An Act Relating to the Qualifications for the Position of Municipal Officer

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §2526, sub-§3, ¶B  is enacted to read:

Sec. 2. Transition. Upon the effective date of this Act, a municipal officer who is an employee of the municipality in violation of this Act may serve the remainder of the officer's term. If the term of a municipal officer in violation of this Act ends within 6 months of the effective date of this Act and the municipal officer is running for reelection, the municipal officer may serve the next term if the municipal officer is reelected.

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This bill prohibits, in municipalities that do not have a town manager, a municipal officer or selectman from being an employee of that same town at the same time the person is serving as a municipal officer. This bill allows a municipal officer who is an employee of the municipality on the effective date of this Act to serve the remainder of the municipal officer's term, and if the municipal officer is running for reelection and the election is within 6 months of the effective date of this Act, the municipal officer may serve the next term if the municipal officer is reelected.