An Act to Amend the Legislative Membership of the Hancock County Budget Advisory Committee
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0893
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: GROHOSKI, MOORE, CARMICHAEL, EATON, FAULKINGHAM, MILLIKEN, RUSSELL, WILLIAMS
Amends: 30-A MRSA §763

Legislative Document
No. 893
S.P. 385
In Senate, February 28, 2023
An Act to Amend the Legislative Membership of the Hancock 
County Budget Advisory Committee
(EMERGENCY)
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock.
Cosponsored by Senator: MOORE of Washington, Representatives: CARMICHAEL of 
Greenbush, EATON of Deer Isle, FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, MILLIKEN of Blue 
Hill, RUSSELL of Verona Island, WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor.
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, this legislation amends the legislative membership of the Hancock County 
Budget Advisory Committee and needs to take effect prior to the budget advisory 
committee's annual meeting in the month of October; 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.  30-A MRSA §763, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 440, §1, is 
further amended to read:
B.  Budget Except for the member of the Hancock County legislative delegation, 
budget advisory committee members serve 3-year terms and no more than one member 
from each municipality may serve at a time.  If a budget advisory committee member 
who is elected as a municipal officer member ceases to be a municipal officer during 
the term of membership, that committee member vacates membership and the next 
district caucus shall elect a qualified municipal officer to serve for the remainder of the 
unexpired term.
Sec. 2.  30-A MRSA §763, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 749, §1, is amended 
to read:
2.  Legislative member.  The Prior to October 1, 2023,  the Hancock County legislative 
delegation shall annually select one member of the delegation who resides in Hancock 
County to serve on the budget advisory committee. By October 1, 2023, and by October 
1st of every odd-numbered year thereafter, the Hancock County legislative delegation shall 
select, by majority vote, one member of the delegation who resides in Hancock County to 
serve on the budget advisory committee for a 2-year term. If the selected member resigns 
from the Legislature or from the budget advisory committee during the member's term of 
office, the Hancock County legislative delegation shall select, by majority vote, another 
member of the delegation who resides in Hancock County to serve the remainder of the 
term.  The Hancock County legislative delegation may replace a member selected pursuant 
to this subsection to serve on the budget advisory committee by a 2/3 vote of the delegation.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill provides that, by October 1, 2023, and by October 1st of every odd-numbered 
year thereafter, the Hancock County legislative delegation must select, by majority vote, a 
member of the delegation to serve on the Hancock County Budget Advisory Committee 
for a period of 2 years.  It provides that if the selected member resigns from the Legislature 
or the budget advisory committee prior to the expiration of the 2-year term, the delegation 
may select another member to fulfill the remaining term of office.  The delegation may also 
replace its selected member by a 2/3 vote of the delegation.