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The committee recommended defining quorum based on currently filled Town Meeting representative seats rather than all possible seats, addressing concerns that vacancies could prevent a precinct from reaching quorum. Members also unanimously approved a minor correction to proposed ballot instructions about the power to remove the Town Manager.
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The proposed quorum change would make it easier for Town Meeting bodies with vacant seats to conduct business by counting only representatives currently serving. The committee did not finalize the new charter language or its placement, but favored adding a definition to Chapter 14. Members also discussed the cost and purpose of preliminary elections and agreed to hold a public question-and-answer meeting on March 30 before the April 7, 2026 general municipal election.
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