25 §1532. Powers and duties of board - Maine Statutes

Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Part 4: STATE POLICE

Chapter 192-B: MAINE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM POLICY BOARD HEADING: PL 2003, C. 678, §2 (NEW); RR 2003, C. 2, §88 (COR)

§1532. Powers and duties of board

1. Policies, procedures and standards. The board shall establish policies, procedures and standards for the cooperative use of the department's communication systems by municipal, county and state governmental entities. The board may not establish a policy, procedure or standard that interferes with the ability of the Chief of the State Police to operate a telecommunications system pursuant to section 1508.

[ 2003, c. 678, §2 (NEW) .]

2. Budget. The board shall formulate a budget for the department's communications unit, which must be submitted to the commissioner for approval and inclusion in the budget of the department.

[ 2003, c. 678, §2 (NEW) .]

3. Implementation plan. The board shall develop an implementation plan to accommodate the voluntary consolidation of the various governmental communications systems in Kennebec County with the department's communication systems and for the design of an appropriate communications unit within the department. The plan must include provisions to ensure that employees of the department's communications unit are state employees.

[ 2003, c. 678, §2 (NEW) .]

4. Annual report. Beginning in 2005, the board shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters no later than February 1st of each year concerning the activities of the board during the previous year and the status of the operation of the department's communication systems. The report must contain information regarding the status of the development and implementation of a consolidated communications system within the State. The report must also contain a list of the entities that are participants in the cooperative use of the department's communication systems. A copy of the annual report must be provided to each municipality and county of the State within 10 days of filing the report with the Legislature.

[ 2003, c. 678, §2 (NEW) .]

5. Annual meeting. In addition to board meetings held pursuant to section 1531, subsection 6, the board shall hold an annual meeting between February 15th and March 31st of each year. The purpose of the annual meeting is to solicit input from the municipalities and counties of the State and other interested parties concerning the activities of the board and operation of the department's communication systems.

[ 2003, c. 678, §2 (NEW) .]

6. Advisory boards. The board shall designate advisory boards composed of users of the department's communication systems for the purpose of soliciting input regarding the policies, procedures and standards set by the board and the operation of the communication systems. The board shall designate a sufficient number of advisory boards to represent the interest of the users of the department's communication systems. Each advisory board shall make a report to the board at least one time in each calendar quarter at a board meeting regarding the activities of the advisory board.

[ 2003, c. 678, §2 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2003, c. 678, §2 (NEW).