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| Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §932, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 | | and Pt. C, §106; and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. | | 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Taxes. The county commissioners of all counties may | | borrow in anticipation of taxes. If the county budget has not | yet been approved by the Legislature | | each county may borrow an amount not exceeding 80% of the | | previous year's budget, except as otherwise provided. |
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| | | This bill defines the term "county official" in order to make | | the distinction between this category of county personnel, which | | includes both appointed and elected county offices, and the | | narrower category of "county officer," which refers only to | | elected offices. These definitions make the same distinction as | | those in municipal laws. |
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| | | The bill allows a county treasurer to pay clerical help either | | weekly or biweekly, at the discretion of the commissioners, | | consistent with recent changes to Maine's hour and wage laws. |
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| | | The bill also removes references to the Legislature in | | provisions governing adoption of a county budget because those | | provisions have been obsolete in all counties for a number of | | years. |
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