All sessions of the Town Meeting shall be presided over by a Moderator, elected as provided in Article 3. In the absence or disability of the Moderator, the Town Clerk shall call the meeting to order and shall preside until a temporary Moderator is elected by the voters present. The Moderator shall regulate the proceedings, decide all questions of order and make public declaration of all votes. The Moderator shall have such additional powers and duties as may be provided by Charter, General Law, bylaw or by other vote of the Town.
(a) 
General. Unless otherwise provided by the Charter, by bylaw, or by other vote of the Town, the members of all committees of the Town Meeting, whether special or standing, shall be appointed for fixed terms by the Moderator. All such committees shall have such powers, duties and responsibilities as may be provided to them by Charter, by bylaw or by other vote of the Town. When acting within the scope of its authority, any such committee shall be entitled to examine the pertinent records of any Town agency and to consult with and obtain pertinent advice and information from any Town officer, employee or agent.
(b) 
Finance Committee. There shall be a Finance Committee which shall be appointed by the Moderator. The number of members, the term of office and further conditions of appointment and service may be provided by bylaw.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 11, Art. II, Finance Committee.
Special Town Meetings may be held at the call of the Board of Selectmen at such times as it may deem appropriate and whenever a Special Town Meeting is requested by voters in accordance with procedures made available by the General Laws.
Every Town Meeting shall be called by a warrant issued by the Board of Selectmen which shall state the time and place at which the meeting is to convene, and, by separate articles, the subjects which are to be acted upon. The publication and distribution of the warrants for Town Meetings shall be in accordance with any bylaw of the Town governing such matters.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 62, Town Meeting.
(a) 
Requests. The Board of Selectmen shall include in the warrant for an Annual Town Meeting all subjects which are timely submitted to it by voters in the manner provided by General Law. The Board of Selectmen shall also include in the warrant for any Town Meeting, Annual or Special, all subjects timely requested by any Town Meeting, Annual or Special, and any Town agency. Requests for inclusion of subject matter shall be in writing, but need not conform to any particular style or form.
(b) 
Time and manner of submission. Whenever the Board of Selectmen shall determine to call a Special Town Meeting, it shall post a notice of such intention on the Town bulletin board and the Town website. The warrant for any Special Town Meeting shall not be closed until at least 72 weekday hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, have elapsed following such posting. The warrant for the Annual Town Meeting shall not be closed more than 45 days preceding the date on which the Annual Town Meeting is to commence.
Every Town agency shall designate a representative to attend all sessions of the Town Meeting at which warrant articles pertinent to that agency are or may be taken up, for the purpose of providing information pertinent to such articles at the Town Meeting. If any person so designated is not a Town resident, the person shall, notwithstanding, be entitled to speak in order to provide the Town Meeting with information relative to their responsibilities.
(a) 
Clerk of the meeting. The Town Clerk shall be the Clerk of the Town Meeting, give notice thereof, record its proceedings and perform such other duties as may be assigned by General Law, by bylaw or by other vote of the Town.
(b) 
Rules of procedure. The Town Meeting shall, by bylaw, adopt and from time to time amend, revise or repeal rules to govern the conduct of all Town Meetings.