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History: Amended 5-1-1989 STM Article including the reasons therefore, regarding 58, approved by Attorney General on 7-5- all of the articles in the warrant. The 1989. report of the finance committee shall not History: Amended 10-2-1995 ATM, be limited to the fiscal impact on town Article 22, approved by Attorney General taxpayers of articles contained in the war- on 12-1-1995. rant, but shall extend to all articles in the 1 History: Amended 10-7-1996 ATM, warrant of whatever nature.The report for 1 Article 55,approved by Attorney General the spring session of the annual town on 12-9-1996. meeting shall also include, as an appen- l History• Amended 5-5-1998,ATM,Article dix,the annual report of the capital outlay 36,approved by Attorney General on 8- and planning committee, setting forth a 12-1998. five-year capital outlay program for the information and guidance of town meet- Every Annual and Special Town Meeting and ing. In addition, the board of selectmen every annual and special election shall be shall have the opportunity to include in called in pursuance to a Warrant. The the report its conclusions and recommen- Warrant shall be directed to the Constable or dations, including the reasons therefore, to some other person designated by the Board regarding articles in the warrant that relate of Selectmen,who shall forthwith give notice to its general superintendence over the at least thirty (30) days before such meeting administration of town affairs. or election by posting a copy of said Warrant, one (1) at Town Hall and one (1) at each of C. The Finance Committee, in accordance the Town bulletin boards, and by causing to with the requirement to make recommen- be published in a newspaper of general circu- dations to the Town (Chapter 5, Article lation with the Town of Mashpee a copy of III, Section 5-9) shall publish and distrib- said Warrant. ute to every voter registered to vote in i Mashpee as of thirty (30) days prior to I §2-6. Report to the Voters. such meeting a copy of said warrant con- taining a report and recommendations A. There shall be published for every town with respect to the articles in said warrant meeting a copy of the warrant and a report by the third Monday of the month preced- 1 to the voters which shall contain the ing the Town Meeting, provided that any explanation and relevant data submitted in two (2) or more registered voters who accordance with section 2-7,together with reside in the same household shall be enti- the articles;provided,however,that,in the tled to only one copy of such warrant. I alternative and at the discretion of the The Finance Committee, shall in addition finance committee and (with respect to to the foregoing,publish and deliver to the zoning articles) the planning board, volu- Clerk 500 copies of said warrant for dis- j urinous supporting material necessary for tribution to the public at large on a first consideration of the particular articles in come, first-serve basis. lieu of inclusion in the report to the voters, may be made reasonably available for §2-7. Warrant Articles. inspection at public locations prior to town meeting. A. The articles shall be considered in the order in which they appear in the Warrant, B. In addition to the written report of the History: Amended 2-1-1988 STM, planning board setting out its findings and Article 15 approved by Attorne I recommendations as to all zoning articles, General on 3-16-1988. Ithe finance committee shall prepare a written report, setting out its findings, j conclusions and recommendations, l 64