Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §153, as amended by PL 1999, c. 22, §1, is further amended to read:

§153. Bond required

The person elected appointed under section 152 157 and accepting the office of county treasurer shall give bond to the county for the faithful discharge of duties in the sum ordered by the commissioners and with such sureties as they approve in writing on the bond. Surety and fidelity insurance coverage provided by a public sector self-funded risk pool organized pursuant to section 2253 in the sum ordered by the commissioners is deemed to comply with the requirements of this section.

Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §154, 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:

§154. Salaries

County treasurers shall receive annual salaries as set forth in section 2 established and approved by the county commissioners. The deputy treasurer shall receive an annual salary as established by the treasurer and approved by the county commissioners.

Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §156, 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 C, §§8 and 10, is repealed.

Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA §157 is enacted to read:

§157.__Appointment of county treasurer

1.__County commissioners to appoint. The county commissioners shall appoint a county treasurer.

2.__Term. The county treasurer appointed pursuant to subsection 1 serves at the will of the county commissioners.

3.__Qualifications.__The county commissioners shall set the professional standards and minimum qualifications for appointed county treasurers.__The county commissioners may adopt standards or minimum qualifications recommended by a nationally recognized organization of public sector financial officers.__The person