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Subchapter 1: TAX ASSESSMENT AND BUDGET PROCESS
Article 1: ASSESSMENT OF TAXES; GENERALLY
30-A §701. Annual estimates for county taxes - §701. Annual estimates for county taxes Except as otherwise provided,...
30-A §702. Estimates recorded and sent to State Auditor - §702. Estimates recorded and sent to State Auditor The county...
30-A §703. Acceptance of state and federal grants - §703. Acceptance of state and federal grants A county may...
30-A §704. Federal funds received by counties - §704. Federal funds received by counties 1. Anticipated federal funds....
30-A §705. Grants to agencies outside of county government - §705. Grants to agencies outside of county government Any grants...
30-A §706. Apportionment of county tax; warrants - §706. Apportionment of county tax; warrants When a county tax...
30-A §706-A. Limitation on county assessments - §706-A. Limitation on county assessments 1. Definitions. As used in...
30-A §707. Illegal assessments - §707. Illegal assessments All assessments under this Part made by...
30-A §708. Alternative fiscal year - §708. Alternative fiscal year The county commissioners of a county...
30-A §709. County correctional services budgets presented to State Board of Corrections (REPEALED) - §709. County correctional services budgets presented to State Board of...
30-A §710. County correctional services budget procedure (REPEALED) - §710. County correctional services budget procedure (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
Article 2: ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §721. Purpose - §721. Purpose The purpose of this article is to establish...
30-A §722. Definitions - §722. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context...
30-A §723. Androscoggin County budget committee - §723. Androscoggin County budget committee In Androscoggin County there is...
30-A §724. Budget committee organization - §724. Budget committee organization The budget committee shall conduct its...
30-A §725. Budget procedure - §725. Budget procedure 1. Proposed budget. The county commissioners shall...
30-A §726. Budget amendments - §726. Budget amendments The approved budget governs the expenditures of...
30-A §727. Filing of county budget - §727. Filing of county budget A copy of the final...
Article 3: AROOSTOOK COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §731. Purpose (REPEALED) - §731. Purpose (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106...
30-A §732. Definitions (REPEALED) - §732. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106...
30-A §733. Aroostook County budget committee (REPEALED) - §733. Aroostook County budget committee (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...
30-A §734. Budget committee organization (REPEALED) - §734. Budget committee organization (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c....
30-A §735. Budget procedures (REPEALED) - §735. Budget procedures (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §736. Budget amendments (REPEALED) - §736. Budget amendments (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §737. Filing of county budget (REPEALED) - §737. Filing of county budget (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...
30-A §738. Repeal (REPEALED) - §738. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106...
Article 3-A: AROOSTOOK COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE
30-A §739. Aroostook County finance committee - §739. Aroostook County finance committee In Aroostook County, there is...
30-A §739-A. Finance committee organization - §739-A. Finance committee organization The finance committee shall conduct its...
30-A §739-B. Budget procedures - §739-B. Budget procedures 1. Proposed budget. The county commissioners shall...
30-A §739-C. Budget amendments - §739-C. Budget amendments The approved final budget shall govern the...
30-A §739-D. Filing of county budget - §739-D. Filing of county budget A copy of the approved...
Article 4: CUMBERLAND COUNTY BUDGET
30-A §741. Budget; appropriations; approval (REPEALED) - §741. Budget; appropriations; approval (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c....
30-A §741-A. Cumberland County Budget Advisory Committee - §741-A. Cumberland County Budget Advisory Committee Notwithstanding sections 701 and...
30-A §742. Interim budget (REPEALED) - §742. Interim budget (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §742-A. Budget procedures - §742-A. Budget procedures 1. Budgetary planning meetings. During the 4th...
30-A §743. Advisory committee (REPEALED) - §743. Advisory committee (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §743-A. Filing of county budget - §743-A. Filing of county budget A copy of the adopted...
30-A §744. Public hearing (REPEALED) - §744. Public hearing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §745. Budget estimate; submission to advisory committee (REPEALED) - §745. Budget estimate; submission to advisory committee (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
30-A §746. Final budget estimates; filing (REPEALED) - §746. Final budget estimates; filing (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...
