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i §2.3, Quorum. One hundred (100) registered vot- Finance Committee and (with respect to ers shall constitute a quorum of a Special zoning articles) the Planning Board, volu- Town Meeting. Quorum for an Annual minous supporting material necessary for Meeting shall be zero (0). consideration of the particular articles in History: Amended 8-25-1986 STM, lieu of inclusion in the report to the voters, approved by Attorney General on 10-17- may be made reasonably available for 1986. inspection at public locations prior to Town Meeting. §24. Majority Voting Requirement. No article within any Annual or Special Town Meeting B. In addition to the written report of the Warrant shall be moved for consideration after Planning Board setting out its findings 10:00 p.m. without a two-thirds vote of the and recommendations as to all zoning Town Meeting. articles, the Finance Committee shall pre- History: Amended 5-4-1987 ATM, Article pare a written report, setting out its find- 70, approved by Attorney General on 9-21- ings, conclusions and recommendations, 1987. including the reasons therefore, regarding all of the articles in the Warrant. The §2-5. Warrant. report of the Finance Committee shall not History: Amended 5-7-1984 ATM,approved be limited to the fiscal impact on Town by Attorney General on 9-17-1984. taxpayers of articles contained in the History: Amended 5-1-1989 STM, Article Warrant, but shall extend to all articles in 58, approved by Attorney General on 7-5- the Warrant of whatever nature. The P 1989. report for the spring session of the Annual History: Amended 10-2-1995 ATM, Article Town Meeting shall also include, as an 22,approved by Attorney General on 12-1- appendix, the annual report of the Capital 1995. Outlay and Planning Committee, setting History: Amended 10-7-1996 ATM,Article forth a five-year capital outlay program 55, approved by Attorney General on 12-9- for the information and guidance of Town 1996. Meeting. In addition, the Board of History: Amended 5-5-1998, ATM,Article Selectmen shall have the opportunity to 36, approved by Attorney General on 8-12- include in the report its conclusions and 1998. recommendations, including the reasons Every Annual and Special Town Meeting and therefore,regarding articles in the Warrant every Annual and Special Election shall be that relate to its general superintendence called in pursuance to a Warrant. The Warrant over the administration of Town affairs. i shall be directed to the Constable or to some other person designated by the Board of C. The Finance Committee, in accordance Selectmen, who shall forthwith give notice at with the requirement to make recommen- least thirty (30) days before such meeting or dations to the Town shall publish and dis- election by posting a copy of said Warrant, one tribute to every voter registered to vote in (1)at Town Hall and one(1)at each of the Town Mashpee as of thirty (30) days prior to bulletin boards, and by causing to be published such meeting a copy of said Warrant con- in a newspaper of general circulation with the taining a report and recommendations Town of Mashpee a copy of said Warrant. with respect to the articles in said Warrant by the third Monday of the month preced- §2-6. Report to the Voters. ing the Town Meeting, provided that any two (2) or more registered voters who A. There shall be published for every Town reside in the same household shall be enti- Meeting a copy of the Warrant and a tled to only one copy of such Warrant. report to the voters which shall contain the The Finance Committee, shall in addition explanation and relevant data submitted in to the foregoing,publish and deliver to the accordance with section 2-7,together with Clerk 500 copies of said Warrant for dis- the articles;provided,however,that,in the tribution to the public at large on a first- alternative and at the discretion of the come, first-serve basis. 97