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Chapter 111: HOME RULE
30-A §2101. Purpose - §2101. Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to implement...
30-A §2102. Charter revisions, adoptions, procedure - §2102. Charter revisions, adoptions, procedure 1. Municipal officers. The municipal...
30-A §2103. Charter commission, membership, procedure - §2103. Charter commission, membership, procedure 1. Membership. The charter commission...
30-A §2104. Charter amendments; procedure - §2104. Charter amendments; procedure 1. Municipal officers. The municipal officers...
30-A §2105. Submission to voters - §2105. Submission to voters The method of voting at municipal...
30-A §2106. Recording - §2106. Recording Within 3 days after the results of the...
30-A §2107. Effect of private and special laws - §2107. Effect of private and special laws Private and special...
30-A §2108. Judicial review - §2108. Judicial review 1. Petition. The Superior Court, upon petition...
30-A §2109. Liberal construction - §2109. Liberal construction This chapter, being necessary for the welfare...
Chapter 113: CONSOLIDATION, SECESSION AND ANNEXATION
Subchapter 1: CONSOLIDATION
30-A §2151. Authority to consolidate - §2151. Authority to consolidate Any 2 or more municipalities may...
30-A §2152. Joint charter commission - §2152. Joint charter commission 1. Petition. The voters of a...
30-A §2153. Alternative procedure - §2153. Alternative procedure The municipal officers of 2 or more...
30-A §2154. Effects of consolidation - §2154. Effects of consolidation All the rights, privileges and franchises...
30-A §2155. Limitation - §2155. Limitation If the voters of a municipality reject a...
30-A §2156. Certificate to Secretary of State - §2156. Certificate to Secretary of State The municipal officers shall...
Subchapter 2: SECESSION PROCESS
30-A §2171. Legislative intent - §2171. Legislative intent The Legislature finds that the citizens of...
30-A §2171-A. Secession of territory from a municipality - §2171-A. Secession of territory from a municipality Residents of territory...
30-A §2171-B. Initiation of procedure - §2171-B. Initiation of procedure The secession process may be initiated...
30-A §2171-C. Initial hearing - §2171-C. Initial hearing Upon receipt of a petition with the...
30-A §2171-C-1. Legislative authorization to proceed - §2171-C-1. Legislative authorization to proceed Within one year following the...
30-A §2171-D. Advisory referendum - §2171-D. Advisory referendum Unless a majority of the secession territory...
30-A §2171-E. Vote of municipal officers - §2171-E. Vote of municipal officers Following the advisory referendum, the...
30-A §2171-F. Resolving conflicts; selecting mediator - §2171-F. Resolving conflicts; selecting mediator If the vote of the...
30-A §2171-G. Submission of dispute to the Legislature - §2171-G. Submission of dispute to the Legislature If the parties...
30-A §2172. Information to be submitted with legislation proposing secession - §2172. Information to be submitted with legislation proposing secession A...
30-A §2173. Local effort prior to seeking secession legislation (REPEALED) - §2173. Local effort prior to seeking secession legislation (REPEALED) SECTION...
Subchapter 3: SECESSION BY MUNICIPALITY FROM COUNTY
30-A §2174. Secession by a municipality from a county - §2174. Secession by a municipality from a county This subchapter...
30-A §2174-A. Legislative approval of a vote on secession - §2174-A. Legislative approval of a vote on secession In order...
30-A §2175. Initiation of procedure - §2175. Initiation of procedure 1. Petition. Upon approval of the...
30-A §2176. Legislative approval of secession (REPEALED) - §2176. Legislative approval of secession (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2007,...
30-A §2177. County approval of secession - §2177. County approval of secession Upon approval by the voters...
30-A §2178. Cost of referenda - §2178. Cost of referenda The municipality petitioning to secede shall...
30-A §2179. Debt service of county - §2179. Debt service of county The municipality seceding under this...
Chapter 114: INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
30-A §2181. Intergovernmental Advisory Commission (REPEALED) - §2181. Intergovernmental Advisory Commission (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c....
Chapter 115: INTERLOCAL COOPERATION
30-A §2201. Purpose - §2201. Purpose It is the purpose of this chapter to...
30-A §2202. Definitions - §2202. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
30-A §2203. Joint exercise of powers - §2203. Joint exercise of powers Any power or powers, privileges...