30-A §747. Board of Trustees of Cross Insurance Arena; budget - §747. Board of Trustees of Cross Insurance Arena; budget 1....
Article 4-A: KNOX COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §751. Knox County budget committee - §751. Knox County budget committee In Knox County, there is...
30-A §752. Budget committee organization - §752. Budget committee organization The budget committee shall conduct its...
30-A §753. Budget procedures - §753. Budget procedures 1. Proposed budget. The county commissioners shall...
30-A §754. Budget amendments - §754. Budget amendments The approved final budget governs the expenditures...
30-A §755. Filing of county budget - §755. Filing of county budget A copy of the approved...
30-A §756. Initial budget committee selection; process (REPEALED) - §756. Initial budget committee selection; process (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
30-A §757. Budget committee membership districts - §757. Budget committee membership districts 1. Redistricting process. The county...
Article 4-B: HANCOCK COUNTY BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE
30-A §761. Budget; appropriations; approval - §761. Budget; appropriations; approval Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702,...
30-A §762. Interim budget - §762. Interim budget If the budget is not approved before...
30-A §763. Advisory committee - §763. Advisory committee There is established the Hancock County Budget...
30-A §764. Public hearing - §764. Public hearing The Hancock County commissioners shall hold a...
30-A §765. Budget estimate; submission to advisory committee - §765. Budget estimate; submission to advisory committee The Hancock County...
30-A §766. Final budget estimates; filing - §766. Final budget estimates; filing A copy of the final...
Article 5: KENNEBEC COUNTY BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE
30-A §771. Definitions (REPEALED) - §771. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106...
30-A §772. Kennebec County Budget Advisory Committee (REPEALED) - §772. Kennebec County Budget Advisory Committee (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
30-A §773. Budget advisory committee organization (REPEALED) - §773. Budget advisory committee organization (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...
30-A §774. Budget procedures (REPEALED) - §774. Budget procedures (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §775. Budget amendments (REPEALED) - §775. Budget amendments (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §776. Filing of county budget (REPEALED) - §776. Filing of county budget (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...
30-A §777. Repeal (REPEALED) - §777. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106...
Article 5-A: LINCOLN COUNTY BUDGET
30-A §791. Budget; appropriations; approval - §791. Budget; appropriations; approval Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702,...
30-A §792. Interim budget - §792. Interim budget If the budget is not approved before...
30-A §793. Advisory committee - §793. Advisory committee There is established a Lincoln County Budget...
30-A §794. Public hearing - §794. Public hearing The Lincoln County commissioners shall hold one...
30-A §795. Budget estimate; submission to advisory committee - §795. Budget estimate; submission to advisory committee The Lincoln County...
30-A §796. Final budget estimates; filing - §796. Final budget estimates; filing A copy of the final...
30-A §797. Repeal (REPEALED) - §797. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 718 (NEW)....
Article 6: PISCATAQUIS COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §821. Purpose - §821. Purpose The purpose of this article is to establish...
30-A §822. Definitions - §822. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context...
30-A §823. Piscataquis County Budget Committee - §823. Piscataquis County Budget Committee In Piscataquis County there is...
30-A §824. Budget committee organization - §824. Budget committee organization The budget committee shall conduct its...
30-A §825. Budget procedures - §825. Budget procedures 1. Proposed budget. The county commissioners shall...
30-A §826. Budget amendments - §826. Budget amendments The approved budget shall govern the expenditures...
30-A §827. Filing of county budget - §827. Filing of county budget A copy of the final...
Article 6-A: YORK COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §831. Committee established - §831. Committee established There is established the York County Budget...
30-A §832. Membership - §832. Membership The budget committee consists of 15 voting members...
30-A §833. Budget procedures - §833. Budget procedures 1. Budget procedures. The county commissioners shall...
30-A §834. Interim budget - §834. Interim budget If the budget is not approved before...
30-A §835. Filing of final budget - §835. Filing of final budget The budget committee shall file...
30-A §836. Review - §836. Review The joint standing committee of the Legislature having...
