Lisbon Town Council Dry Humping of the Voting Populace

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shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis and without party designation on petitions and ballots. Except as otherwise provided by this Charter, the provisions of the laws of the State of Maine shall govern the qualifications of voters, the registration of voters, the manner of voting, absentee ballots, the duties of election officers and all other matters relating to the preparation for, conduct and management of elections.

Article VIII. Initiative, Referendum, Recall and Special Town Meeting

Part 1. General Provisions
Sec. 811. General Authority.

Amend as follows:
a) Initiative. The qualified voters of the Town shall have the power to propose ordinances to the Council. Such power shall not extend to the Town’s oçgjig budget (which is determined by referendum vote in accordance with Sec.

8.1 l(b)(3) and Sec. 8.26(d)), or the capital program or budget. If the Council fails to adopt an ordinance in the same form as proposed in all material respects, the voters may adopt or reject it at an election. Such power shall not extend to the budget or capital program or any ordinance relating to appropriation of money, levy of taxes, or salaries of appointed officers or employees. Ordinances relating to the salaries of elected officials are subject to the initiative process.
(b) Referendum.

I. Ordinance. The qualified voters of the Town shall have the power to require reconsideration by the Council of any adopted ordinance and, if the Council fails to repeal an ordinance so reconsidered, to approve or reject it at a Town election. Such power shall not extend to the budget or capital program, any emergency ordinance, or any ordinance relating to appropriation of money, levy of taxes, or salaries of appointed officers or employees. Ordinances relating to the salaries of elected officials are subject to the referendum process.

2. Borrowing; Major Appropriations. No action of the Town Council which approves the issuance of any general obligation or revenue obligation bond of the Town or which authorizes a lease or other contractual obligation of the Town for capital equipment whose costs per unit exceed $100,000 and which exceeds a term of 12 months shall be

effective unless and until said action is ratified by the qualified voters of the Town in a referendum conducted in accordance with the .provisions set forth in this Article. This provision specifically excludes agreements for services, personnel contracts and collective bargaining agreements.

3. Town Budget. The qualified voters of the Town shall have the ppwer to approve or reject at a Town election the total amount of the Town’s operating budget. If a vote on the Town’s operating budget fails, it shall be resubmitted to the voters by the Town Council, with or without amendment, for approval. During such time as there is no approved operating budget, then the provisions of Sec. 6.04(b)( 1) shall apply and the budget as presented by the Manager shall be implemented on a month to month basis (or the budget for the prior year shall be implemented on a month to month basis or the operating budget as approved by Council shall be implemented on a month to month basis).

(c) Recall. The qualified voters of the Town shall have the power to recall any member of the Town Council, School Committee, Budget Advisory Board or Water Commission in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article.
Ed) Special Town Meeting. The qualified-veters of the Town shall have the power to reconsider any budget appropriation—at a special Town-meeting-called--by petition. The petition must cite the specific appropriation(s) to be inekided—in the warrant for the necial Town meeting.

Part 2. Initiative and Referendum
Sec. 8.26. Results of Election.

 Add a Subsection (d) as follows:
(d) Operating Budget Referendum. If a majority of the qualified voters vote to approve the annual Town operating budget in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 8.1 l(bX3) the operating budget shall be considered adopted and be implemented for the fiscal year beginning July 1. If a vote on the operating budget does not result in its approval, then the provisions of Sec. 6.04(d)(l) shall apply until such time as a budget referendum is approved.
Delete Part 4. Special Town Meeting, Sec. 8.41 through Sec. 8.46.





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