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An Act To Allow the Towns of Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman To Adopt a Policy To Simplify the Municipal Disbursement Warrant Process
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  P&SL 2005, c. 31, §1  is amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 5603, the municipal officers in each town may adopt a written policy to permit the disbursement of money when a disbursement warrant has been signed by one or more designated municipal officers representing each town. A facsimile signature of the municipal officers may be used. The policy must be filed with the town clerk and municipal treasurer in each town and renewed annually by a vote of the municipal officers in each town.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 125th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.