This chapter shall be known and may be cited
and referred to as the " Administrative Procedures Ordinance of the
Town of Wells." This chapter is enacted pursuant to the home rule
authority granted the Town by the Maine Constitution, Article 8, Part
Second, and by 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3001.
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter
to delegate to the Board of Selectmen such authority in administrative
matters as the Town Meeting has delegated to the Board of Selectmen
annually so as to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the
Town government.
This chapter shall be effective upon enactment
by the Town Meeting and shall remain in effect until amended. It may
be amended at any Town Meeting.