Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §61-B is enacted to read:

§61-B. Sagadahoc County

Notwithstanding section 61, registered voters of Sagadahoc County shall elect a board of commissioners for the county consisting of a chair and 4 other citizens.__All other provisions of section 61 apply to Sagadahoc County, except that 2 of the commissioners must be elected by and represent the entire county.

Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §66, sub-§12, as amended by PL 1993, c. 554, §1, is further amended to read:

12. Creation of Sagadahoc County Commissioner Districts. Sagadahoc County is divided into the following 3 districts.

A. Commissioner District Number 1 consists of the municipalities of Bowdoin and Topsham. The term of office of the commissioner from this district expires in 1988 and every 4 years thereafter.

B. Commissioner District Number 2 consists of the municipalities of Arrowsic, Bowdoinham, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Richmond and Woolwich and the unorganized territory of Perkins. The term of office of the commissioner from this district expires in 1988 and every 4 years thereafter.

C. Commissioner District Number 3 consists of the municipalities of Bath and West Bath. The term of office of the commissioner from this district expires in 1990 and every 4 years thereafter.

In addition to the commissioners from the districts specified in paragraphs A, B and C, 2 commissioners must be elected at large.__The term of office of an at-large commissioner is 4 years, except that for initial commissioners elected at large, the term of the first commissioner on the ballot expires in 2006 and the term of the 2nd commissioner on the ballot expires in 2008.

Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §884, as amended by PL 2001, c. 143, §2 and affected by §§3 and 4 and affected by c. 499, §1, is further amended to read:

§884. Budget estimate; submission to advisory

committee