Select Board rescinds petition requirement for warrant articles

Jefferson Select Board · December 16, 2024

Summary

The board voted 2-0 to rescind the rule requiring a petition to put an article on the town warrant to request funds; the policy will be revisited on the January 2025 agenda.

The Select Board moved to rescind the requirement that petition signatures be submitted to place an article on the town warrant for requesting funds; the motion passed 2-0. Minutes note the board will revisit the requirements for putting warrant articles on the Jan. 2025 agenda.

No additional detail about the previous threshold or the number of affected potential petitioners is recorded in the minutes. The change removes a procedural barrier pending further consideration at the January meeting.

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