Title 30-A, Title 30-A

The budget committee shall file a copy of the final budget with the State Auditor on forms approved by the Office of the State Auditor. The State Auditor shall retain the forms for 3 years.

The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters may review the operation of the budget committee before February 1, 1997 and, if it determines necessary, introduce legislation to amend or repeal this article. If the comm…

The purpose of this article is to establish in Waldo County a method of appropriating money for county expenditures, according to a budget, which must first receive approval of a budget committee. This article amends the statutory method in sections 2, 701 and 702 by transferring…

As used in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 1. County…

In Waldo County there is established a Waldo County Budget Committee to carry out the purposes of this article. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 1. Membersh…

The budget committee shall conduct its meetings in public at the county courthouse. The county commissioners shall direct the county clerk to call an organizational meeting of the budget committee no later than 60 days before the end of the county's fiscal year. The county commis…

1. Proposed budget. The county commissioners shall submit an itemized budget estimate, as described in sections 701 and 702, to the budget committee in a timely fashion, no later than 60 days before the end of the county's fiscal year. 2. Budget review process. The budget committ…

The approved budget shall govern the expenditures of the county during the fiscal year. No expenses may be incurred in excess of those shown in the approved budget, but the budget may be revised from time to time by the preparation and submission of a proposed amended budget by t…

A copy of the final budget and subsequent amendments shall be filed, on forms approved by the Office of the State Auditor, with the State Auditor, who shall retain them for 3 years.

As used in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1989, c. 473 (NEW).] 1. County commissioners. "County commissioners" means the county commissioners of Kennebec County. 2. Municipal officers.

In Kennebec County there is established the Kennebec County Budget Committee to carry out the purposes of this article. The budget committee consists of 9 elected or appointed municipal officials and a subcommittee of 6 nonvoting members of the county legislative delegation or th…

The budget committee shall organize and conduct its meetings as follows. [PL 2001, c. 170, §3 (AMD).] 1. Organization. The county commissioners shall direct the county clerk to call an organizational meeting of the budget committee no later than 60 days before the end of the coun…

1. Commissioners' budget. The county commissioners shall submit an itemized budget estimate, as described in sections 701, 702 and 7503, to the budget committee in a timely fashion, no later than 60 days before the end of the county's fiscal year. 2. Budget review process. The bu…

A copy of the final budget and subsequent amendments shall be filed, on forms approved by the Office of the State Auditor, with the State Auditor, who shall retain them for 3 years.

Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702, in Franklin County the county commissioners may appropriate money, according to a budget which must be approved by a majority of the county commissioners.

If the budget is not approved before the start of a fiscal year, until a budget is finally adopted, the county shall operate on an interim budget which may not exceed 80% of the previous year's budget.

There is established a Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee comprised as follows. [PL 1991, c. 495 (NEW).] 1. Municipal officers. By April 1st of each year, municipal officers within each commissioner district shall caucus and shall elect municipal officers from that distric…

1. Budget procedures. The Franklin County commissioners shall submit itemized finance estimates in the form of a budget to the advisory committee no later than 60 days before the end of the county's fiscal year. 2. Budget review process. The advisory committee shall review the it…

A copy of the final budget must be filed with the State Auditor on forms approved by the Office of the State Auditor. The State Auditor shall retain the forms for 3 years.

Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702, in Sagadahoc County the county commissioners may appropriate money according to a budget that must be approved by a majority of the county commissioners.

If the budget is not approved before the start of a fiscal year, until a budget is finally adopted, the county shall operate on an interim budget that may not exceed 80% of the previous year's budget.

There is established a Sagadahoc County Budget Advisory Committee as provided in this section. [PL 1991, c. 513 (NEW).] 1. Budget advisory committee membership. The municipal officers from each county commissioner district shall choose the budget advisory committee members by the…

The Sagadahoc County commissioners shall submit a budget estimate to the advisory committee no later than 90 days before the end of the county's fiscal year for the coming fiscal year. The advisory committee shall review the budget estimate, hold a public hearing on the budget es…

A copy of the final budget estimates must be filed, on forms approved by the Office of the State Auditor, with the State Auditor, who shall retain them for 3 years.

Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702, in Oxford County the county commissioners may appropriate money, according to a budget that must be prepared by the Oxford County Budget Advisory Committee. A unanimous vote of the county commissioners is required to change the budget as p…

This section establishes the Oxford County Budget Advisory Committee. [PL 1991, c. 204, §2 (NEW).] 1. Appointment. Each county commissioner shall appoint a municipal officer from the commissioner's respective county commissioner district at least 100 days before the end of the co…

1. Public hearing. The Oxford County commissioners shall hold one or more public hearings on the budget estimate at times convenient for the residents of the county and no later than 60 days before the end of the county's fiscal year. 2. Budget estimate; submission to budget advi…

The county commissioners shall set the salaries of all county officers with the exception of their own. The salaries of the county commissioners are set by the budget advisory committee.

There is established the Somerset County Budget Committee, referred to in this article as the "budget committee," to carry out the purposes of this article. As used in this article, "county commissioners" means the county commissioners of Somerset County.

The budget committee consists of 9 voting members selected as follows. [PL 2001, c. 150, §1 (AMD).] 1. Municipal representatives. No later than 100 days before the end of the county's fiscal year, municipal officers within each commissioner district shall caucus and elect members…

1. Budget procedures. The county commissioners shall submit itemized finance estimates in the form of a budget to the budget committee no later than 60 days before the end of the county's fiscal year. 2. Budget review process. The budget committee shall review the itemized estima…

If the budget is not approved before the start of a fiscal year, until a budget is finally adopted, the county shall operate on an interim budget, which may not exceed the previous year's budget.

The budget committee shall file a copy of the final budget with the State Auditor on forms approved by the Office of the State Auditor. The State Auditor shall retain the forms for 3 years.

The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over county government matters may review the operation of the budget committee before February 1, 1997 and, if it determines necessary, introduce legislation to amend or repeal this article. If the committee fai…

Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702, in Washington County the county commissioners may appropriate money according to a budget that must be approved by a majority of the county commissioners or as otherwise provided in this article. [PL 1997, c. 279, §1 (AMD).]Revisor's Note:…

If the budget is not approved before the start of a fiscal year, the county shall operate on an interim budget, that may not exceed 80% of the previous year's budget, until a budget is finally adopted.

There is established the Washington County Budget Advisory Committee as provided in this section. [PL 1991, c. 777, §1 (NEW).] 1. Municipal officers; election; term. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 2‑A, the municipal officers from each county commissioner district shall c…

No later than 100 days before the end of the county's fiscal year, the county commissioners shall publish, deliver to the budget advisory committee and make available to the public copies of a financial statement for the preceding county fiscal year showing funds authorized, incl…

The Washington County commissioners shall hold one or more public hearings on the budget estimate no later than 90 days before the end of the county's fiscal year and an informational meeting, in conjunction with the budget advisory committee, with the Washington County legislati…

The Washington County commissioners shall submit a budget estimate to the budget advisory committee no later than 90 days before the end of the county's fiscal year for the coming year. The budget advisory committee shall review the budget estimate and make recommendations to the…

A copy of the final budget estimates must be filed, on forms approved by the Office of the State Auditor, with the State Auditor, who shall retain them for 3 years.

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2005, c. 124, §1 (NEW).] 1. Budget committee. "Budget committee" means the Penobscot County Budget Committee. 2. Municipal official. "Municipal official" means an…

Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702, in Penobscot County the county commissioners may appropriate money according to a budget that must be prepared and finalized in accordance with this article.

There is established the Penobscot County Budget Committee to carry out the purposes of this article. [PL 2005, c. 124, §1 (NEW).] 1. Membership. The budget committee consists of the following members: A. Two members elected from each commissioner district as provided in subsecti…

1. Public hearing. The county commissioners shall hold one or more public hearings on the budget at times convenient for the residents of the county and no later than 15 days before the end of the county's fiscal year. 2. Budget; submission to budget committee. The Penobscot Coun…

Any county may expend funds to be accounted for as other money of the county for the purchase of accident and disability insurance on a county-wide basis, protecting all persons whether part-time, full-time or on-call, and whether paid or unpaid, while acting as firefighters for …