HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018 ATM Timeline as of 1210172018 Annual Town Meeting Timeline
Endorsed by BOS: 07/19/17
Updated: 09/24/17; 12/10/17
Date Time Activity
Wed, Apr 26 6pm BOS schedules 2018 ATM
Wed, Jul 19 6pm BOS endorses 2018 ATM timeline
Thurs, Oct 5, 12 Advertise dates for citizen article submittals
Oct 7 - Nov 20 Warrant open for citizen article submittals
Wed, Oct 18 6pm BOS review of preliminary proposed departmental/Town warrant articles
Wed, Oct 18 2pm - 4pm Town Counsel available for citizen warrant article consultation
Thurs, Oct 19 9am - 11am Town Counsel available for citizen warrant article consultation
Wed, Nov 15 6pm BOS continued preliminary review of Town-sponsored warrant articles
Mon, Nov 20 4pm ATM warrant closes to citizen submittals
Mon, Nov 27 Zoning articles transmitted to Planning; all citizen articles rec'd forwarded to Town Counsel
Wed, Dec 13 6pm BOS review of citizen articles rec'd
Wed, Dec 13 6pm Town Admin presentation of FY 19 General Fund Budget Recommendations
mid-Nov - mid-Jan Preparation/review of Town-sponsored warrant articles by Town Counsel
Thurs, Dec 14 4pm FinCom public hrg on citizen warrant articles (incl CPC); Town Counsel present
Mon, Dec 18 4pm FC - CapCom review of FY 19 capital project recs (if needed); CPC; FinCom adoption of citizen article motions (?)
Wed, Dec 20 6pm BOS continued review of Town-sponsored warrant articles (if needed)
Jan - Feb TBA Planning Board hearing re zoning articles
Wed, Jan 3 6pm BOS continued review of Town-sponsored warrant articles; budget public hearing
Mon, Jan 8 4pm FinCom review & discussion re ATM warrant articles (poss adoption of some motions); review of GF budget recs
Tues, Jan 9 4pm FinCom review & discussion re ATM warrant articles
Wed, Jan 10 6pm BOS continued review of Town-sponsored warrant articles
Thurs, Jan 11 4pm FinCom review & discuss ATM warrant articles - including financial
Wed, Jan 17 6pm BOS adopts warrant with any ballot questions
Thurs, Jan 18 4pm FinCom review of School budget; other ATM warrant articles; joint FC-BOS-CapCom re capital project recs
Fri, Jan 19 4pm Transmittal of warrant to FinCom
Mon, Jan 22 by Noon Warrant availability notice & FinCom public hrg notice sent to newspaper
Thurs, Jan 25 Warrant availability notice & FinCom public hrg notice published in newspaper
Thurs, Jan 25 4pm FinCom review of warrant articles
Sat, Jan 27 8:30am FinCom review of budgets
Mon, Jan 29 4pm FinCom continued review of budgets (if needed)
Mon, Feb 5 4pm FinCom public hrg on warrant articles
Mon, Feb 12 4pm FinCom reviews warrant articles
Tues, Feb 20 Planning Board motions submitted to Town Administration & FinCom
Tues, Feb 20 4pm FinCom reviews warrant articles, including Health & Human Services
Thurs, Feb 22 4pm FinCom reviews warrant articles, including Planning Board motions
Wed, Mar 1 6pm BOS review of recs/comments to warrant articles
2018 Annual Town Meeting Timeline
Endorsed by BOS: 07/19/17
Updated: 09/24/17; 12/10/17
Mon, Mar 5 4pm FinCom adopts motions to articles
Wed, Mar 7 6pm BOS adopts any recs/comments to articles
Fri, Mar 9 Warrant with motions sent to printer (2 weeks minimum needed to print & mail)
Wed, Mar 14 8 AM - 8 PM Voter Registration
Thurs, Mar 22 Warrant with motions mailed out to voters*
Wed, Mar 28 1pm FinCom reviews Technical Amendments
Wed, Mar 28 2pm pre-ATM conference with ModeratorTues, Apr 3 6pm 2018 ATM
Apr 4 - 5 6pm 2018 ATM continued -- if needed
Tues, April 10 7 am - 8 pm Annual Town Election
*by Charter, the
warrant with
motions must be
mailed out to voters
7 days prior to the
ATM/due to mail
issues in the past,
allowing for 2 weeks
usually
gets the warrants to
the voters in time
Holidays/Vacations:
Mon, Oct 9, 2017 - Columbus Day
Thurs, Nov 26, 2017 - Thanksgiving
Mon, Dec 25, 2017 -- Christmas Holiday
Mon, Jan 1, 2018 - New Year's Day Holiday
Mon, Jan 15, 2018 - MLK Day
Mon, Feb 19, 2018 - Presidents Day
Week of Feb 26, 2018 - NPS Vacation week
Fri, Mar 30, 2018 - Passover Starts
Sun, Apr 1, 2018 - Easter
Mon, Apr 16, 2018 - Patriot's Day
Week of Apr 16, 2018 - NPS Vacation Week