Article 7: WALDO COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §851. Purpose - §851. Purpose The purpose of this article is to establish...
30-A §852. Definitions - §852. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context...
30-A §853. Waldo County Budget Committee - §853. Waldo County Budget Committee In Waldo County there is...
30-A §854. Budget committee organization - §854. Budget committee organization The budget committee shall conduct its...
30-A §855. Budget procedures - §855. Budget procedures 1. Proposed budget. The county commissioners shall...
30-A §856. Budget amendments - §856. Budget amendments The approved budget shall govern the expenditures...
30-A §857. Filing of county budget - §857. Filing of county budget A copy of the final...
Article 8: KENNEBEC COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §861. Definitions - §861. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context...
30-A §862. Kennebec County Budget Committee - §862. Kennebec County Budget Committee In Kennebec County there is...
30-A §863. Budget committee organization - §863. Budget committee organization The budget committee shall organize and...
30-A §864. Budget procedures - §864. Budget procedures 1. Commissioners' budget. The county commissioners shall...
30-A §865. Budget amendments (REPEALED) - §865. Budget amendments (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 473...
30-A §866. Filing of county budget - §866. Filing of county budget A copy of the final...
30-A §867. Repeal (REPEALED) - §867. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 473 (NEW)....
Article 9: FRANKLIN COUNTY BUDGET
30-A §871. Budget; appropriations; approval - §871. Budget; appropriations; approval Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702,...
30-A §872. Interim budget - §872. Interim budget If the budget is not approved before...
30-A §873. Advisory committee - §873. Advisory committee There is established a Franklin County Budget...
30-A §874. Budget procedures - §874. Budget procedures 1. Budget procedures. The Franklin County commissioners...
30-A §875. Filing of final budget - §875. Filing of final budget A copy of the final...
30-A §876. Repeal (REPEALED) - §876. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 495 (NEW)....
Article 10: SAGADAHOC COUNTY BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE
30-A §881. Budget; appropriations; approval - §881. Budget; appropriations; approval Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702,...
30-A §882. Interim budget - §882. Interim budget If the budget is not approved before...
30-A §883. Advisory committee - §883. Advisory committee There is established a Sagadahoc County Budget...
30-A §884. Budget estimate; submission to advisory committee - §884. Budget estimate; submission to advisory committee The Sagadahoc County...
30-A §885. Final budget estimates; filing - §885. Final budget estimates; filing A copy of the final...
30-A §886. Repeal (REPEALED) - §886. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 513 (NEW)....
Article 11: OXFORD COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §891. Budget; appropriations and approval - §891. Budget; appropriations and approval Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and...
30-A §892. Advisory committee - §892. Advisory committee This section establishes the Oxford County Budget...
30-A §893. Budget process - §893. Budget process 1. Public hearing. The Oxford County commissioners...
30-A §894. Officers' salaries - §894. Officers' salaries The county commissioners shall set the salaries...
Article 12: SOMERSET COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §895. Committee established - §895. Committee established There is established the Somerset County Budget...
30-A §896. Membership - §896. Membership The budget committee consists of 9 voting members...
30-A §897. Budget procedures - §897. Budget procedures 1. Budget procedures. The county commissioners shall...
30-A §898. Interim budget - §898. Interim budget If the budget is not approved before...
30-A §899. Filing of final budget - §899. Filing of final budget The budget committee shall file...
30-A §899-A. Review - §899-A. Review The joint standing committee of the Legislature having...
30-A §900. Budget; appropriations; approval - §900. Budget; appropriations; approval Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702,...
Article 13: WASHINGTON COUNTY BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE
30-A §900-A. Interim budget - §900-A. Interim budget If the budget is not approved before...
30-A §900-B. Advisory committee - §900-B. Advisory committee There is established the Washington County Budget...
30-A §900-B-1. Prior year's budget available - §900-B-1. Prior year's budget available No later than 100 days...
30-A §900-C. Public hearing - §900-C. Public hearing The Washington County commissioners shall hold one...
