HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 ATM Timeline - FINAL2015 Annual Town Meeting Timeline - MON, 4/6 ATM
Endorsed by BOS: 09/10/2014
Date Time Activity
Wed,Sept 10 6pm BOS schedules 2015 ATM; endorses timeline
Thurs, Oct 9, 16 Advertise opening & closing dates of warrant for citizen submittals
Wed, Oct 22 2pm - 4pm Town Counsel available for citizen warrant article consultation
Thurs, Oct 23 9am - 11am Town Counsel available for citizen warrant article consultation
Wed, Nov 19 6pm BOS preliminary review of Town-sponsored warrant articles
Mon, Nov 24 4pm ATM warrant closes to citizen submittals
Mon, Dec 1 Zoning articles transmitted to Planning; all citizen articles rec'd forwarded to Town Counsel
Wed, Dec 3 6pm BOS review of citizen articles rec'd
mid-Nov - mid-Jan Preparation/review of Town-sponsored warrant articles by Town Counsel
Thurs, Dec 4 4pm FinCom review of citizen warrant articles - Town Counsel present
Thurs, Dec 11 4pm FinCom public hrg on citizen warrant articles
Wed, Dec 17 6pm BOS continued review of Town-sponsored warrant articles
Dec - TBA 4pm FinCom review of Cap Prog Comm recs
Jan - Feb?TBA Planning Board hearing re zoning articles
Wed, Jan 7 6pm BOS continued review of Town-sponsored warrant articles
Wed, Jan 14 6pm BOS continued review of Town-sponsored warrant articles
Wed, Jan 21 6pm BOS adopts warrant***
Fri, Jan 23 4pm Transmittal of warrant to FinCom
end of Jan-Feb mtgs TBA - 4pm FinCom reviews warrant articles
Mon, Feb 2 by Noon Warrant & FinCom public hrg notice sent to newspaper
Thurs, Feb 5 Warrant & FinCom public hrg notice published in newspaper
Mon, Feb 9 4pm FinCom public hrg on warrant articles
Feb 10 - Mar 5 4pm FinCom reviews warrant articles
Mon, Mar 2 4pm Planning Board motions submitted to Town Administration
Wed, Mar 4 6pm BOS review of recs/comments to warrant articles
Thurs, Mar 5 4pm FinCom adopts motions to articles
Wed, Mar 11 6pm BOS adopts any recs/comments to articles
Thurs, Mar 12 Warrant with motions sent to printer (2 weeks minimum needed to print & mail)
Thurs, Mar 26 Warrant with motions mailed out to voters**
TBA 8 AM - 8 PM Voter Registration
Thurs, April 2 11am pre-ATM conference with Moderator
Mon, April 6 6pm 2015 ATM starts
Tues, April 7 6pm 2015 ATM continued
Wed, April 8 6pm til finish 2015 ATM continued if need be
Tues, April 14 Annual Town Election
2015 Annual Town Meeting Timeline - MON, 4/6 ATM
Endorsed by BOS: 09/10/2014
**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 13 - Columbus Day
Thurs, Nov 27 - Thanksgiving
Thurs, Dec 25 -- Christmas
Thurs, Jan 1 - New Year's Day
Mon, Jan 19 - MLK Day
Mon, Feb 16 - Presidents Day
Week of Feb 23 - NPS Vacation week
Sun, Apr 5 - Easter
Mon, Apr 20 - Patriot's Day
Week of Apr 20 - NPS Vacation Week