Except as otherwise provided in this Charter,
the legislative body of the Town shall be the Town Meeting with all
the powers conferred by the General Statutes and by this Charter.
Members of the Town Meeting shall be electors
of the Town, and all others entitled to vote at Town Meetings pursuant
to the General Statutes, including a person 18 years of age or older
who owns property listed on the grand list with an assessed value
of $1,000 or more per person.
The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the
third Tuesday in January each year, unless changed by a vote of a
Town Meeting. The Annual Town Report shall be presented for discussion
at this meeting. Each board chairman shall assign at least one of
its members to be present at this meeting, ready to discuss that board's
activities and concerns.
[Revised 12-5-2002]
Legal notice of all Town Meetings shall be advertised
in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town, and a copy
of this notice shall be posted on the exterior bulletin board at the
Town Office Building, and at the office of the Town Clerk, at least
five days prior to the date of the meeting. It shall be typewritten
or printed and must contain place, date and hour of the meeting and
list all articles to be acted upon. Before or on the date of the meeting,
the Selectmen shall cause a copy of the notice, along with the Return
of Notice, to be filed with the Town Clerk, and the Town Clerk shall
cause such copy and Return to be recorded in the Town Meeting Record
Book.
The acceptance and abandonment of roads by the
Town, the sale or other disposition of real estate of the Town used
or reserved for Town purposes and the purchase or other acquisition
of real estate for such purpose shall require approval of Town Meeting.
The sale of real estate not used or reserved for Town purposes shall
be in accordance with an ordinance adopted by Town Meeting.