The Town Council shall also cause a copy of any proposed warrant
article to be sent to the Town Administrator, who shall, within five
(5) days thereafter, determine and assign the warrant article to the
appropriate Town officer, board or department, who shall be responsible
for submitting a recommendation to Town Meeting.
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The Town Meeting shall meet at least twice each calendar year.
The annual town meeting shall be held within thirty (30) days of the
first Monday in April, said date to be determined by the Town Council,
or on such date as may from time to time be fixed in the by-laws of
the Town, shall be deemed to be the Annual Town Meeting of the Town
and is expected to be primarily concerned with the determination of
matters involving the expenditure and commitment of Town funds, including,
but not limited to, the adoption of an annual operating budget for
all Town agencies, and for the purpose of electing officers and for
the determination of all other matters to be decided by ballot of
the voters.
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A regular Town Meeting shall be held within thirty (30) days of the first Monday in November, said date to be set by the Board Town Council, or on such date as may from time to time be fixed in the by-laws of the Town, shall be deemed to be the Annual Financial Meeting of the Town and is expected to be primarily concerned with hearing an annual financial report of each Town office, multiple member body, or department. Each Town office, multiple member body and department shall prepare and present a financial report describing its significant budget expenditures for the prior year. Such financial report shall also be included in the Annual Budget, as set forth in Section 2-9.
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All warrant articles shall be assigned and referred by the Town
Administrator to the appropriate Town officer, multiple member body,
or department, provided that such office, body or department is permanent
and has been established by the provisions of this Charter, by bylaw
or by the laws of the Commonwealth. The appropriate Town officer,
multiple member body, or department shall hear the article and report
its recommendation to the Town Meeting, a copy of which recommendation
shall have been forwarded in writing to the Town Administrator at
least twenty-one (21) days prior to the Annual Town Meeting or the
Annual Financial Meeting, and at least ten (10) days prior to a Special
Town Meeting, or within such time as may be otherwise prescribed by
by-law.
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Additionally, all such articles containing an appropriation
of monies shall also be referred to the Finance Committee. The Finance
Committee shall also hear the article and present its recommendation
to the Town Meeting, a copy of which shall have been forwarded in
writing to the Town Administrator at least ten (10) days prior to
Town Meeting.
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The Town Administrator shall cause the recommendations submitted
by the various town boards and departments on all warrant articles
to be compiled and printed at least five (5) days prior to Town Meeting.
A copy of the recommendations shall be made available to the public.
[Amended 11-5-2018 RTM
by Art. 38] |