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2013 ATM Timeline
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 2013 – TIME-LINE
May 13, 2013 @ 7:00 P.M
LOCATION: Canton High School, Morse Auditorium, 900 Washington
Street, Canton, MA
December 18, 2012 –
1. BOS Vote to open warrant for 2013 Annual Town Meeting
for zoning articles effective Wednesday, 12/26/12 and
close warrant for zoning articles on Friday, 01/11/13 @ 12
noon.(not less than 120 days prior to start of ATM).
2. BOS Vote to open warrant for non-zoning articles
effective Monday 01/28/13 and close warrant for non-
zoning articles on Tuesday, 02/12/13 @ 12 noon. (not less
than 90 days prior to start of ATM).
3. 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.
This year the zoning article submission deadline is
01/11/13 and non-zoning article submission deadline is
02/12/13.
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.
January 11, 2013 (Friday) @ 12 noon – Warrant closes for zoning articles
(not less than 120 days prior to the start of ATM).
January 15, 2013 (Tuesday) – Board of Selectmen submits proposed zoning
by-law amendments to the Planning Board.
January 16, 2013 to March 21, 2013 – 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).
December 31, 2012 (Monday) - Capital spending plan provided
to CPC.
February 12, 2013 (Tuesday) @ 12 noon – warrant closes for non-zoning
articles (not less than 90 days prior to the start of ATM).
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February 22, 2013 (Friday) – Draft ATM Warrant to be sent to Town Counsel for review. January 21, 2013 (Monday) All Departments’ operating budget estimates for fiscal 2013 sent to Finance Committee (3rd Monday of January). March 12, 2013 (Tuesday) – BOS vote to approve Annual Town Meeting Warrant and execute same. March 13, 2013 (Wednesday) – Approved Warrant to be sent to the Finance Committee. March 14, 2013 (Thursday) – ATM Warrant must be posted by today (not less than 60 days prior to the start of ATM). March 29, 2013 (Friday) @ 5 p.m. Deadline for municipal employment contracts for ATM (Not less than 45 days prior to the start of ATM). March 29, 2013 (Friday) – Deadline for submission of Planning Board draft motions, and Finance Committee draft motions, to Town Counsel. April 5, 2013 (Friday) – Deadline for submission of Finance Committee draft motion for employment contracts to Town Counsel. April 12, 2013 (Friday) – Warrant with recommendations and motions to be sent to the printer for publication. April 29, 2013 (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 13, 2013 (Monday) – First Session of ATM – 7:00 p.m. 10/24/12