The legislative powers of the town shall be vested in a town
meeting open to all voters. A quorum for conducting town business
shall be set by by-law.
A moderator, elected as provided in article
IV, shall preside and regulate the proceedings of each session of the town meeting.
The annual town meeting shall be held on a date fixed by by-law
and at such time and place as the select board shall designate.
Special town meetings may be held at the call of the select
board at such times as it may deem appropriate and whenever a special
town meeting is requested by voters in accordance with procedures
established by General Laws, town by-law or this charter.
Every town meeting shall be called by a warrant issued by the
select board that shall state the time and place at which the town
meeting is to convene and, by separate articles, the subjects that
are to be acted upon.
The select board shall prepare the warrant for all town meetings
and, by public notice published in a local newspaper, shall advertise
the date of the opening and closing of the warrant for all town meetings.
The warrant shall include rules and procedures as provided for in subsection
(b) of section
C3-8.
The opening of the warrant shall be no less than 90 days prior
to the date of the annual town meeting. The opening of the warrant
for any special town meeting shall be no less than 20 days prior to
the date of the special town meeting.
The warrant for the annual town meeting shall remain open no
less than 30 days.
A notice of the availability of the warrant shall be published
on the town website and in a local newspaper at least 14 days prior
to any such town meeting.
All said warrants shall also be posted in every post office
in the town at least 14 days prior to any such town meeting and shall
remain so posted until the date of the meeting.
The order of consideration of the articles as printed in the
warrant may be changed only by a 2/3 vote of the town meeting.