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� 1 Town of Ma.shpee Charter Adopted May 8, 2004 (c) Inclusion on Warrant-The board of selectmen shall close the warrant for a regular town meeting on the date established by by-law for such closing preceding the date , on which the town meeting is scheduled, by by-law, to convene. The board of i selectmen shall not include in any such warrant the subject matter of any petition which has been received by it after said day nor shall any matter originating with it be included after said date. } SECTION 2-8: AVAILABILITY OF TOWN OFFICIALS AT TOWN MEETINGS Every town officer, the chairperson of each multiple member body, the head of each department and the head of each division within the said departments shall attend all sessions of the town meeting at which warrant articles pertinent to their agency are or may be acted upon for the purpose of providing the town meeting with information pertinent to all such matters as appear in the warrant for the town meeting. In the event any town officer, chairperson of a multiple member body, department head or division head is to be absent due to illness or other reasonable cause, such person shall designate a deputy to attend to represent the office, multiple member body, department or division. If any person designated to attend the town meeting under this ` section is not a voter, such person shall, notwithstanding, have a right to address the meeting for the purpose of compliance with this section. r : SECTION 2-9: CLERK OF THE MEETING The town clerk shall serve as clerk of the town meeting, give public notice of all adjourned sessions thereof, record its proceedings, and perform such additional duties in connection therewith as may be provided by general law,by this charter,by by-law or by other town meeting vote. 4 SECTION 2-10: RULES OF PROCEDURE d Any voter or taxpayer of the town shall have a right to speak at sessions of the town meeting, subject to such rules as may from time to time be adopted. The town may, by by-law, adopt and from time to time amend,revise or repeal rules to govern the conduct of town meetings. SECTION 2-11: REPORT TO THE VOTERS There shall be published for every town meeting a copy of the warrant and a report to the voters which shall contain the explanation and relevant data submitted in accordance with section 2-7, together with the articles; provided, however, that, in the alternative and at the discretion of the finance committee and (with respect to zoning articles) the planning board, voluminous supporting material necessary for consideration of the particular articles in lieu of inclusion in the report to the voters, may be made reasonably available for inspection at public locations prior to town meeting. G In addition to the written report of the planning board setting out its findings and �dP recommendations as to all zoning articles, the finance committee shall prepare a written report, setting out its findings, conclusions and recommendations, including the reasons ,f therefore, regarding all of the articles in the warrant. The report of the finance committee shall not be limited to the fiscal impact on town taxpayers of articles contained in the warrant, but shall extend to all articles in the warrant of whatever nature. The report for the spring session of the annual town meeting shall also include, as an appendix, the annual report of the capital outlay and planning committee, setting forth a five-year capital outlay program for the information and 6