The Town may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its
functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or
in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with any one or more states
or civil divisions, municipalities, or agencies thereof, or of the
United States or any agencies thereof, to the extent permitted by
law.
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The Town Meeting shall be the legislative body of the Town,
excluding those matters in which the Select Board is empowered with
legislative authority by Maine Statute, and shall exercise those powers
set forth in this section and any incidental powers necessary to be
consistent with the Laws and Constitution of the State of Maine.
(1) Annual Town Meeting. This meeting shall be held in the Town of Camden,
on the second Tuesday in June of each year, for the purpose of choosing
by secret ballot:
(b) qualified citizens to serve on the Select Board as provided in Article
II, §§
2.02, 2.03.
(d) Pursuant to Title 30-A MRS § 2528, the warrant shall present the Annual Budget and supplemental appropriations, including any from the Surplus Account. (Refer to Article
VI, Financial Procedures, §§ 6.01-6.06, for the Budget Process.)
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(e) Action necessary to comply with the property tax levy limit over-ride
provisions under State law.
(f) Any other business deemed appropriate by the Select Board for the welfare of the municipality and the administration of the Town's finances (Refer to Article
VI).
(2) Call of Town Meeting. Each Town Meeting shall be called by a Warrant
(see Glossary for definition). The Warrant shall be signed by a majority
of the Select Board. If for any reason a majority of the Select Board
members do not remain in office, a majority of those members remaining
may call a Town Meeting.
(3) Posting
of Warrant. At least seven (7) days before Town Meeting the complete
Warrant shall be posted in at least three (3) conspicuous places,
including the Town Office, the Camden Public Library, and on the Town
website.
(4) Review
of Ordinances. All proposed Town Ordinances and Warrant Articles shall
be examined by the Town Attorney before being submitted to the voters.
The Town Attorney is authorized to correct the form of a proposed
ordinance or Article for the purpose of avoiding repetitions, illegality,
and unconstitutional provisions, and to assure accuracy in its text
and references, and clarity and preciseness in its phraseology. Any
such corrections shall not substantively change its meaning and effect.
In the event that the Town shall be required to operate its
own school system, unless otherwise provided by law, the voters shall
provide by ordinance for the administration of such a system.
State Law Reference: Title 20-A MRS.