The Annual Town Meeting shall be the first Town Meeting held
in each calendar year. (Approved 11-3-1992)
In addition to the provisions for Town Meetings by petition,
the Board of Selectmen may call a Special Town Meeting whenever it
deems it necessary or appropriate.
All Town Meetings shall be called to order by the Town Clerk
or by a member of the Board of Selectmen. A moderator shall be elected
and all business shall be conducted in a manner now or hereafter provided
by the General Statutes, except as may otherwise be provided in this
Charter. The Town Clerk shall serve as Clerk of all Town Meetings,
but in the absence of the Town Clerk, an acting Clerk may be designated
by the meeting.
All actions at a Town Meeting shall be adopted by a majority
vote of the qualified voters present and voting at the meeting, unless
otherwise provided by this Charter.
A Town Meeting shall be required for any of the following actions:
A. Adoption of the Annual Town Budget.
B. Any resolution making an appropriation not included in the Annual
Town Budget.
C. Any transfer of funds which will result in aggregate transfer during
any fiscal year in excess of 0.25% of the total current Annual Town
Budget to or from any one account. (Approved 11-3-1987, Sec. 3; Approved
11-3-1992)
D. Any resolution authorizing the issuance of notes or other borrowing
not included in the Annual Town Budget, except as noted in § 805.
E. Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds in any amount.
F. Any sale or other conveyance of real estate or any interest therein
of the Town except property acquired by tax foreclosure, and any purchase
or other acquisition of real estate or interest therein, except for
purchase of an easement or right-of-way for $5,000 or less and except
for the acquisition of any drainage or utility easements or facilities
which a Town board or commission requires to be deeded to the Town
as a condition of the approval of plans for development of land. (Approved
11-6-2001)
G. Real estate leases and any extensions or renewals thereof or lease
options to which the Town is a party for terms in excess of an aggregate
of five years. Real estate leases and any extensions or renewals thereof
or lease options for terms of five years or less shall be negotiated
and executed by the Board of Selectmen.
H. The discontinuance or abandonment of Town roads and the acceptance
of established private roads as Town roads, except for the acceptance
of roads built in accordance with plans approved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission in connection with any new development of land.
I. The Town Meeting shall have the sole power to enact and repeal ordinances
consistent with this Charter and the General Statutes.
J. In addition to all matters requiring Town Meeting approval, the Board
of Selectmen may bring before a Town Meeting, including a Special
Town Meeting, for its consideration on any other matter the Board
of Selectmen considers of sufficient importance to warrant Town Meeting
consideration. (Approved 11-3-1992)
No appropriations may be authorized by any Town Meeting unless
such appropriation has been recommended by the Board of Finance, or
such appropriation is requested in a petition signed by not less than
6% of the registered electors of the Town as determined by the most
recent official list of registered voters. Signatures on the petition
for the referendum must be signed and dated after the action has taken
place for which the referendum is sought and the required number of
signatures must be completed in 21 days of such action.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 1007 and
1009A of this Charter, the Board of Selectmen may present any issue
to the Town at an adjourned Town Meeting as defined by Connecticut
Statutes for a vote by ballot.