The Selectboard shall be responsible for preparing all Town Meeting warrants and for the insertion of articles therein, except that the School Committee shall be responsible for the preparation of all articles which relate to the public schools. The warrants shall state the time and place of holding the meeting and the subjects to be acted upon. The Selectboard shall also insert in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting articles requested by petition of no fewer than 10 registered voters submitted to the Selectboard no later than 60 days prior to the Annual Town Meeting; and in the warrant for Special Town Meetings articles requested by petition of no fewer than 100 registered voters or by 10% of the total number of registered voters of the Town, whichever number is the lesser, and submitted to the Selectboard no later than 28 days prior to the Special Town Meeting. Petitions for insertion of an article shall include the name and residence (street and number) of each petitioner. Upon receipt of any such petition, the Selectboard shall forward the petition to the Town Clerk, who shall forthwith check the names and certify which are registered voters. Only the names of certified voters shall be counted.
A. 
Attested copies of warrants for all Town Meetings shall, at least seven days before the Annual Town Meeting and 14 days before a Special Town Meeting, be (i) delivered by electronic transmission to an e-mail address submitted to the Town Clerk upon election to Town Meeting, to each voting member (as hereafter defined), and printed copies shall be otherwise made available for member retrieval upon individual request in the office of the Town Clerk, and (ii) directed to a constable or a police officer of the Town for posting in at least one public location in each precinct. The Town Clerk shall also request any provider of local cable television access to provide notice of any Annual or Special Town Meeting. Nothing herein shall preclude the Selectboard from employing any additional methods of communicating the contents of the warrant.
B. 
Electronic transmission via personal e-mail of warrants, revision, updates and necessary material shall be allowed. All Town Meeting members shall choose their electronic mail delivery address upon election by notifying the Town Clerk via electronic mail.
[Amended 5-10-2017 ATM by Art. 13]
The warrant for any Town Meeting shall contain separate articles asking for appropriations for each specific department, or use, for which the appropriation is intended. No appropriations shall be made in any Town Meeting except under an article setting forth briefly, but specifically, the general purpose, use, and the department of the Town in which such appropriations are to be expended.