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COVID-19

Planning a safe meeting guidance

• MA DPH Town Meeting Guidance 6/11/20
• MMA Planning Guide for Town Meeting During a Pandemic
• SAFE MEETING- calculating a safe meeting area– courtesy of Mark DiSalvo
• Massachusetts Association of Boards of Health, “Semi-final Guidance, COVID–19 The Role of the Board of Health in the Postponement/Continuance of Town Meeting” May 12, 2020.

Legislation

• AN ACT TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES FACED BY MUNICIPALITIES AND STATE AUTHORITIES RESULTING FROM COVID-19 signed into law by the governor 4/3/20
• S2680 An Act relative to municipal governance during the COVID-19 emergency passed by both houses 6/4/20

Materials developed by individual moderators for miscellaneous pandemic related purposes

Declarations of Recess

• • Editable Word file of a Declaration of Recess and Continuance from Alan Wilson that others may use as a template for the same purpose.
  • Declaration of recess from Dick Downey of Maynard

Town Meeting Preparation and Execution Summaries

•  Abington
  • ATM Summary
•  Alford
  • ATM Summary
•  Arlington
  • Arlington Consent Agenda 6 8 2020
  • Arlington Town Meeting Site Plan Peirce
  • Arlington Field shot 6 15 2020
• Ashland
  • ATM Summary
•  Barre
  • ATM Summary
• Boxborough
  • ATM Summary
•  Brookline
  • ATM Summary
• Concord
  • ATM Summary
•  Granby
  • ATM Summary
  • “What to Expect” Handout
  • Image 1- Setup
  • Image 2
• Great Barrington
  • ATM Summary
•  Ipswich
  • Announcement of preliminary plans put in the local paper in advance of June TM
  • Seating diagram for a TM under a tent
  • Power Point presentation explaining procedures before addressing the warrant
  • Tent rental quote
• Lincoln
  • Lincoln ATM.Opening_ClosingRemarks6_13_20
•  Longmeadow:
  • Town of Longmeadow Public Health and Safety Plan for COVID 19
  • Longmeadow Town Meeting Supporting Documents
  • Link to a Google drive  with several more resources
  • Longmeadow FAQ Annual Town Meeting 2020
  • Longmeadow Seat Chart p1
  • Longmeadow Seat Chart p2
  • Longmeadow Seat Chart p3
  • ATM Recap
  • Video of Town Meeting
• Manchester
  • Public Health protocol
• Marshfield
  • ATM Summary
•  Maynard
  • ATM Instructions
  • Introduction to ATM 2020-5-13
  • Voting Schedule
• North Andover
  • Protocols for North Andover Town Meeting
  • 2020 Annual Town Meeting Layout
  • Town Meeting Image
• Norwood
  • ATM Recap
•  Orange
  • Orange Outdoor Annual Town Meeting Overview
•  Princeton
  • ATM Summary
•  Raynham
  •  “What to Expect” a document to be distributed to voters in advance of TM
•  Shutesbury
  • ATM Summary
•  Stoneham
  • Stoneham TM Checklist for attendees
  • ATM Summary
•  Walpole
  • Walpole RTM Layout
  • Walpole Town Meeting Event Plan
• Wendell
  • ATM Summary
•  Westborough
  • Annual Town Meeting Capacity Plan
  • Plan for June 20, 2020 Annual Town Meeting
•  Westwood
  • Westwood TM notice

Miscellaneous

• Materials from MA Municipal Ass sponsored webinar 6/3/20: “Practical Guide to Town Meeting & Elections”
  • Town of Blackstone outdoor town meeting plan
  • Slide show about Lexington’s virtual town meeting
  • Town Meeting during a pandemic Power Point in pdf form
• Results of gavel line survey on warrant reduction

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The Gavel Line

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