30-A §2204. Filing of agreement - §2204. Filing of agreement Before becoming effective, an agreement made...
30-A §2205. Approval by state officers - §2205. Approval by state officers If an agreement made under...
30-A §2206. Funds, personnel and services - §2206. Funds, personnel and services Any party entering into an...
30-A §2207. Former districts unaffected - §2207. Former districts unaffected In municipalities which acted under the...
30-A §2208. Agreements involving federally recognized Indian tribes - §2208. Agreements involving federally recognized Indian tribes This chapter does...
Chapter 117: PUBLIC SELF-FUNDED POOLS
30-A §2251. Intent - §2251. Intent The Legislature finds that: [PL 1987, c. 737,...
30-A §2252. "Political subdivision" defined - §2252. "Political subdivision" defined "Political subdivision" means any municipality, plantation,...
30-A §2253. Public self-funded pools; powers; limitations - §2253. Public self-funded pools; powers; limitations 1. Coverage. Any public...
30-A §2254. Public self-funded pool not insurance company - §2254. Public self-funded pool not insurance company Any public self-funded...
30-A §2255. Contract establishing public self-funded pool; provisions - §2255. Contract establishing public self-funded pool; provisions Any contract entered...
30-A §2256. Audit requirements - §2256. Audit requirements 1. Filing of audited financial statements. Each...
Chapter 119: REGIONAL COOPERATION
Subchapter 1: REGIONAL COUNCILS
Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
30-A §2301. Declaration of policy - §2301. Declaration of policy The Legislature recognizes that a high...
30-A §2302. Forms of regional councils - §2302. Forms of regional councils The Legislature recognizes councils of...
30-A §2303. Lead agency - §2303. Lead agency 1. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry....
30-A §2304. Tax status - §2304. Tax status Regional councils established in accordance with this...
30-A §2305. Construction - §2305. Construction This subchapter must be liberally construed toward the...
Article 2: COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS
30-A §2311. Establishment - §2311. Establishment The municipal officers of any 2 or more...
30-A §2312. Contents of agreement - §2312. Contents of agreement The agreement must provide for representation,...
30-A §2313. Powers and duties - §2313. Powers and duties 1. Powers. The council may: A....
30-A §2314. Bylaws - §2314. Bylaws The council shall adopt bylaws designating the officers...
30-A §2315. Staff - §2315. Staff The council may employ any staff and consult...
30-A §2316. Finances; annual report - §2316. Finances; annual report 1. Expenses. The legislative bodies of...
Article 3: REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS
30-A §2321. Establishment; purposes - §2321. Establishment; purposes 1. Establishment. Any 7 or more municipalities...
30-A §2322. Incorporation; powers - §2322. Incorporation; powers Regional planning commissions shall be incorporated under...
30-A §2323. Representation - §2323. Representation The municipal members of the commission's governing body...
30-A §2324. Bylaws; records - §2324. Bylaws; records The commission shall adopt bylaws, not inconsistent...
30-A §2325. Finances - §2325. Finances 1. Budget; member contributions. The commission shall prepare...
30-A §2326. Staff services - §2326. Staff services To avoid duplication of staffs for various...
Subchapter 2: REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
30-A §2341. Regional planning and development districts - §2341. Regional planning and development districts 1. Districts. The Governor...
30-A §2342. Planning and program review - §2342. Planning and program review 1. Review authority. The Governor...
30-A §2343. Regional quality of place investment strategies (REPEALED) - §2343. Regional quality of place investment strategies (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
Chapter 120: QUASI-MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS OR DISTRICTS
30-A §2351. Definitions - §2351. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
30-A §2352. Charter amendments - §2352. Charter amendments If, after the board of trustees of...
30-A §2353. Charter revisions - §2353. Charter revisions 1. Board of trustees and municipal legislative...
30-A §2354. Procedure for referenda on charter changes - §2354. Procedure for referenda on charter changes 1. Board of...
30-A §2355. Annual omnibus legislation - §2355. Annual omnibus legislation The joint standing committee of the...
30-A §2356. General provisions - §2356. General provisions 1. Other legislation not precluded. This chapter...
30-A §2357. Public access to quasi-municipal decisions - §2357. Public access to quasi-municipal decisions 1. Public notice and...