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A. 
Composition. There shall be a Warrant Committee of 15 members elected by the qualified voters of the Town in accordance with Article VIII.
B. 
Eligibility. Only persons who are qualified to vote in elections in the Town of Bar Harbor and have been registered to vote for one year prior to their election to office shall be eligible to hold the office of Warrant Committee Member. Except where clearly authorized by law, or pursuant to an agreement under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, no Warrant Committee Member shall hold any other Town office or Town employment while serving as a Warrant Committee Member.
C. 
Terms: Each member shall be elected to a term for three years, with terms to be staggered such that no more than five Warrant Committee members are elected to fill expired terms in any one year.
[Amended 11-3-2020]
A. 
The Warrant Committee, upon the call of the Town Clerk, shall meet and organize with the election of a Chair, a Vice Chair and a Secretary within three weeks of its election. It shall have the power to establish its own rules of procedure and bylaws.
B. 
Filling of vacancies. A vacancy in the Warrant Committee shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, at the next regular election held more than 60 days after the occurrence of the vacancy. The Committee by a majority vote of all of its remaining members shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy until the person elected to serve the remainder of the unexpired term takes office. Notwithstanding the requirement of a quorum, if at any time the membership of the Committee is reduced below that requirement, the remaining members may by majority action appoint additional members to raise the membership to the number required; such appointed members shall serve until succeeded by a person duly elected to fill the vacancy.
A. 
It shall be the duty of any duly elected Warrant Committee to consider, investigate and report upon with recommendations or comments all articles except those dealing with election of candidates in the warrant of all Town Meetings, whether annual or special. When requested to do so, it shall be the duty of Town officers and committees to meet with the Warrant Committee or any of its subcommittees and to furnish all information relative to matters being considered by said Committee or subcommittee.
B. 
The Warrant Committee shall submit its recommendations on budget articles to the Town Council as provided by Charter § C-31, Preparation and submission of the budget.
C. 
No later than 30 days prior to each Annual or 10 days prior to each Special Town Meeting, the report of the Warrant Committee shall be submitted to the Town Clerk, who shall have it printed and made available for distribution to the voters. The report of the Warrant Committee shall be with respect to all articles submitted to it and shall include its recommendations with respect to each article and contain any commentary which the Warrant Committee elects to have included in said report.
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All meetings of the Warrant Committee and its subcommittees shall be open to the public and notice thereof posted on the Town Office Bulletin Board no less than two days prior thereto.
The failure of the Warrant Committee to comply with any of the provisions of this article shall not be deemed to render invalid any action taken by the voters of the Town of Bar Harbor at any Annual or Special Town Meeting.