Bill > S2438

This bill amends the charter for the town of Nantucket. The key provisions include: 1. Extending the term of office for the Select Board from one year to three years. 2. Requiring the Town Meeting Moderator to appoint a clerk who is a registered voter of the town. 3. Requiring the Select Board to post a copy of the town meeting warrant on the town website. 4. Increasing the number of days between the issuance of the town meeting warrant and the meeting from seven to fourteen. 5. Requiring the Select Board to include in the town meeting warrant any subjects requested by 50 or more registered voters for the annual meeting and 100 or more registered voters for a special town meeting. 6. Allowing the Moderator to permit additional nonresident property owners to speak at any town meeting. 7. Requiring the Finance Committee to approve and sign town meeting warrants. 8. Clarifying the Select Board's authority to appoint department heads. 9. Basing the required number of signatures for a recall petition on the number of registered voters as of March 1 of the previous year. 10. Reducing the time the Select Board has to schedule a recall election from 75 days to 60 days after certification of the petition. 11. Requiring the recall ballot to include the name and title of the official being recalled. 12. Striking a provision related to the town's Personnel Board.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S2438