referendum clause from the bill. 
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