Whereas, the requirements in the charter of the Buckfield Village Corporation that all officers of the corporation be elected at an annual election have made it difficult to fill offices such as clerk, treasurer and collector, and foreclose the ability of the voters of the corporation to give the assessors the ability to appoint persons to these offices, including persons who are not residents of the corporation; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. P&SL 1887, c. 58, §7 is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

*Sec. 7.__The assessors must be chosen by ballot at the annual election in the month of March.__All other officers of the corporation must be chosen in the same manner unless the corporation votes at a meeting held at least 90 days before the annual meeting to make an office appointed by the assessors.__If the corporation votes to make an office appointed by the assessors, the person appointed by the assessors is not required to be a resident of the corporation.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

This bill allows the voters of the Buckfield Village Corporation to determine that the assessors of the corporation appoint some or all of the other officers. It also allows a person to be appointed to an office who is not a resident of the corporation.