Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA c. 3, sub-c. 1, art. 15 is enacted to read:

ARTICLE 15

PENOBSCOT COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE

§900-K.__Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Budget committee.__"Budget committee" means the Penobscot County Budget Committee.

2.__Municipal official.__"Municipal official" means any elected member of a municipal government in Penobscot County.

§900-L.__Budget; appropriations and approval

Notwithstanding sections 2, 701 and 702, in Penobscot County the county commissioners may appropriate money according to a budget that must be prepared and finalized in accordance with this article.

§900-M.__Budget committee

There is established the Penobscot County Budget Committee to carry out the purposes of this article.

1.__Membership.__The budget committee consists of the following members:

A.__Two members elected from each commissioner district as provided in subsection 2;

B.__Two municipal officials appointed by each county commissioner from the commissioner's district; and

C.__One member of the county legislative delegation appointed by each county commissioner from the commissioner's district.

2.__Municipal official elections.__Before October 15th of every year, the county commissioners shall notify all municipal officials to caucus by county commissioner district at a specified date, time and place for the purpose of electing 2 municipal officials from each district as members of the