Thought that is how it goes. Town Meeting Times, Templeton official guide for town meeting. Page 93 - "A motion to amend requires only a majority vote, even though the motion to be amended may require a two-thirds vote or more. It must be remembered that the main motion must always be acted upon after action on a motion to amend. Page 96, "the moderator must maintain a careful record of the motions that are pending and put them toa vote in the proper order. Action must be taken on every motion. A common fault is the failure to put a main motion to a vote after action on a hotly debated motion to amend when it is clear that the only real question is whether the meeting desires the original or the amended form. The main motion, however, must be put to a vote whether or not amended.' My opinion, town meeting got bad legal advice again! Regarding article 9, I suppose all is well that ends well, but, I happen to think details matter and the fucking lawyer should know them better than all the rest of us!
That reminded me of the last meeting I attended when the Moderator and Lawyer combined to tell Town Meeting the big lie about the AG reviewing all Articles.
ReplyDeleteTown Meeting has turned into the Administration passing off lies as truth to citizens in order to manipulate the budget o best serve the employees, not the taxpayer!
Taxpayers need to understand the "Town Council" is paid and works for the Board of Selectmen, not you the taxpayer. The fact you pay the bills, does not count. Yes, I heard our Town Council tell people a big lie. Sad but true !
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