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The committee approved four proposed bylaw motions, including requiring seconds for Town Meeting motions, preserving mandatory Finance Committee hearings with a two-thirds exception, preventing dissolution before all warrant articles are disposed of, and updating the referenced parliamentary guide. Votes were 4-0 on Motion A and 5-0 on Motions B, C, and D.
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The approved motions would clarify how Natick Town Meeting handles motions, required Finance Committee review, unfinished warrant articles, and parliamentary procedures. They are committee actions on proposed bylaw changes, not a report that the bylaws themselves were finally enacted. Previous bylaw changes approved at Town Meetings and reviewed by the Attorney General are now in effect. A Finance Committee public hearing on the committee’s motions is scheduled for September 16, 2025.
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