Meetings are open to all registered voters of the town.
A quorum of three hundred voters is necessary to conduct the meeting. Those who attend Town Meeting approve all department budgets, the addition of personnel and new equipment to town departments, town bylaw changes, the taking of property by the town, bond issues, and fiscal policy. Overflow attendance is seated in the gymnasium and cafeteria, which are linked to the auditorium through the Continental Cable Vision I-loop. The meeting itself is broadcast on MHTV as well. Town Meeting continues on successive nights until all articles in the Town Meeting Warrant have been acted upon.