An Act To Validate Certain Proceedings Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds and Notes of the Town of Old Orchard Beach (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1855
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: VALENTINO, MacDONALD

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126th MAl E LEGI LATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1855 
S.P.753 
In Senate, April 9, 2014 
An Act To Validate Certain Proceedings Authorizing the Issuance of 
Bonds and Notes of the Town of Old Orchard Beach 
(AFTER DEADLINE) 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator VALENTINO of York. 
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DAREK M. GRANT 
Secretary of the Senate 
Cosponsored by Representative: MacDONALD of Old Orchard Beach. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, under current law a municipality is authorized to issue general obligation 
securities to fund public schools and libraries; and 
Whereas, at the annual town election held on November 8, 2011, the voters of the 
Town of Old Orchard Beach voted to approve Referendum Question No. 5, which 
authorized the issuance of general obligation securities of the Town of Old Orchard 
Beach in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 to construct and equip an addition to the 
Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library, and Referendum Questions No. 1 to No. 4, which 
concern modifications to the Charter of the Town of Old Orchard Beach; and 
Whereas, an architect has been retained to prepare plans and a construction contract 
has been entered into to construct the proposed addition to the Edith Belle Libby 
Memorial Library; and 
Whereas, the Town of Old Orchard Beach plans to issue up to $2,000,000 in 
general obligation securities to finance the addition to the Edith Belle Libby Memorial 
Library; and 
Whereas, specimen ballots rather than warrants or notices of election were posted in 
public and conspicuous places in the Town of Old Orchard Beach prior to the referendum 
on November 8, 2011; and 
Whereas, the posting of specimen ballots rather than warrants or notices of election 
prior to the November 8, 2011 referendum has created a legal technicality that could 
affect the marketability of the town's general obligation securities for the addition to the 
Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library and could jeopardize the approval of the other 
referendum questions of the November 8, 2011 election; and 
Whereas, it is imperative that any ambiguity regarding the legitimacy of the 
referendum be resolved as quickly as possible; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Validation and authorization.  Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law to the contrary, the Town of Old Orchard Beach referendum votes conducted on 
November 8, 2011 and any proceedings related to those referendum votes are validated 
and made effective.  The Chair of the Town Council and Treasurer of the Town of Old 
Orchard Beach are authorized to enter into contracts and to issue bonds or notes in the 
name of the Town of Old Orchard Beach in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 to 
construct and equip an addition to the Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library in the Town 
of Old Orchard Beach. 
Sec. 2.  Retroactivity.  This Act applies retroactively to November 8, 2011 with 
respect to any proceedings relating to the contracts and bonds or notes to construct and 
equip the addition to the Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library and the other referendum 
questions approved at the referendum conducted on November 8, 2011 in the Town of 
Old Orchard Beach. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill validates the referendum of the Town of Old Orchard Beach conducted on 
November 8, 2011.  The Town of Old Orchard Beach notified the voters of the 
referendum by posting specimen ballots rather than warrants or notices of election, which 
has created a legal technicality that could affect the marketability of the bonds to be 
issued for the addition to the Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library in the Town of Old 
Orchard Beach.