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Selectmen approve RTM petition threshold change to 50 signatures
Summary
After the Representative Town Meeting amended the proposal, the Board of Selectmen approved a charter change lowering the number of registered-voter signatures required to place an item on the RTM call to 50; the board recorded the vote and instructed staff to file the paperwork with the town clerk.
The Board of Selectmen approved an amended charter change that reduces the number of registered-voter signatures required to place an item on the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) call to 50.
Moderator Alexis Walgger summarized the RTM debate and reported that the body had deliberated at length before amending the originally proposed threshold; she said the RTM majority adopted the 50‑signature threshold by a recorded vote. During the selectmen's meeting a motion to adopt the RTM‑amended language was made and seconded, and the selectmen recorded yes votes from the members present.
The board directed staff to submit the required paperwork to the town clerk for filing with the secretary of state. There were no amendments to the language made by the selectmen during today's action. Board members described the change as a step toward modernizing a decades‑old provision and said the RTM had the opportunity for robust local debate before returning the amendment to the initiating board for final action.
The measure will be finalized once the town clerk processes the paperwork and files the change with the secretary of state, as required by town procedure.
