2-1-1 
The legislative powers of the Town shall be exercised by a town meeting open to all voters of the Town.
2-1-2 
Inhabitants of the Town and other persons who are not voters shall be admitted to a specially designated section of the auditorium. The Moderator may grant such persons the power to speak on any article.
2-1-3 
The quorum necessary to begin the conduct of Town Meeting business shall be a number or a percentage of registered voters as specified by bylaw. Once a Town Meeting has begun, no quorum shall be required at that or any subsequent session of the same Town Meeting.
[Amended 10-21-2024 STM by Art. 9[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This article was amended to provide an effective date of 7-1-2025.
2-1-4 
At the beginning of each session of each town meeting, the Moderator shall announce the minimum number of voters needed to constitute a quorum.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Section 2-1-5, which stated that the Moderator shall adjourn the meeting if the quorum is not met, was repealed 10-21-2024 STM by Art. 9.
2-2-1 
A Moderator, elected in accordance with Section 4-2, shall preside at all sessions of the Town Meeting.
2-2-2 
The Moderator shall enforce procedural rules in accordance with this Charter, MGL, bylaws, and the current edition of Town Meeting Time.
2-2-3 
The Moderator shall appoint:
(a) 
the members and alternate members of the Finance Committee; and
(b) 
such members of the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School Committee as may be prescribed.
2-2-4 
When the Moderator is unable to preside at a legally called town meeting, the Town Clerk or a member of the Selectboard shall preside for the election of an acting moderator to serve with all the powers of a moderator until the Moderator resumes the duties of the office.
2-3-1 
The Selectboard may call a special town meeting at any time and shall call a special town meeting upon request in writing of two hundred voters of the Town. A special town meeting shall not be held earlier than forty-five days after the date on which the Selectboard votes to schedule the meeting.
2-3-2 
A special town meeting shall not be held earlier than fourteen days after the date on which a constable has certified that copies of the Warrant have been posted in two or more public places in the Town, including the Wellfleet Post Office and the South Wellfleet Post Office, and has deposited with the Town Administrator for distribution printed copies of the Warrant, of a number not less than the number established by bylaw.
[Amended 10-21-2024 STM by Art. 7[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This article was amended to provide an effective date of 7-1-2025.
2-4-1 
Any ten voters of the Town may secure the inclusion of an article in the Warrant of an annual town meeting by submitting a written petition to the Selectboard and filing it with the Town Clerk. At least one hundred voters may secure the same for a special town meeting.
2-4-2 
The written petitions submitted under Section 2-4-1 shall be submitted at least sixty days prior to the date of an annual town meeting, and at least thirty-five days prior to the announced date of a special town meeting.
2-5-1 
The Town Meeting shall consider and act upon, with or without amendments, all proposed bylaws.
2-5-2 
The Town Meeting shall consider and act upon, with or without amendments, all proposed operating, enterprise and capital budgets, bond issues, and other financial proposals of the Town.
2-5-3 
The Town Meeting may, through the Selectboard or a duly constituted special committee, investigate the affairs of any Town department, committee, officer, or function.
2-5-4 
The Town Meeting shall consider all articles on the Warrant.
2-6-1 
The Annual Town Meeting shall be divided into two business sessions: a spring session and a fall session. The spring session shall convene annually in April or May on a date fixed by bylaw or by vote of the Selectboard, and the fall session shall convene annually in September or October, on a date fixed by bylaw or by vote of the Selectboard. The spring session shall be primarily to act upon the annual operating, enterprise and capital budgets, and other financial matters. The fall session shall be primarily to act upon zoning and general bylaws and other matters. Nothing in this section shall restrict the subject of any Warrant article and each session shall consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Selectboard from calling a Special Town Meeting at any time, pursuant to Section 2-3 of this Charter.
[Amended 10-21-2024 STM by Art. 6[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This article was amended to provide an effective date of 7-1-2025.
2-6-2 
All proposed operating expenditures shall be included in a single article and shall be placed first in the Warrant.
2-6-2a 
A single article shall also be used to present all proposed capital expenditures which do not require a super majority or a capital or debt exclusion vote.
2-6-2b 
Each enterprise fund budget shall be included in a separate article.
2-6-3 
The Warrant for each town meeting incorporating therein the appropriate recommendations, shall be prepared by the Selectboard and made available to residents of the Town at least fourteen days prior to the scheduled date of said town meeting.
2-6-4 
Any session of the Annual Town Meeting shall not be held earlier than fourteen days after the date on which a constable certifies that copies of the Warrant have been posted in two or more public places in the Town including the Wellfleet Post Office and the South Wellfleet Post Office, and have deposited with the Town Administrator printed copies of the Warrant of a number established by bylaw.
[Amended 10-21-2024 STM by Art. 6[2]; 10-21-2024 STM by Art. 7]
[2]
Editor's Note: This article was amended to provide an effective date of 7-1-2025.
2-7-1 
The Selectboard shall include in the Warrant the recommendations of all committees received by the Selectboard in time for inclusion.
2-7-2 
Deleted <4-29-2019>.
2-7-3 
Deleted <4-29-2019>.
2-7-4 
The order of consideration of the articles as printed in the Warrant may be changed only by a two-thirds vote of the Town Meeting.
2-7-5 
Town officers, members of committees and department heads, or their duly designated representatives shall attend any town meeting for the purpose of furnishing information, when proposals affecting their particular office, committee, or department are included in the Warrant.
2-7-6 
In all procedural matters, the Town Meeting shall follow rules of order as provided by this Charter, MGL, bylaws, and the current edition of Town Meeting Time.
2-7-7 
Rules of parliamentary procedure in simplified form shall be prepared by the Town Clerk in consultation with the Moderator, and shall be made available for distribution to all those requesting them, and to those in attendance at all town meetings.
2-7-8 
No person shall speak more than twice on the same question unless authorized to do so by the Moderator.
2-7-9 
A motion to reconsider shall only be in order if made within one hour following the vote and at the same session. Such a motion may be made by any voter.
2-8-1 
All ad hoc committees created by a town meeting shall be appointed by the Moderator, unless the motion establishing such committee shall name the members, provide for their election, or provide for a different appointing authority.
2-8-2 
All ad hoc committees created by a town meeting shall make a verbal report at the next town meeting that occurs at least six months after a quorum of the committee is appointed. Such a report shall serve to discharge such committee, unless the Town Meeting shall vote to prolong its existence for a period not exceeding one year. Written copies of such reports shall be submitted to the Town Clerk and to the Town Administrator, and shall be published in the next Annual Town Report.
2-8-3 
Deleted <4-29-2019>.
2-8-4 
Moved to Section 2-8-2 <4-29-2019>.