I. Council Action Requested.
Title
To approve the warrant for the 2024 annual town meeting.
Body
II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. according to Article VIII, Section 2 of the Charter, action by town meeting shall be required for “any appropriation of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more in addition to or supplementary to the annual budget appropriation; the issuance of bonds or notes, except notes in anticipation of taxes to be paid within the fiscal year in which issued; 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,"
b. the articles of business on the warrant for the proposed special meeting would appropriate an amount greater than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in addition to or supplementary to the annual budget appropriation and authorize the issuance of bonds or notes,
c. the provisions of 30-A M.R.S.A. §2521 require that such meetings be called by a warrant signed by a majority of the "selectmen" (i.e., municipal officers), and
d. pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the Charter "[t]he Town Council, hereinafter called the 'Council', shall be and constitute the municipal officers of the Town."
III. Issue Summary.
Please refer to the attached draft warrant for the annual town meeting. Figures will be updated as needed based on the Council’s approval of the proposed budget for municipal services for fiscal 2023-2024.