The legislative powers of the Town shall continue to be exercised
by a Town Meeting open to all registered voters of the Town.
The moderator, chosen as provided in Section
3-3, shall preside at all sessions of the Town Meeting.
[Amended 5-22-2000]
The Annual Meeting of the Town of Mansfield for the transaction
of business relating to the prudential affairs for the Town, shall
be held on the second Tuesday in April and end on or before the first
day of June. The Annual Town Meeting for the election of Town officers
shall be held on the second Tuesday in May. Time and place for the
Annual Town Meeting shall be designated by the Select Board in accordance
with the General Laws.
The Select Board, by majority vote, may call a special Town
Meeting whenever they deem necessary. The Select Board must call a
special Town Meeting within 45 calendar days after receipt of a petition
to that effect which contains the signatures of at least two hundred
(200) qualified voters of the Town.
It shall be the duty of all Town officers, officials, and department
heads to attend sessions of the Town Meeting where their presence
may be necessary for the purpose of providing the Town Meeting with
information pertinent to matters appearing in the warrant
[Amended 3-21-1983; 8-6-2003]
The Town Meeting shall by by-law adopt, and may from time to
time amend, revise, or repeal, such rules governing the conduct of
the Town Meeting as it may deem necessary or advisable.
The Select Board shall insert in the warrant for the Annual
Town Meeting all articles which are petitioned of them by ten (10)
qualified voters of the Town. The warrant for the Annual Town Meeting
shall be closed to additional articles the first day of March by the
Select Board. The Annual Report on the Warrant shall include The Finance
Committee Report, the Town Manager's budget message, the report of
the Capital Improvement Program Committee and reports on other articles
by appropriate Town boards; it shall be made available to the public
at least seven days prior to the first adjourned session of the Annual
Town Meeting.
The Select Board shall insert in the warrant for a special Town
Meeting all articles which are petitioned of them by one hundred (100)
qualified voters of the Town.