Guide to Acton
’
s Town Meeting
“
Government by the people
”
How to be an effective participant at Town Meeting
Peter K. Ashton
1
Moderator
Introduction
If you are a registered voter in Acton, o
r
are a member of Town Meeting and have the opportunity to
participate in the decisions that the town makes each year.
But to participate, you must register to vote,
so please do so.
Attendance at Town Meeting must be in person. State law does not permit absentee
voting at Town Meeting. We must have at least one Town Meeting each year,
designated
as
Annual
Town Meeting
.
It is at this Town Meeting where the voters pass the annual budgets for the town and the
schools...
Acton
’
s
By-Law
s
specify that it
convenes on the first Monday in April
, typically at 7:00 pm
.
Special Town Meetings may be called by the Selectmen or by 200 or more registered voters, and typically
deal with specific issues.
Town Meeting
acts as the legislative branch of town government and
considers a wide variety of
decisions including
:
the type of programs and services that town government offers
,
the amount that the Town will spend annually on services including police, fire, education, and a
myriad of other activities,
by-laws and other rules and regulations
including state enabling legislation
,
Other
items that impact the quality of life in town.
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