The Maine Municipal Association (MMA) is a voluntary membership organization offering an array of professional services to municipalities and other local governmental entities in Maine. MMA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization governed by an Executive Committee elected from its member municipalities. Founded in 1936, MMA is one of 49 similar state municipal leagues which, together with the National League of Cities, are recognized at all governmental levels for providing valuable services and advocating for collective municipal interests.

MMA is involved in a wide array of activities and enterprises with one common denominator – service. MMA’s membership consists of Municipal members entitled to all services and eligible to participate in MMA voting and policy processes; and Associate Members as identified in Article II, Section 3 of the MMA Bylaws, entitled to limited services.

In terms of communicating and interacting with our members, MMA’s constituency consists of thousands of elected and appointed municipal officials, volunteer municipal board and committee members, municipal employees, affiliate groups of various municipal officials (e.g., Maine Town and City Clerks Association, etc.), representatives of MMA associate members, and officials serving on various MMA boards and committees.

Municipal Members – Municipal membership shall be open to any Maine city, town or plantation, including any entity treated as a municipality under Maine law. Active Municipal memberships shall include all eligible Municipal members whose dues are current, in accordance with policies established by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall establish annual membership dues and policies relating to payment due dates for Municipal members.

Associate Members – Associate membership shall be open to any county, any quasi-municipal corporation, including but not limited to any utility district, school administrative unit, regional planning commission, or council of governments in the State of Maine, and to any other entity that meets the definition of a “political subdivision” as defined in 14 M.R.S.A. §8102(3). Associate membership shall also be open to any Maine non-profit corporation which is organized and operated solely to provide essential governmental functions or services that lessen the burden of government, including organizations that (a) actually perform government services; (b) provide financial assistance or services directly to governmental units to assist such governmental unit in performing its functions; or (c) provide necessary public services that would otherwise be an expense of the government. Such organizations shall perform or fund an activity that the governmental unit considers to be its burden, and by its activity thereby lessen the burden of that governmental unit. Associate members that are Maine non-profit corporations shall at no time comprise more than twenty percent (20%) in either (a) the number of or (b) the revenues received from, the overall membership of the Association.

Active Associate memberships shall include all eligible Associate members whose dues are current in accordance with policies established by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall establish annual membership dues and policies relating to payment due dates for Associate members.

Affiliate and Patron Status

Affiliate Status shall be open to county and regional municipal associations and municipal professional organizations in the State of Maine whose purpose is to provide collaboration and specialized training for municipal officials serving in a particular role or region. The Executive Committee shall act on requests for Affiliate status. There are no annual fees for Affiliate status. However, municipal professional organizations may contract with MMA for administrative services.

Patron Status shall be open to individuals, students, professionals, and businesses, whether private or public, for profit or non-profit, that provides direct services to municipalities or that have a general interest in municipal government. There are three Patron status categories: Individual, Professional or Business with varying levels of benefits and annual fees. Active Patron status shall include all Patrons whose fees are current in accordance with policies established by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall establish annual fees and policies relating to payment due dates for Patrons.

To find out more information about membership and services available through the Maine Municipal Association, please contact:

Theresa Chavarie, Manager
Member Relations & Executive Office
Maine Municipal Association
Phone: (207) 623-8428 ext. 211
E-mail: tchavarie@memun.org

 

 

Updated 1/14/08