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* The [mailto:lex-tmma@yahoogroups.com lex-tmma@yahoogroups.com] mailing list. This mailing list allows posts from Town Meeting members and other town officials only, but its [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-tmma archives] are viewable by anyone. | * The [mailto:lex-tmma@yahoogroups.com lex-tmma@yahoogroups.com] mailing list. This mailing list allows posts from Town Meeting members and other town officials only, but its [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-tmma archives] are viewable by anyone. | ||
* How does Town Meeting function? | * How does Town Meeting function? | ||
** An introduction is found in [[Media:TMinLexington1208.pdf|Town Meeting In Lexington]] (2008 version), a pamphlet of the TMMA and the League of Women Voters. This pamphlet is currently being updated to be brought in line with bylaw amendments since 2008. | ** An introduction is found in [[Media:TMinLexington1208.pdf|Town Meeting In Lexington]] (2008 version), a pamphlet of the TMMA and the League of Women Voters. This pamphlet is currently being updated to be brought in line with bylaw amendments since 2008. Here is the [[Town_Meeting_in_Lexington|wiki version of Town Meeting In Lexington]]. | ||
** The authority on Town Meeting function is found in [http://ecode360.com/10535267 Chap. 118, Town Meetings], in the Lexington Bylaws. The bylaw specifies rules of debate, and provides [http://www.bartleby.com/176 Roberts Rules of Order] as a resource for further rules not otherwise covered in the bylaw. | ** The authority on Town Meeting function is found in [http://ecode360.com/10535267 Chap. 118, Town Meetings], in the Lexington Bylaws. The bylaw specifies rules of debate, and provides [http://www.bartleby.com/176 Roberts Rules of Order] as a resource for further rules not otherwise covered in the bylaw. | ||
** The MA Secretary of State [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cistwn/twnidx.htm Citizen’s Guide to Town Meetings]. | ** The MA Secretary of State [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cistwn/twnidx.htm Citizen’s Guide to Town Meetings]. | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 20 April 2014
General Information
- Town Meeting Warrants and Reports. Historic Warrants, Minutes and Reports can be found on the Town Records web site.
- List of Town Meeting members
- Self-reported Town Meeting member Voting Records, for years starting with 2009.
- Lexington bylaws
- The lex-tmma@yahoogroups.com mailing list. This mailing list allows posts from Town Meeting members and other town officials only, but its archives are viewable by anyone.
- How does Town Meeting function?
- An introduction is found in Town Meeting In Lexington (2008 version), a pamphlet of the TMMA and the League of Women Voters. This pamphlet is currently being updated to be brought in line with bylaw amendments since 2008. Here is the wiki version of Town Meeting In Lexington.
- The authority on Town Meeting function is found in Chap. 118, Town Meetings, in the Lexington Bylaws. The bylaw specifies rules of debate, and provides Roberts Rules of Order as a resource for further rules not otherwise covered in the bylaw.
- The MA Secretary of State Citizen’s Guide to Town Meetings.
- The Mass. Moderators Association volume Town Meeting Time: A Handbook of Parliamentary Law, ISBN 978-0971167902
- How to run for Town Meeting, TMMA pamphlet (Dec 2013)
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