Bill > H4572

This bill aims to address challenges in town governance resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Key provisions include: 1. Extending the deadline for holding town meetings from June 30 to a later date if there is an emergency that prevents completion of the town meeting business. 2. Allowing town moderators to recess and continue town meetings due to weather, public safety, or public health emergencies. 3. Authorizing the Director of Accounts to approve essential town expenditures if a town's annual budget is delayed due to the emergency. 4. Allowing towns to temporarily reduce the quorum requirements for town meetings during the state of emergency. 5. Providing flexibility for towns and districts to amortize their fiscal year 2020 deficits related to COVID-19 over the next few years. 6. Allowing towns to continue spending from their revolving funds at the prior year's authorized levels until they can adopt a new annual budget.