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Powers and Duties – The Town Clerk shall be the keeper of vital statistics for the town; the custodian of the town seal; shall administer the oath of office to all persons, elected or appointed, to any town office, except in the case of appointed employees, where, in addition to the Town Clerk, the appointing authority is also hereby authorized to and may administer the oath of office; shall issue such licenses and permits as are required by law to be issued by Town Clerks; supervise and manage the conduct of all elections and all other matters relating to elections; be the clerk of the town meeting, keep its records and in the absence of the Town Moderator or deputy Town Moderator to preside at town meetings pending the election of a temporary Town Moderator. The Moderator, or a designee of the Moderator, shall be responsible to review the minutes of all multiple member bodies appointed by the Moderator. To revise SECTION 6-2: SCHOOL COMMITTEE BUDGET by amending the first paragraph of said section entitled “Public Hearing”, by inserting, at the end of said first paragraph, the following new text: Provided the town’s official website is functioning and operational, said notice shall also be posted on the town’s official website concurrently with the notice in the local newspaper. Only after all persons have had a reasonable opportunity to be heard at said public hearing, the School Committee may close the public hearing and then take a final vote on the proposed budget. And by amending the second paragraph of said section entitled “Submission to Town Manager” by inserting the italicized and bold text as follows: The proposed budget adopted by the school committee shall be submitted to the Town Manager at least twenty-one days before the date the Town Manager is required to submit a proposed town budget to the Finance Committee, to allow the Town Manager sufficient time within which to consider the effect the school department's requested appropriation will have upon the total town operating budget that the Town Manager is required to submit to the Finance Committee under this article. To revise SECTION 6-3: SUBMISSION OF BUDGET AND BUDGET MESSAGE by deleting the text in its entirety and inserting in its place the following new text: On a date fixed by by-law at least sixty (60) days before the annual town meeting is scheduled to begin, the Town Manager shall: 1. submit to the Finance Committee a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year with an accompanying budget message, budget summary and supporting documents; and 2. place complete copies of the proposed operating budget, budget message, and budget summary at the Mashpee Public Library and at Town Hall for public display and examination; and 3. post the proposed operating budget, budget message, and budget summary on the town’s official website for public access; and 4. publish in a local newspaper and on the town’s official website a Notice of the Availability of the proposed operating budget, budget message and budget summary. The Notice of Availability shall indicate the places and website address where the budget documents can be accessed and examined by the public. The Notice of Availability shall be published in two consecutive editions of the local newspaper; and