HomeMy WebLinkAbout110617 STM timeline as of 071917November 6, 2017 Special Town Meeting Timeline
Endorsed by BOS: 07/05/17
revised: 07/13/17; 07/19/17
Date Activity
Wed, Jun 21 BOS schedules STM for 11/6/17
Wed, Jul 5 BOS endorses STM timeline
Wed, Jul 5 BOS reviews potential warrant articles
Wed, Jul 19 BOS reviews potential warrant articles
Thurs, Jul 20-Fri, Jul 28/4pm Warrant open for any non-Town articles
Thurs, Aug 3 Forward citizen articles to FinCom; mtg TBD
Wed, Aug 9 BOS continued review of potential warrant articles
Jul - Aug 16 Compilation of warrant
Mon, Aug 21 Notice of warrant availability sent to newspaper
Wed, Aug 23 Adoption of warrant
Thurs, Aug 24 Warrant forwarded to FinCom; FinCom meets to review warrant
Thurs, Aug 24 Notice of warrant availability published in newspaper
Fri, Sep 8 FinCom public hearing notice sent to newspaper for publication on Sep 14 for hearing on Sep 21
Mon, Sep 11 Planning Board adoption of motions on any zoning articles & forward to Town Admin
Thurs, Sep 21 FinCom public hearing on warrant articles; possible adoption of motions
Tues, Sep 26 FinCom adoption of motions to warrant articles - if not adopted 09/21/17
Wed, Oct 4 BOS review motions/comments; adopts any comments
Thurs, Oct 19 Warrant with motions sent to printer
Fri, Oct 27 Warrant with motions mailed out to voters*
Wed, Nov 1/2pm pre-STM FinCom meeting
Wed, Nov 1/2:30pm pre-STM conference with Moderator
Mon, Nov 6/6pm STM starts
NOTES:
Special Voter Registration Deadline: Fri, Oct 27-8pm
Mon, Sept 4 is a holiday
Monday, October 9 is a holiday
Planning Board public hearing (if zoning articles): TBA
Citizen articles require the signatures of 100 registered voters in order to be valid for inclusion on the warrant
Citizen articles to be sent to Town Counsel as rec'd
No special sessions with Town Counsel are included here (only for ATM)
*by Charter, the warrant with motions must be mailed out to voters 7 days prior
*per c. 44-8 of Town Code: STM appropriations require quorum of 5% reg voters; transfers require 3%
*Town Counsel review of articles & motions built in to timeline