[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Boxford 5-20-1980 ATM, Art. 40, as Article One of the 1980 Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Records and reports — See Ch. 28.
A. 
The date of the Annual Town Meeting shall be the second Tuesday in May, and the date of the Annual Town Election shall be the following Tuesday. A Special Town Meeting shall be held at the discretion of the Select Board on the fourth Tuesday in October on an annual basis.
[Amended 5-15-1985 ATM, Art. 33; 5-10-1995 ATM, Art. 28; 10-26-2010 STM, Art. 6; 10-22-2011 STM, Art. 10; 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19]
B. 
The substance of any article, other than collective bargaining agreements, defeated at a Town Meeting shall not again be placed on the warrant until the next Annual Town Meeting except and unless in compliance with MGL c. 39, § 10, as amended.
[Amended 5-11-1988 ATM, Art. 30]
[Amended 5-24-1994 ATM, Art. 45; 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19]
Publications containing the articles of the warrant and the budget for the Annual Town Meeting shall indicate the sponsor of each article and the recommendation of the Finance Committee. All warrant articles are to be submitted to the Select Board 30 days prior to the Annual Town Meeting.
The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at any Town Meeting shall be 50 voters.
All warrants for the calling of elections or Annual Town Meetings shall be posted at least seven days in advance thereof on the two public meeting houses in town.
[Amended 5-17-1989 ATM, Art. 34]
The polls for the Annual Town Election shall be open at 7:00 a.m. and remain open at least 13 hours.
[Added 12-1-1981 STM, Art. 10]
Any nonvoter wishing to address the Town Meeting body may do so only after a two-thirds vote allowing him/her to do so.
[Added 10-28-2008 STM, Art. 18; 9-12-2020 ATM by Art. 19]
Any unexpended and unencumbered balance of an appropriation made for a specific purpose, except proceeds from bonds and notes, appropriations made for the purpose of meeting future liabilities and appropriations made to special purpose stabilization funds, shall revert to surplus revenue three years after the date the appropriation becomes available, unless a date is otherwise specified in the original appropriation vote; provided, however, that appropriations from specific funds, such as enterprise funds or the Community Preservation Fund, shall revert to such funds, respectively. Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous sentence, however, specific appropriations may (1) revert earlier to surplus revenue, enterprise fund, or the Community Preservation Fund, respectively, upon receipt of a statement from the department, board, or officer authorized to expend the same, subject to confirmation by the Town Accountant, that the specific purpose has been accomplished and that no liabilities remain; (2) be transferred to any other use in accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 44, § 33B; or (3) be retained beyond the three-year period, for such period or periods as the Select Board may deem appropriate on the Board's own initiative or upon written request of the department, board, or officer authorized to expend the same.