An Act Concerning the Removal of Municipal Employees
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §2601, sub-§1, 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:
1. Appointment of officials and employees. Except where as specifically provided by law, charter or ordinance, the municipal officers shall appoint all municipal officials and employees required whose appointment is not otherwise provided for by general law, charter or ordinance and may remove those officials and employees for cause, after notice and hearing.
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In response to the decision in Farley v. Town of Washburn, 704 A.2d 347 (Me. 1997), this bill specifies that municipal employees who are not appointed pursuant to general law, charter or ordinance may only be removed for cause.