The legislative powers of the town shall be vested in a town
meeting open to all voters of the town.
The town moderator, elected as provided in Section
C-3-6, shall preside at all sessions of the town meeting. At town meetings, the town moderator shall regulate the proceedings, decide all questions of order, make public declaration of all votes and exercise such additional powers and duties as may be authorized by general law, charter, by-law or vote of town meeting.
There shall be a finance committee appointed by the select board
of such number of members and for such term of years in the manner
set forth in the town by-laws. No member of the finance committee
shall hold a town office or be employed for compensation by the town.
The finance committee shall report, in writing, its recommendations
regarding all warrant articles relative to expenditure of funds together
with a statement of the reasons for each such recommendation.
The annual town meeting shall be held in the last quarter of
the fiscal year on the date established by by-law.
Special town meetings may be held at the call of the select
board at its discretion. Special town meetings shall also be held
on the petition of 200 voters, in the manner provided by general law.
The town meeting may, by by-law, adopt rules to govern the conduct
of all town meetings. Town meeting procedures not otherwise prescribed
by by-law shall be governed by the latest published edition of "Town
Meeting Time: A Handbook of Parliamentary Law, Johnson, Trustman and
Wadsworth, Massachusetts Moderators Association", as applicable.