30-A §900-D. Budget estimate; submission to advisory committee; legislative delegation role - §900-D. Budget estimate; submission to advisory committee; legislative delegation role...
30-A §900-E. Final budget estimates; filing - §900-E. Final budget estimates; filing A copy of the final...
Article 14: PENOBSCOT COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §900-F. Definitions (REPEALED) - §900-F. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 682, §1...
30-A §900-G. Budget; appropriations and approval (REPEALED) - §900-G. Budget; appropriations and approval (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995,...
30-A §900-H. Budget committee (REPEALED) - §900-H. Budget committee (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 682,...
30-A §900-I. Budget process (REPEALED) - §900-I. Budget process (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 682,...
30-A §900-J. Repeal (REPEALED) - §900-J. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 682, §1...
Article 15: PENOBSCOT COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
30-A §900-K. Definitions - §900-K. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context...
30-A §900-L. Budget; appropriations and approval - §900-L. Budget; appropriations and approval Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and...
30-A §900-M. Budget committee - §900-M. Budget committee There is established the Penobscot County Budget...
30-A §900-N. Budget process - §900-N. Budget process 1. Public hearing. The county commissioners shall...
Subchapter 2: COUNTY FISCAL MATTERS
Article 1: EXPENDITURES
30-A §901. Insurance for firefighters - §901. Insurance for firefighters Any county may expend funds to...
30-A §902. Authority to operate a regional solid waste collection and disposal service - §902. Authority to operate a regional solid waste collection and...
30-A §903. Authority to contract for energy conservation improvements - §903. Authority to contract for energy conservation improvements 1. Agreement...
30-A §903-A. Electricity services - §903-A. Electricity services 1. Definitions. As used in this section,...
30-A §904. Food stamp or donated food program - §904. Food stamp or donated food program The county commissioners...
30-A §905. Priority social services programs - §905. Priority social services programs The county commissioners may expend...
30-A §906. Kennebec County fire protection services for Unity Township - §906. Kennebec County fire protection services for Unity Township The...
30-A §907. Piscataquis County child and family services - §907. Piscataquis County child and family services The county commissioners...
30-A §908. Ambulance service in the plantations and unorganized territories of Piscataquis County - §908. Ambulance service in the plantations and unorganized territories of...
30-A §909. County advisory organizations - §909. County advisory organizations A county may raise or appropriate...
30-A §910. Broadcast television translator stations - §910. Broadcast television translator stations A county may receive federal...
Article 2: BUDGETARY ACCOUNTS
30-A §921. Capital reserve accounts - §921. Capital reserve accounts 1. Capital reserve accounts authorized. Section...
30-A §922. Insufficient appropriations - §922. Insufficient appropriations 1. Transfer of funds within department or...
30-A §923. Capital expenditure accounts to carry over - §923. Capital expenditure accounts to carry over Any unexpended balance...
30-A §924. Surplus funds - §924. Surplus funds The county commissioners of each county shall...
Article 3: DEBTS AND BORROWING
30-A §931. Property taken for debt due from county - §931. Property taken for debt due from county The personal...
30-A §932. Anticipatory borrowing - §932. Anticipatory borrowing 1. Taxes. The county commissioners of all...
30-A §933. Temporary loans - §933. Temporary loans Without obtaining the consent of their county,...
30-A §934. Loans - §934. Loans The county commissioners may obtain loans of money...
30-A §935. Franklin County loans - §935. Franklin County loans The county commissioners of Franklin County...
30-A §935-A. Aroostook County loans - §935-A. Aroostook County loans The county commissioners of Aroostook County...
30-A §936. Bonds (REPEALED) - §936. Bonds (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106...
30-A §937. Financial statements required - §937. Financial statements required The treasurer of the county shall...
30-A §938. Bond issue referendum election; conduct; public hearings - §938. Bond issue referendum election; conduct; public hearings Except as...
Article 4: AUDITS AND REPORTS
30-A §951. County audit - §951. County audit 1. Annual audit. Every county shall have...
30-A §952. Annual report (REPEALED) - §952. Annual report (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §952-A. Audit report - §952-A. Audit report 1. Report contents. The report required pursuant...