Announcement - New Town Meeting Coming in January!

Announcement: New Town Meeting!

• The first-ever Town Budget & Business Review and Action Meeting will be held on January 23 starting at 5:30 pm at the MMU High School auditorium and on Zoom.

• This meeting will be a lot like the traditional Town Meeting that you're used to, but it will hybrid event—you can attend and vote in person or remotely. Same friendly moderator, same great location (for those who want to attend in person). Same tables of committees and citizen action groups – and refreshments! New are the day, time, and the possibility of participating from the comfort of your couch! Also new is that the final vote on the budget will occur separately, on the first Tuesday in March.

• Led by our Town Moderator, folks will discuss and make amendments to the draft budget and Selectboard public questions. As before, citizens will be able to ask clarifying questions and propose amendments to line items. Procedures for voting on the amendments will be the same as always, and now will accommodate remote participation. The Selectboard will make revisions, taking into account the results of the proposed amendments, to build their final budget for consideration by voters on the Town Meeting Day ballot.

• A report of the meeting and proposed amendments will be included in the Town Report along with the Final Budget. There will be plenty of time for voters to inform themselves before casting their ballot on the Town’s Budget at the polls on the first Tuesday in March.