[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 8-30-1989]
It shall be the policy of the Orleans Board of Selectmen that the warrant for Special Town Meetings shall only contain articles of an emergency or unforeseen nature. It is the view of the Board that the business of the town shall be conducted at the Annual Town Meeting and that Special Town Meetings are to deal with emergencies, to address articles postponed at a preceding Annual or Special Town Meeting or to fund current year capital improvements which are in the Capital Improvement Plan.
Sponsors of articles not included in the warrant for a Special Town Meeting will have the opportunity to meet with the Selectmen to present reasons why the article should be included. The decision of the Board shall be final.
This policy shall not apply to those articles proposed for inclusion in a Special Town Meeting warrant under the procedure outlined in Charter Section 2-6-2.