[Ref. El. 11-3-1998]
(a)
Upon council approval of its recommended annual budget, it shall
set a date for an adjourned town meeting vote on the voting machines.
If any budget recommendation fails to pass, the council shall make
adjustments and resubmit such adjusted budget recommendation to a
vote on the voting machines until approved by the voters at which
time the final budget shall be considered adopted.
This procedure for the adoption for the annual town budget shall be in lieu of the petition procedures set forth in Connecticut General Statutes section 7-7.
(b)
Special town meetings shall be called by the council when required
under the terms of this charter. The procedure for calling a special
town meeting shall be as provided in the Connecticut General Statutes.
[Ref. El. 11-3-1998]
All town meetings shall be called to order by the town clerk
or in the absence of the town clerk by the town manager or the mayor
of the council. A moderator shall be elected and all business conducted
in the manner now or hereafter provided by the general statutes, except
as in this charter otherwise provided. It shall be the duty of the
town clerk to serve as clerk of all town meetings but in the absence
of the town clerk an acting clerk may be designated by the meeting.
[Ref. El. 11-3-1998]
(a)
Any appropriation in excess of one (1) per cent of the tax levy in
the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made in addition to
or supplementary to the annual budget appropriation, the issuance
of bonds or notes in excess or two (2) per cent of the tax levy for
the fiscal year in which the borrowing is made except notes in anticipation
of taxes to be paid within the fiscal year in which issued, and any
ordinance providing for the sale of real estate of the town valued
in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) used or reserved for
town purposes or any appropriation for the purchase of real estate
valued in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for such purposes,
shall become effective only after it has been adopted at a town meeting
by the vote of a majority of those present and entitled to vote at
such meeting, except that any appropriation in excess of three (3)
per cent of the tax levy for the fiscal year for which the appropriation
is made in addition to or supplementary to the annual budget appropriation
and any bond issue or issuance of notes or other borrowing in excess
or three (3) per cent of the tax levy for the fiscal year for which
the borrowing is made in any fiscal year shall only require approval
by referendum vote on the voting machines at any regular or special
election. The town meeting shall not act upon any proposal for the
sale or purchase of real estate or the issuance of bonds or other
borrowing, except upon the recommendation of the council contained
in a resolution of said council nor act upon any appropriation which
has not been acted upon by the council. The town meeting shall not
increase the amount of any appropriation above the amount recommended
by the council or make any appropriation not recommended by the council
and shall not increase the amount of any bond issue above the amount
recommended by the council.
(c)
If the voters disapprove the budget appropriation recommended by
the council, the annual budget appropriation for the then existing
fiscal year shall be continued until the new budget appropriation
is adopted.
[Ref. El. 11-6-1973,
eff. 11-6-1973]
All other ordinances, resolutions or votes, except those making
appointments or removals or regulating exclusively the internal procedure
of the council, shall be subject to overrule by a special town meeting
as follows: If, within ten (10) days after action on a resolution
or vote or after publication of any such ordinance, a petition signed
by not less than five (5) per cent of the electors of the town, as
determined from the latest official lists of the registrars of voters,
is filed with the town clerk requesting its reference to special town
meeting, the council shall fix the time and place of such meeting
which shall be within ten (10) days after the filing of the petition,
and notice thereof shall be given in the manner provided by law for
the calling of a special town meeting. An ordinance, resolution or
vote so referred shall take effect upon the conclusion of such meeting
unless at least one hundred (100) electors, constituting a majority
of those voting thereon, shall have voted in the negative.
(a)
Subject to the provisions of section 9-4 hereof, not less than five (5) per cent of the electors of the town, as determined from the latest official lists of the registrars of voters, may at any time petition over their personal signatures for the enactment of any proposed lawful ordinance by filing such petition, including the complete text of such ordinance, with the town clerk. The council shall call a special town meeting, to be held within thirty (30) days from the date of such filing, unless prior to such meeting such ordinance shall be enacted by the council. The call for such meeting shall state the proposed ordinance in full and shall provide for a "yes" or "no" vote as to its enactment. Such ordinance shall take effect on the tenth day after the conclusion of such meeting unless at least one hundred (100) electors, constituting a majority of those voting thereon, shall have voted in the negative.
(b)
Any such proposed ordinance shall be examined by the town attorney
before being submitted to the special town meeting. The town attorney
is authorized to correct the form of such ordinance for the purpose
of avoiding repetitions, illegalities and unconstitutional provisions,
and to assure accuracy in its text and references and clearness and
preciseness in its phraseology, but not materially changing its meaning
and effect.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any appointments
of officers, of members of commissions, or of boards made by said
town council, or to the appointment or designation of officers of
the town council, or to rules governing the procedure of the town
council.
