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Burlington Town Government
Representative Town Meeting
Next Scheduled Town Meeting is
September 26, 2011
see below for Meeting
Attendance, Warrants and Minutes
Town Meetings in 2012 |
January 23, 2012
May 14, 2012
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Moderator for Town Meeting is
Phillip A. Gallagher
Click here for Phil's email
Members
Members Attendance
Meeting Session Attendance History
Members Handbook
Precinct Index - by Street
Warrants, Minutes & Rollcalls
Legal Notices of ByLaw changes
On August 14, 1970, Chapter 686 of the Acts of 1970 was signed into law. This act allowed for a Representative Town Meeting form of government in Burlington, which was subsequently approved by the voters of Burlington on March 6, 1971 by a vote of 4,307 in favor, 1557 opposed and 410 blanks. On March 4, 1972, the first members were elected.
There are 108 Town Meeting Members, 18 from each of the six precincts, elected for staggered 3-year terms. A quorum consists of 55 members. The remaining members of the Precinct fill vacancies occurring between elections.
The foundation of every Town Meeting is the warrant. The warrant states the time and place of the meeting and the subjects to be acted upon. Every action taken at the meeting must be pursuant to some article in the warrant, and must be within the scope of the article. Certain votes are not operative until 14 days after the dissolution of the meeting. That delay provides an opportunity for the general public to gather signatures (5% of the registered voters) requiring that the question be put to all the voters of the Town at an election. No vote of Town Meeting can be reversed unless at least 20% of the registered voters vote to reverse Town Meeting’s action and they must also represent the majority of those voting.
Town Meeting has three regularly scheduled meetings each year; the second Monday of May (Annual), and the fourth Monday of September and January. Special Meetings may be held on the call of the moderator, or ten or more members, and upon written notices no less than seven days in advance delivered to the place of residence of each member and that of the moderator.
The Selectmen prepare and issue the warrant. The Selectmen, Town Meeting Members, Moderator, School Committee, and residents (upon the written request of ten registered voters of the Town) may suggest articles for insertion to the warrant.
The warrant is finalized 45 days prior to the meeting date.
Attendance by Elected Representatives at Town meeting
is available for the following years:
2000-2001|2002-2004|2005-2007
2008-2010 |2011 -2013
Attendance Stats
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Warrants and Minutes for Town Meetings
are available for the following dates:
 Recent Town Meetings NOW!!
Online Video Click Here to View
Audio is available for some of the recent Town Meetings,
(these are large files so they will take time to Download)
Prior Years are available in the Archives
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Town Hall
29 Center St
Burlington, MA 01803
781.270.1600
Directions to
Town Hall
Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:30 AM-4:30 PM
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