A special appropriation or transfer of unexpended balances, and a payment into or appropriation from the reserve fund for capital and non-recurring expenditures, requiring town meeting approval in accordance with Section
6-6 of this charter, may be decreased by the town meeting but may not be increased. Town meeting may make no special appropriation or transfer of funds not recommended by the Board of Finance.
[Amended referendum 11-8-2005, effective 12-8-2005]
Authorization of the issuance of bonds or notes
(except notes in anticipation of taxes to be paid within the fiscal
year in which the notes are issued) shall require approval by vote
of town meeting.
The authorization of the issuance of bonds to finance an individual appropriation in excess of $1,000,000 shall be submitted to the town meeting, and adoption of such authorization and related appropriation shall be by a yes or no vote of the town meeting on the voting machines at a date not less than 7 nor more than 14 days thereafter as determined by the Board of Selectmen. Notice of the date, time and place of such machine vote shall be incorporated into the notice of the town meeting. Nothing in this section shall limit, expand or otherwise affect the right of the voters to petition for a machine vote, as provided by Section
7-7 of the Connecticut general statutes or by any successor statute.
Town meeting shall have the power to repeal or amend ordinances in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section
3-4(a)(8) of this charter.
The sale or other disposition of real estate
of the town used or reserved for town purposes, or the abandonment
or discontinuation of town roads, and the purchase or other acquisition
of real estate for town purposes shall require approval of town meeting.
The sale of real estate not used or reserved for town purposes shall
be carried out in accordance with an ordinance.
The town meeting may not initiate proceedings
to acquire real estate by eminent domain without the prior recommendation
of the Board of Finance in favor of such acquisition.