3. Public hearing. The county commissioner commissioners shall hold a public hearing in the county on these estimates before December 31st. They shall publish a notice of the hearing at least 10 days before the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the county. Written notice and a copy of the estimates shall must be sent by mail or delivered in person to the clerk of each municipality in the county and to each member of the county legislative delegation at least 10 days before the hearing. The municipal clerk shall notify the municipal officers of the receipt of the estimates.

Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §701, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; c. 23; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is repealed.

Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA §702, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 105, §2 and amended by c. 178, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§702.__Estimates recorded and sent to State Auditor

The county clerk shall record the estimates made under section 701.__A copy of the estimates must be signed by the chair of the county commissioners and attested to by the county commissioners' clerk.__On or before the first day of each January, the clerk shall transmit that copy to the State Auditor, who shall retain the copy for 3 years.__These records are a public record at the office of the county commissioners in the county that submitted those records.

Sec. 9. 30-A MRSA §1321, 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 by inserting a new first paragraph to read:

A charter commission may be initiated by the county commissioners or by petition by voters according to the methods established in subsections 1 and 2.

Sec. 10. 30-A MRSA §1321, sub-§5, 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 C, §§8 and 10, is repealed.

Sec. 11. 30-A MRSA §1352, 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: