38 M.R.S. § 2005 Election of Trustees

• Library: Maine Revised Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 486
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 38 M.R.S. § 2005

Except for trustees representing participating water districts, whose selection is governed by section 2002, subsection 6-A, trustees shall be nominated and elected in the same manner as municipal officers are nominated and elected under Title 30-A, or in accordance with a municipal charter, whichever is applicable; or, in the case of unorganized territory, in accordance with the procedure for the organization of larger townships set forth in Title 30-A, section 7001. Upon receipt of the names of all the trustees, the commissioner shall set a time, place and date for the first meeting of the trustees, notice of the meeting to be given to the trustees by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, mailed at least 10 days prior to the date set for the meeting, to determine the length of their terms. Except for trustees representing water districts whose term is set by section 2002, subsection 6-A, the terms must be determined by lot in accordance with the following table:

<TABLE> <TR> <TD colspan="4"> <para>TERM</para></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan="1"> <para>Total number of trustees</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>1 year</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>2 years</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>3 years</para></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan="1"> <para>5</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>1</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>2</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>2</para></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan="1"> <para>6</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>2</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>2</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>2</para></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan="1"> <para>7</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>2</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>2</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>3</para></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan="1"> <para>8</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>2</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>3</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>3</para></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan="1"> <para>9</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>3</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>3</para></TD> <TD colspan="1"> <para>3</para></TD> <...

The trustees shall enter on their records the determination so made. The trustees shall serve their terms as determined at the organizational meeting, except that, in the case of trustees representing a municipality, those trustees shall serve an additional period until the next regular election of the municipality and, thereafter, those trustees' terms of office shall date from the time of each regular municipal election; and except that, in the case of trustees representing residents of unorganized territory, those trustees shall serve until an election to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of their terms shall be called by the county commissioners. The commissioners shall call the election in the same manner provided for the initial election of trustees and cause that election to be held on a date as closely following the date upon which the terms expire.