A record of those in attendance shall be kept by the Town Clerk.
Such record shall remain open until the end of each session to enable
latecomers to be recorded as present. The attendance record shall
be a public record, shall be posted in the Town Hall, and published
in the Annual Town Report and published in a newspaper of general
circulation within the Town.
The Town shall be divided into voting precincts which shall
contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants and which
shall be composed of compact and contiguous territory, as prescribed
by General Laws.
Registered voters, residents and taxpayers of the Town may speak
on any article in the warrant. Persons who are not voters, residents
or taxpayers of the Town may address the Meeting only with the consent
of a majority of those present.
Town Meeting members shall attend all sessions of the Town Meeting.
[Amended ATE 5-21-2013; ATE 5-19-2020, Question
3]
A. Motions intended to establish ad hoc or temporary governmental bodies
shall include the name of the governmental body and its charge or
mandate, its size and composition, whether it shall be elected or
appointed, and by what methods, and a date by which said governmental
body is expected to present a progress or final report.
B. Unless the motion establishing any such governmental body shall name
the members, provide for their election or provide for a different
appointive authority, all such governmental bodies shall be appointed
by the Moderator.
C. The Moderator shall establish a standing governmental body, the Rules
and Procedures Committee, of Town Meeting members, to review Town
Meeting rules, procedures and related Town bylaws and submit recommendations
to Town Meeting.
[Amended ATE 5-15-2007, Question 13; ATE 5-21-2013; ATE 5-19-2020, Question
3]
The Moderator, or a person designated by the Moderator, shall
act as Watcher of the Warrant and shall present a written progress
report on each passed action article of Town Meeting to be printed
in the Annual Town Report.
[Added ATE 5-19-2020,
Question 5]
A. The Finance
Committee shall consist of fifteen (15) members, who shall be nominated
by the Town Moderator and from the floor of Town Meeting, and elected
by Town Meeting for three year overlapping terms at the Annual Town
Meeting in the spring of each year.
B. No member
of the Finance Committee shall be an employee of the Town or hold
any other elected or appointed Town office, except the office of Town
Meeting member.
C. Any vacancy
in the membership of the Finance Committee shall be filled as follows:
replacement members shall be nominated by the Town Moderator and from
the floor of Town Meeting and elected by Town Meeting to complete
the term of the departed member at any Annual or Special Town Meeting.
D. The Finance
Committee may consider such questions with reference to the conduct
of the Town Affairs as it may deem advisable and may consult with
any and all officers and governmental bodies of the Town with reference
to matters under its supervision. It shall consider the various articles
calling for expenditure or appropriations of funds and may consider
any other articles in the warrant for any Annual or Special Meeting
called during its tenure of office and shall make a report of its
doings and recommendations to the Town.