Schedules of meetings and their locations are posted at the Town Hall at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Individual ordinances may be added to the Charter without revising the entire document. The Selectmen decide if and when the Charter needs to be changed by appointing a commission to review the charter. The commission will hold several public hearings in accordance with the CGS and then these proposals are put to a vote. Decisions are made for the entire community by those people who attend and vote at a town meeting.
Eligible voters have a right to petition for a special town meeting for municipal actions.
Town meetings are called to order by the First Selectman or his delegate. The Town Clerk usually serves as clerk, although an acting clerk may be designated if the Town Clerk is absent. It is at this meeting that the proposed Town budget is approved or rejected by eligible voters. At this meeting, new line items may not be introduced, and line items may not be increased, in the proposed budget. However, by a majority of the qualified voters present, an amount less than that recommended in the proposed Annual Budget may be approved.