An Act To Allow a Municipality Greater Flexibility To Disburse State Fees
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5603, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 549, §1, is further amended to read:
(1) The municipal officers may adopt a written policy to permit the disbursement of employees' wages and benefits when a disbursement warrant has been signed by one or more designated municipal officers. The policy must be filed with the town clerk and the municipal treasurer and renewed annually by vote of the municipal officers.
(2) The municipal officers may adopt a written policy to permit the disbursement of payments for municipal education costs when a disbursement warrant has been signed by the school superintendent and approved by a majority of the school board or by a finance committee appointed or duly elected by the school board. The policy must be filed with the town clerk and the municipal treasurer and renewed annually by vote of the municipal officers ; .
(3) The municipal officers may adopt a written policy to permit the disbursement of state fees when a disbursement warrant has been signed by one or more designated municipal officers. The policy must be filed with the town clerk and the municipal treasurer and renewed annually by vote of the municipal officers;
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This bill allows a municipality greater flexibility to disburse state fees to the State by reducing municipal processing requirements. This will encourage timely disbursing of state fees to the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles.