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5 Board of Selectmen Minutes April 6, 2020 Discussion and Approval of Delay of the Special and Annual Town Meetings Pursuant to and in Accordance with General Laws Chapter 39, Section 9: (considered) The Governor's March 15th Executive Order exempts from its prohibition the gathering of any municipal legislative body. Town Meeting is thus exempt. If local officials,however, wish to postpone Town Meeting and the warrant has not been posted, G.L. c. 39, § 9 permits the Board of Selectmen to vote to delay Town Meeting to a later date,provided that the Town Meeting must complete its business on or before June 30, 2020. Motion made by Selectman Weeden; I move that the Board vote pursuant to and in accordance with General Laws Chapter 39, Section 9 to delay the Special Town Meeting and Annual Town Meeting from May 4, 2020 to the rescheduled time and date of 7:00 pm on June 15,2020 at the Mashpee High School. Motion seconded by Selectman O'Hara. VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. Selectman Gottlieb,yes Selectman Cotton,yes Selectman O'Hara,yes Selectman Sherman,yes Selectman Weeden,yes Opposed, none Discussion and Approval of Postponement of the Annual Town Election Pursuant to and in Accordance with Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020: Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020, adopted on March 23, 2020, allows municipalities which have annual or special elections scheduled between March 23`a and May 30, 2020 to postpone such elections. The Board of Selectmen may vote on any day prior to the scheduled election to postpone it to a date certain on or before June 30, 2020. Such a vote must follow consultation with Town election officials (Board of Registrars and Town Clerk) and the Town Manager relative to the logistics and feasibility of holding the election on the rescheduled date. A copy of Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020,the vote of the Selectmen and a sample ballot must be placed on the official Town website no later than 20 days before the rescheduled election date. Notice to the public must also be provided in ways "reasonably calculated to enable eligible voters to learn of the rescheduled election date and to cast ballots therein". A motion for Board of Selectmen action to reschedule the Annual Election would read as follows: I move that the Board vote pursuant to and in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020 to postpone the Annual Town Election from May 19, 2020 to , 2020. Alternative: Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020, adopted on March 23, 2020,permits towns to reschedule or postpone any municipal election scheduled between March 23 and May 30, 2020, and expands the use of early voting by mail for"any annual or special municipal election held on or before June 30, 2020" The Board of Selectmen can designate an alternative polling place and/or establish the time for opening and closing of polls under the provisions of G.L. c. 54, §§ 24 and 64 ,respectively, which remain applicable notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2020. 5