Business sessions of the annual town meeting shall be held on the
first Monday in May and may be continued on such additional days as
may be decided by the town meeting. There shall also be a second business
session of the annual town meeting held in the last 3 months of the
calendar year on a date to be determined by the select board that
shall be an "annual town meeting" for purposes of the General Laws;
provided, however, that the select board may, at its discretion, cancel
said fall annual town meeting not later than September 15 in any year,
so long as not more than 10 petitioned articles have been submitted
for inclusion on the warrant at said fall annual town meeting and
notice of the board's action with regard to such meeting shall
be posted on the town's website and principal bulletin board.
The board's decision as to whether to hold a fall town meeting
shall not prohibit the board from calling for a special town meeting
at its discretion.