{"data":{"id":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-101","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"30-A M.R.S. §101","heading":"Commissioners' duties","body":"The commissioners of each county shall:\n1.  Receipts and expenditures.  Examine, allow and settle accounts of the money of the county;\n2.  Representation.  Represent the county;\n3.  Manage property and business.  Care for its property and manage its business;\n4.  Convey real estate.  By a recorded order, appoint an agent to convey its real estate;\n5.  County ways.  Lay out, alter or discontinue ways;\n6.  Keep books and accounts.  Keep their books and accounts on forms and in a manner approved by the Office of the State Auditor;\n6-A.  Adopt ethics policy.  In their discretion, the county commissioners may  adopt an ethics policy governing the conduct of elected and appointed county officials.\n6-B.  Support the State Board of Corrections.\n7.  Other duties.  Perform all other duties required by law.","path":["TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES","PART 1: COUNTIES","CHAPTER 1: COUNTY OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER 2: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS","ARTICLE 5: POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec101.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:36Z","sha256":"dd01a6df6d856161e8fc857d282ab7bbcf4128205ceda30b4e03acaecb7358db","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-82","next":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}