An Act To Allow the Assessor of the Cyr Plantation Board of Assessors To Facilitate the Election of Vacant Assessor Seats
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 2037
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: JACKSON

Legislative Document
No. 2037
S.P. 747
In Senate, April 11, 2022
An Act To Allow the Assessor of the Cyr Plantation Board of 
Assessors To Facilitate the Election of Vacant Assessor Seats
(EMERGENCY)
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.  (GOVERNOR'S BILL)
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, Cyr Plantation currently only has one assessor elected to the Board of 
Assessors and the functions of the Cyr Plantation Board of Assessors cannot be carried out 
without the appointment of temporary staff and election of additional board members to 
ensure a quorum exists; 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. Cyr Plantation temporary authority of assessor; filling vacancies 
through appointment.  The assessor of the Cyr Plantation Board of Assessors may 
appoint a municipal clerk, registrar of voters and treasurer to fill existing vacancies for the 
purpose of facilitating an election to fill empty seats on the Board of Assessors.  The terms 
of these appointments end upon the election of a quorum to the Board of Assessors unless 
the appointees are later confirmed as otherwise required by law or procedure.
Sec. 2. Cyr Plantation authority of assessor; authority to call town meetings 
and elections and designate shortened paper process.  The assessor of the Cyr 
Plantation Board of Assessors may issue a warrant calling a town meeting and an election 
to fill the vacancies on the Board of Assessors pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
30-A, sections 2521, 2528 and 7006.  The assessor may also designate a shortened 
nomination paper process for the election pursuant to Title 30-A, section 2528, subsection 
4, paragraph E and may appoint the necessary number of ballot clerks to carry out the 
election pursuant to Title 30-A, section 2528, subsection 8.
Sec. 3. Cyr Plantation authority of assessor; disbursement warrants.  Until 
a quorum of assessors is elected to the Cyr Plantation Board of Assessors, the assessor may 
approve and sign disbursement warrants under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, 
section 5603, subsection 2.
Sec. 4. Cyr Plantation authority of assessor; general assistance program 
administration.  Until a quorum is elected to the Cyr Plantation Board of Assessors, the 
assessor may approve any general assistance applications and perform any necessary 
functions to administer Cyr Plantation's general assistance program that would otherwise 
require a quorum of assessors.
Sec. 5. Repeal.  This Act is repealed December 31, 2022.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill allows the assessor of the Cyr Plantation Board of Assessors to take action to 
facilitate an election to fill empty seats on the Board of Assessors. Until a quorum is elected 
to the Cyr Plantation Board of Assessors, the bill allows the assessor to approve and sign 
disbursement warrants, approve general assistance applications and perform any necessary 
functions to administer Cyr Plantation's general assistance program.