§901. Insurance for firefighters Any county may expend funds to be accounted for as other money of the county for the purchase of accident and disability insurance on a county-wide basis, protecting all persons whether part-time, full-time or on-call, and whether paid or unpaid, while acting as firefighters for any municipal fire department or incorporated […]
§902. Authority to operate a regional solid waste collection and disposal service 1. Authorization. The county commissioners of each county may operate a solid waste collection and disposal system or contract for solid waste collection and disposal services to serve their respective counties. The county commissioners may contract with municipalities, unorganized townships, other governmental agencies, […]
§903-A. Electricity services 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Aggregator” has the same meaning as defined in Title 35-A, section 3201. [PL 1999, c. 178, §1 (NEW).] B. “Competitive electricity provider” has the same meaning as defined in Title […]
§903. Authority to contract for energy conservation improvements 1. Agreement with energy service and 3rd-party financing companies. County commissioners may enter into an agreement with a private party, such as an energy service or 3rd-party financing company, for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and financing of energy conservation improvements at county facilities. [PL 1987, […]
§904. Food stamp or donated food program The county commissioners of any county may provide for a food stamp or donated food program in conformity with regulations adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare and may expend county funds to operate and administer such […]
§905. Priority social services programs The county commissioners may expend county funds, from whatever source received, for a priority social services program under the Priority Social Services Act of 1973 contained in Title 22, Subtitle IV. They may assist in, contribute to and participate in providing a priority social services program through agreements between public […]
§906. Kennebec County fire protection services for Unity Township The county commissioners of Kennebec County may contract with municipalities for fire protection services for Unity Township, assess Unity Township and expend funds to provide those services. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, […]
§907. Piscataquis County child and family services The county commissioners of Piscataquis County may expend county funds to support programs for child and family services. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, […]
§908. Ambulance service in the plantations and unorganized territories of Piscataquis County The county commissioners of Piscataquis County may expend funds for ambulance service in the plantations and unorganized territories of that county. Those funds may be raised by tax levy in those plantations and territories. The commissioners may contract with either a profit or […]
§909. County advisory organizations A county may raise or appropriate money to obtain the services of advisory organizations. The Legislature recognizes the Maine County Commissioners’ Association and the Maine Sheriffs’ Association as nonprofit advisory organizations and declares these associations to be instrumentalities of their member counties with their assets upon their dissolution to be delivered […]
§910. Broadcast television translator stations A county may receive federal grants or contributions for the construction and operation of a broadcast television translator station as described in 47 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 74.732 (2008). Two or more counties may act jointly in performing the operations authorized by this section. [PL 2009, c. 117, […]
