(5-11-26 Document #2) ATM 2026 - Substitute Motion for Article 24

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2026 Annual Town Meeting

Substitute Motion for Article 24, found on pages 71-72

MOVED:
1. That the Town’s General Bylaws, Article IV, Section 1A be amended by deleting the
current Section 1A in its entirety and substituting the following language in its place:

Section 1A. Moderator: The Town shall have two Moderators, with overlapping two-
year terms and alternating election cycles, as follows:

(a) Beginning at Annual Town Meeting 2027, each year one Town Moderator
shall be elected at the Annual Town Meeting for a term of two years.
Warrant Article 1 at each Annual Town Meeting shall be the “Election of
the Moderator”. Floor nominations will be accepted during the
discussions of said Warrant Article 1 and shall require being seconded.
The individual to obtain the most votes, of the voting attendees present at
the time of said Warrant Article 1, shall be duly elected and sworn in by
the Town Clerk.

(b) The term shall run for two years and expire upon the commencement of
the second Annual Town meeting thereafter.

(c) For the first year of said two-year term, this individual shall serve as
Deputy Moderator. Said Deputy Moderator shall serve in a support role to
the Moderator and shall fill in for the Moderator, at the Moderator’s
discretion, when the Moderator is otherwise unavailable. Said Deputy
Moderator shall preside over the preparatory efforts and process for the
following Annual Town, in anticipation of and pursuant to Section 1A(d)
below.

(d) For the second year of said two-year term, this individual shall serve as the
Moderator, commencing at the opening of the first Annual Town Meeting
after election, with all of the powers and duties outlined in the Town’s
General Bylaws, including but not limited to Article IV, Section 4.

and

2. That to transition into this Two Moderator system, the current Moderator’s term shall be
hereby extended to be a two-year term expiring upon the commencement of the second
Annual Town meeting hereafter (ATM 2028), serving as Moderator for both years.

and

3. That any other collateral references within the General Bylaws of the Town be updated to
reflect the foregoing language.