HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 STM timeline as of 101315November 9, 2015 Special Town Meeting TimelineEndorsed by BOS: 10/07/15
Revised: 10/13/15
Date Time Activity
Tues, Oct 6 Town receipt of petition for STM
Tues, Oct 6 Transmittal of zoning articles to Planning
Tues, Oct 6 Need to send Planning Board public hearing notice to newspaper
Wed, Oct 7 6pm BOS schedules STM; endorses a timeline
Wed, Oct 7 - Oct 13 Warrant open for any additional articles through Tues, Oct 13 at NOON
Thurs, Oct 8 Planning Board public hearing notice published in newspaper (10/8, 10/15)
Tues, Oct 13 FinCom public hearing notice sent to newspaper for publication on Oct 15 for hearing on Oct 26
Wed, Oct 14 6pm BOS adopts warrant
Thurs, Oct 15 Warrant forwarded to FinCom; FinCom meets to review warrant
Mon, Oct 19 Warrant sent to newspaper
Thurs, Oct 22 Warrant published in newspaper
Mon, Oct 26 8pm Joint Planning Board-FinCom Hearing on articles; motions adopted & forwarded to Town Admin
Tues, Oct 27 4pm FinCom and/or Planning Board adoption of motions -- IF not adopted on 10/26
Wed, Oct 28 6pm BOS review motions/comments; adopts any comments
Thurs, Oct 29 Warrant with motions sent to printer
Tues, Nov 3 Warrant with motions mailed out to voters* **
Mon, Nov 2 4pm pre-STM FinCom meeting
Wed, Nov 4 2pm pre-STM conference with Moderator
Mon, Nov 9 6pm STM starts
NOTES:
Special Voter Registration Deadline: Friday, October 30 at 8pm
Monday, October 12 is a holiday
Wednesday, November 11 is a holiday
Planning Board public hearing needs to be confirmed
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
*very tight turnaround
**by Charter, the warrant with motions must be mailed out to voters 7 days prior
Petitioned STM must be held w/in 45 days of receipt of petition (MGL c. 39 s. 10) if rec'd on Oct 6, 45 days is Nov 20