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Town Meeting
WINCHESTER TOWN MEETING – the Town of Winchester is governed by the Home Rule Charter which was adopted by the voters of Winchester at the Town Election held on March 3, 1975. The legislative body of the town shall be a representative town meeting consisting of one hundred ninety-two members from eight precincts who shall be elected to meet, deliberate, act and vote in the exercise of the corporate powers of the town. (Embed a link to the latest edition of the Home Rule Charter ) see below
The Presiding Officer of the Town Meeting shall be a Town Moderator. The Moderator shall regulate the proceedings of all town meetings, decide all questions of order and make public declaration of all votes.
The Town Clerk shall serve as the Clerk of Meeting. The Clerk shall give notice of all meetings to the members and the public, keep the journal of their proceedings and perform such other functions as may be provided by the charter, by by-law or by other town meeting vote.
The manner in which Town Meetings are to be called and the specifics surrounding the conduct of the town meetings can be found in the Code of Bylaws (PDF) Chapter 2 Section 1 – 6.
Calendar of Elections and Town Meetings (PDF)
This is Winchester - Town Meeting - a video regarding the planning, documentation and running Town Meeting in Winchester
Warrants & Minutes
Warrants are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
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2021 Spring Town Meeting
2020 Fall Town Meeting
- 2020 Fall Town Meeting Motion Book
- 2020 Fall Town Meeting Warrant
- ARTICLE 1 - Select Board -Town Meeting Report, FALL 2020
- ARTICLE 1 - Planning Board Reportto Fall TM 2020
- ARTICLE 1 - The Council on Aging Town Meeting Report 11.2.20
- Article 14 - Fall 2020 TM - Town Center MBTA train Station Cost Sharing
- Capital Planning Committee Report 10 13 20
- Fall 2020 Comprehensive Financial Report
- Personnel Board Article - Fall Town Meeting
- Personnel Board Article - REVISED
- Article 25 Revised
- Article 29 - Revised Appendix D
- Article 11 - Revised
- Article 18 - Revised
2020 Spring Town Meeting
- 2020 Spring Town Meeting Warrant
- Select Board Approval of Remote Town Meeting
- Motion Book - Spring Town Meeting 2020
- Finance Committee FY2021 Budget Book
- REVISED Yellow Sheet FY2021
- Personnel Board - Article 23
- ARTICLE 5: MBTA Winchester Center Station - Land Acquisition Plan_DRAFT to Town - 3.26.20_Colorized
- Article 6 - REVISED background information
- Capital Planning Report - Spring Town Meeting 2020
- Spring Town Meeting 2020 Comptroller Report
- Questions and Answers from the Town Manager's Public Hearing
Committee Reports for 2020 Spring Town Meeting
School Committee report on YouTube
2019 Spring Town Meeting
Department of Revenue documents:
Guide to Financial Management for Town Officials
Municipal Finance Glossary
2018 Fall Town Meeting
- Article 5 - AMENDED
- Comptroller Report - Fall Town Meeting 2018
- Fall 2018 Capital Planning Committee Report
- Fall 2018 Town Meeting Motions Book
- Fall 2018 Town Meeting Warrant Revised 10-18-18
- Personnel Board Article 37
- Power Purchase Agreeement, Lease and Pilot - DPW, 15 Lake Street
- Power Purchase Agreeement, Lease and Pilot - Vinson-Owen School
2018 Spring Town Meeting
- Additional Background information - Article 32
- Article 40
- Article 42 Motions
- Budget Forecast - memo from Richard Howard
- Capital Planning Committee - Spring 2018
- Comprehensive Financial Report - STM 2018
- Revised Article 3
- Sewer Debt Letter from DOR - per Town Meeting Members' request
- Town Meeting Motion Book - Spring 2018
- Warrant - Spring 2018
- Yellow Sheet - Spring 2018
2018 Special Town Meeting - March 8, 2018
2017 Fall Town Meeting
- 2017 Fall Motion Book (PDF)
- 2017 Fall Town Meeting Warrant (PDF)
- Article 17 - REVISED (PDF)
- Article 18 - REVISED (PDF)
- Article 20 - REVISED (PDF)
- Capital Planning Committee Report (PDF)
- Changes to Article 17 - Solicitation and Canvassing (PDF)
- Comprehensive Financial Report (PDF)
- Personnel - Article 35 (PDF)
- WWII Committee Report 11.6.17 (PDF)
2017 Spring and Special Town Meeting
- 2017 Special Meeting Motion Book
- 2017 Spring and Special Town Meeting (PDF)
- 2017 Spring Town Meeting Motion Booklet, Articles 1-41 (PDF)
- Capital Planning Letter Spring 2017 (PDF)
- Comprehensive Financial Report Spring 2017 (PDF)
- Finance Committee Report Spring 2017 (PDF)
- Revised Article 2 Motion (PDF)
- REVISED FinCom Book Appendix 1 (PDF)
- REVISED FinCom Book Appendix 2 (PDF)
- REVISED FinCom Book Appendix 5 (PDF)
- REVISED Yellow Sheet FY2018 (PDF)
- Town Manager Budget Projections (PDF)
- World War II 75th Anniversary Committee (PDF)
- Yellow Sheet FY2018 (PDF)
2016 Fall Town Meeting
- 10-27-16 Government Regs Minutes (PDF)
- 2016 Fall Town Meeting Warrant (PDF)
- Article 18 - water and sewer (PDF)
- Article 19 request for consideration (PDF)
- Article 3 Proposed Amendments (PDF)
- Motion Booklet Fall 2016 (PDF)
- Motions made by Selectmen Powers and Errico - Article 3 (PDF)
- Town Meeting Comprehensive Financial Report - Fall 2016 (PDF)
2016 Spring and Special Town Meeting
- Special Town Meeting Motion Book - updated for June 6, 2016 meeting (PDF)
- 2016 Spring and Special Town Meeting Warrant (PDF)
- 2016 Sping Motion Book (PDF)
- ARTICLE 2 Amended (PDF)
- ARTICLE 12 (PDF)
- FY2017 Finance Committee Budget Book (PDF)
- FY2017 Yellow Sheet (PDF)
- ARTICLE 21 (PDF)
- ARTICLE 32 - Personnel Board (PDF)
- Personnel Policy Guide - proposed (PDF)
- Capital Planning Update (PDF)
- Yellow Sheet FY2017 Apr25 v2 (PDF)
- Comprehensive Financial Report (PDF)
2015 Fall Town Meeting
2015 Spring and Special Town Meeting
- Spring and Special Town Meeting Warrants (PDF)
- 2015 Comptrollers Report (PDF)
- Special Town Meeting Motion Book (PDF)
- Annual Town Meeting Motion Book (PDF)
- Finance Committee Report (PDF)
- Yellow Sheet - Articles 8, 10 and 11 (PDF)
- Article 19 (PDF)
- Article 20 (PDF)
- Article 24 (PDF)
- Article 25 (PDF)
- Article 32 (PDF)
- Town Manager Memo - Budget Forecast (PDF)
- Flood Mitigation Program Update (PDF)
- Committee on Government Regulations handout (PDF)
- Article 2 Amendment handout (PDF)
- Winchester Chamber of Commerce handout (PDF)
- Planning Department handout - Article 3 (PDF)
- REVISED - Yellow Sheet updated May 4, 2015 (PDF)
- Article 31 (PDF)
- Article 32 - revised (PDF)
- Memo from Steve Powers to Town Meeting Members regarding Article 31 (PDF)
- Memo from Jim Johnson to Town Meeting Members regarding June 9th Special Election (PDF)