ARTICLE 1--TOWN MEETINGS
SECTION 1. The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the second Saturday in May at the Becket Town Hall, or elsewhere as determined by the Board of Selectmen.
(Amended 9/28/73, 6/13/81, 5/21/83, 1/20/96)
SECTION 1A. The Annual Town Meeting for the election of officers and the determination of such matters as are required by law to be determined by ballot, shall be considered at an adjournment of such meeting to be held on the third Saturday in May. The polls shall be opened during the hours prescribed by the Board of Selectmen and in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws. (Amended 6/15/82, 5/21/83)
SECTION 2. Special Town Meeting may be called by the Selectmen, as needed from time to time to facilitate Town government. (Amended 6/13/81)
SECTION 3. Notice of every Town meeting shall be given by posting an attested copy of the Warrant, calling the same in the Post Office in Becket, the Main Entrance to Sherwood Forest, Mountain Grove Club, Town Offices bulletin board, Becket Center Guild Hall, Becket Transfer Station, and other locations as designated by the Selectmen. This posting shall occur not less than seven days before the day appointed for the Annual Town Meeting, or not less than fourteen days for a Special Town Meeting. (Amended 9/28/73, 5/11/91, 1/20/96, 5/13/06 & effective 7/29/06)
SECTION 4. The Selectmen shall insert in the warrant for the annual Town Meeting all subjects the insertion of which shall be requested of them in writing by ten or more registered voters of the Town and in the warrant for every Special Town Meeting by one hundred registered voters or by ten percent of the total number of registered voters of the Town, whichever number is the lesser. The Selectmen shall call a Special Town Meeting upon request in writing, of two hundred registered voters or twenty percent of the total registered voters of the Town,
whichever number is the lesser; Such meeting to be held not later than forty- five days after the receipt of such request, and shall insert in the warrant therefore all subjects the insertion of which shall be requested by said petition. (MGL Chapter 39, Section 10) (Adopted 6/13/81) (Amended 1/20/96)
SECTION 5. Twenty voters shall constitute a Quorum. This section shall not apply to such parts of meetings as are devoted to the election of Town officers.
(Amended 6/15/82)
SECTION 6. Any report, resolution or motion, shall be reduced to writing if the Moderator so directs. (Adopted 6/13/81)
SECTION 7. All committees shall be appointed by the Moderator unless the Town otherwise directs, and shall report as directed to the Town. If a committee does not report as directed by the Town or at the Annual Town Meeting, it shall be deemed discharged, unless an extension of time be granted by the Town.
(Adopted 6/13/81)
SECTION 8. On matters requiring a two-thirds vote by statute, a count need not be taken unless the vote so declared is immediately questioned by seven or more voters as provided in General Laws Chapter 39, Section 15 or as otherwise provided in the Town of Becket By-laws. (Adopted 8/2/05; effective 10/20/05)
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