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Introduction

This wiki is designed to familiarize new Town Meeting Members with the workings of Town Meeting. It can also serve as a reference for all participants in Lexington government including Town officials, committee members, and other citizens.

This wiki gives a short history of Town Meeting in Lexington, and describes the current procedures and practices. It contains practical advice on being elected to Town Meeting and on how to become an informed and effective Town Meeting Member.

For additional useful references, see the section How to Become Informed.

Formal Procedures

This section provides a summary of Lexington Town Meeting procedures. It includes many customs that have been adopted over the years. This is not a substitute for the text of the Town's By-laws, but is intended as a guide to understanding the conduct of Town Meeting.

Guidelines and Practices

This section covers guidelines and informal practices that Town Meeting Members are urged to follow during Town Meeting.

Beyond Town Meeting

A lot of important things happen while Town Meeting is not in session.

The Budget Process

How To...

Town Meeting Members Association

Town Meeting and the Town Meeting Members Association

Glossary

Glossary

About This Document

This is the fifth version of Town Meeting in Lexington, and the first online version.

Contributors: Edith Sandy, Glenn P. Parker, Andrei Radulescu-Banu, Kathryn R. Colburn, Molly Nye, Vicki Blier

Revision History of Town Meeting in Lexington

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+{{Town Meeting In Lexington Header}}
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+==Introduction==
 This wiki is designed to familiarize new Town Meeting Members with the workings of Town Meeting. It can also serve as a reference for all participants in Lexington government including Town officials, committee members, and other citizens.
-Besides describing procedures and practices, the wiki gives a short history of Town Meeting in Lexington and contains practical advice on being elected to Town Meeting and on how to become an informed and effective Town Meeting Member.
+This wiki gives a short history of Town Meeting in Lexington, and describes the current procedures and practices. It contains practical advice on being elected to Town Meeting and on how to become an informed and effective Town Meeting Member.
-Additional useful information is contained in a document called ''TOWN OF LEXINGTON BOARD AND COMMITTEE HANDBOOK'', available from the Town Clerk's office.
+For additional useful references, see the section [[Town_Meeting:How to Become Informed | How to Become Informed]].
-[[Town_Meeting:History]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Participants]]
-[[Town_Meeting:When and Where]]
-[[Town_Meeting:The Warrant]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Procedures]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Opening Ceremonies]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Speaking at Town Meeting]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Rules of Debate]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Motions]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Parliamentary Motion Guide]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Voting at Town Meeting]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Reconsideration]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Adjournment]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Dissolution]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Current Practices]]
-[[Town_Meeting:General]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Amending Motions]]
-[[Town_Meeting:During Town Meeting]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Speaking Guidelines]]
-[[Town_Meeting:After Town Meeting Adjourns]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Referenda]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Proposition 2½ and Overrides]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Operating Budget Overrides]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Debt Exclusions]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Finances]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:History | History]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Participants | Participants]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:When and Where | When and Where]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:The Warrant | The Warrant]]
-[[Town_Meeting:The Budget Process]]
+==Formal Procedures==
-[[Town_Meeting:Revenues]]
+This section provides a summary of Lexington Town Meeting procedures. It includes many customs that have been adopted over the years. This is not a substitute for the text of the Town's By-laws, but is intended as a guide to understanding the conduct of Town Meeting.
-[[Town_Meeting:Borrowing]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Opening Ceremonies | Opening Ceremonies]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Speaking at Town Meeting | Speaking at Town Meeting]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Rules of Debate | Rules of Debate]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Motions | Motions]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Parliamentary Motion Guide | Parliamentary Motion Guide]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Voting at Town Meeting | Voting at Town Meeting]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Reconsideration | Reconsideration]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Adjournment | Adjournment]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Dissolution | Dissolution]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Reserve Fund]]
+==Guidelines and Practices==
-[[Town_Meeting:The Tax Rate]]
+This section covers guidelines and informal practices that Town Meeting Members are urged to follow during Town Meeting.
-[[Town_Meeting:Fiscal Administration]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:General Decorum | General Decorum]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Documents and Information | Documents and Information]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Speaking Guidelines | Speaking Guidelines]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Amending Motions | Amending Motions]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Ethics | Ethics]]
-[[Town_Meeting:How to Run for Election]]
+==Beyond Town Meeting==
-[[Town_Meeting:How to Run a Campaign]]
+A lot of important things happen while Town Meeting is not in session.
-[[Town_Meeting:How to Prepare an Article for the Warrant]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Referenda | Referenda]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Proposition 2½ and Overrides | Proposition 2½ and Overrides]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Constituents | Constituents]]
-[[Town_Meeting:How to Prepare a Motion for Town Meeting]]
+==The Budget Process==
+* [[Town_Meeting:Finances | Finances]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:The Budget Process | The Budget Process]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Revenues | Revenues]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Borrowing | Borrowing]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Reserve Fund | Reserve Fund]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:The Tax Rate | The Tax Rate]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:Fiscal Administration | Fiscal Administration]]
-[[Town_Meeting:How to Become Informed]]
+==How To...==
+* [[Town_Meeting:How to Run for Election | Run for Election]]
+** [[Town_Meeting:How to Run for Election#How to Campaign | Campaign in an Election]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:How to Prepare an Article for the Warrant | Prepare an Article for the Warrant]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:How to Prepare a Motion for Town Meeting | Prepare a Motion for Town Meeting]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:How to Become Informed | Become Informed]]
+* [[Town_Meeting:How to Resign from Town Meeting | Resign from Town Meeting]]
-[[Town_Meeting:How to Resign from Town Meeting]]
+==Town Meeting Members Association==
+* [[Town_Meeting:Town Meeting and the Town Meeting Members Association | Town Meeting and the Town Meeting Members Association]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Town Meeting Members Association]]
+==Glossary==
+* [[Town_Meeting:Glossary | Glossary]]
-[[Town_Meeting:Ethics]]
+==About This Document==
-'''Revision History'''
+This is the fifth version of ''Town Meeting in Lexington'', and the first online version.
-This is the fourth version of ''Town Meeting in Lexington'', released in December 2008.
-Funding for this update came from the League of Women Voters of Lexington and the Lexington Town Meeting Members Association.
-''Fifth Edition''
-Expanded and updated content.  Converted to wiki format.
 Contributors: Edith Sandy, Glenn P. Parker, Andrei Radulescu-Banu, Kathryn R. Colburn, Molly Nye, Vicki Blier
-''Fourth Edition''
+[[Town_Meeting:Revision History of Town Meeting in Lexington | Revision History of Town Meeting in Lexington]]
-Contributors: Marge Battin, Norm Cohen, Donna Hooper, Deb Mauger, Edith Sandy, Frank Sandy
-The contributors to the fourth version would like to thank the contributors to the first, second and third editions.
-''Third Edition''
-Margaret Counts-Klebe - Project Director
-Contributors: Marge Battin, Norm Cohen, Pat Costello, Jim Courtemanche, Marge Daggett, Andy Friedlich, Donna Hooper, Hank Manz, Gretchen Reisig
-''Second edition''
-Shirley Frawley - Copy Editor
-Contributors: Marge Battin, Marge Daggett, Gloria Holland, David Kaufman, Marilyn Mairson, Ephraim Weiss
-''First edition''
-Project Director: Elizabeth H. Clarke
-Editor: Martha Wood
-Contributors: Susan Beck, Kenneth Briggs, Jr., Marthur Kalil, Judith Marshall, Sam Silverman
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+[[Category:Local Politics]]
+[[Category:Town Meeting|Town Meeting]]
+[[Category:Town Meeting In Lexington|Town Meeting In Lexington]]
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