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Sec. 1. Commission established. Resolved: That the Intergovernmental
Advisory Commission, referred to in this resolve as "the
commission," is established; and be it further

 
Sec. 2. Commission membership. Resolved: That the commission consists
of 21 members appointed as follows:

 
1. Seven members from State Government, 5 of whom must be
commissioners appointed by the Governor and 2 of whom must be
Legislators, one Senator appointed by the President of the
Senate and one Representative appointed by the Speaker of the
House;

 
2. Seven county officials recommended by the Maine County
Commissioners Association to be appointed by the Governor; and

 
3. Seven municipal officers recommended by the Maine
Municipal Association to be appointed by the Governor; and be
it further;

 
Sec. 3. Chairs. Resolved: That the 2 legislative members of the
commission are the cochairs; and be it further

 
Sec. 4. Appointments; convening of commission. Resolved: That all
appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the
effective date of this resolve. The appointing authorities
shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council
once all appointments have been completed. Within 15 days
after appointment of all members, the chairs shall call and
convene the first meeting of the commission; and be it further

 
Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the commission shall:

 
1. Study ways to reduce duplication among all 3 levels of
government in the State as well as within each level of
government;

 
2. Promote communications, cooperation and efficient
delivery of services;

 
3. Monitor and discuss demands one level of government
makes of another level;

 
4. Study ways to cut government waste and improve the
efficiency of service delivery;

 
5. Develop a mechanism to establish a permanent statewide
intergovernmental advisory commission;


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