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2014 ATM Timeline
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 2014 – TIME-LINE
May 12, 2014 @ 7:00 P.M
LOCATION: Canton High School, Morse Auditorium, 900 Washington
Street, Canton, MA
December 17, 2013 –
1. BOS Vote to open warrant for 2014 Annual Town Meeting
for zoning and non-zoning articles effective Thursday,
December 26, 2013 and close warrant for zoning and non-
zoning articles on Friday, January 10, 2014 @ 12noon.
(not less than 120 days prior to start of ATM).
2. In order to continue to assist residents and Town Boards
and Committees in submitting warrant articles for Annual
Town Meeting, we bring your attention to Article III of
the Town Bylaws, now posted on the Town Website,
which gives detailed information regarding citizen article
submission requirements and/or article submissions
through the Office of the Board of Selectmen, by any
elected or appointed multiple member body. Please pay
special attention to Section 3.4 of Article III
“Preparation of the Warrant”.
Section 3.4 Preparation of the Warrant
There shall be filed with each subject proposed to be
included as an article in the annual town meeting
warrant a brief statement of explanation by the
proponent.
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Any proposed warrant article shall be deemed to be
incomplete unless all available plans, specifications and
estimates and other supporting data necessary for its
consideration by town meeting, as well as the explanation
of the purpose of the article, are submitted prior to said
deadlines.
Any citizen petition article requires the signatures of at
least 10 registered voters, must meet the requirements
noted in Section 3.4 and must be initiated through the
Town Clerk’s Office.
It is requested that department heads or other staff
members, who work closely with a multiple member body,
bring this important matter to their attention so we can
assist all departments through the Town Meeting process.
December 31, 2013 (Tuesday) - Capital spending plan provided
to CPC.
January 10, 2014 (Friday) @ 12 noon – Warrant closes for zoning and non-
zoning articles (not less than 120 days prior to the start of ATM).
January 20, 2014 (Monday) – Board of Selectmen submits proposed zoning
by-law amendments to the Planning Board.
January 20, 2014 to March 26, 2014 – Planning Board Public Hearing(s).
(Hearings shall be held not more than 65 days after zoning articles are
submitted to the Planning Board by the Board of Selectmen).
January 20, 2014 (Monday) All Departments’ operating budget estimates for
fiscal 2015 sent to Finance Committee (3rd Monday of January).
January 20, 2014 (Monday) – Draft ATM Warrant to be sent to Town
Counsel for review.
February 11, 2014 (Tuesday) – BOS vote to approve Annual Town Meeting
Warrant and execute same.
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February 12, 2014 (Wednesday) – Approved Warrant to be sent to the Finance Committee. March 13, 2014 (Thursday) – ATM Warrant must be posted by today (not less than 60 days prior to the start of ATM). March 28, 2014 (Friday) @ 5 p.m. Deadline for municipal employment contracts for ATM (Not less than 45 days prior to the start of ATM). March 28, 2014 (Friday) – Deadline for submission of Planning Board draft motions, and Finance Committee draft motions, to Town Counsel. April 4, 2014 (Friday) – Deadline for submission of Finance Committee draft motion for employment contracts to Town Counsel. April 14, 2014 (Monday) – Warrant with recommendations and motions to be sent to the printer for publication. April 28, 2014 (Monday) – Warrant w/Finance Committee, Board of Selectmen, and Planning Board recommendations to be delivered to citizens by today (14 days prior to start of ATM). May 12, 2014 (Monday) – First Session of ATM – 7:00 p.m. 10/15/13