HP0043, LD 48, item 1, An Act To Streamline the Publication of Municipal Reports

An Act To Streamline the Publication of Municipal Reports

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §2801, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:

The officers of each municipality shall publish annually a complete report both in paper form and digitally on a publicly accessible site on the Internet, subject to the following provisions.

Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §2801, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1993, c. 19, §1, is further amended to read:

4. Copies for distribution. Copies of the report must be deposited in the municipal office or a convenient place of business for distribution to the voters at least 3 days before the annual meeting or the annual business meeting. A request for a hard copy of the report must be made at least 2 weeks before the printing date of the report.

SUMMARY

This bill requires municipal reports to be published in paper form and digitally on a publicly accessible site on the Internet. It also requires that requests for hard copies of a report be made at least 2 weeks prior to the printing date of the report.

HP0043 LD 48	Session - 126th Maine Legislature		LR 68 Item 1
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