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Charter Panel Adds Vote Requirement to Warrant Process, Rejects Single-Signature Restoration

BILLERICA — June 29, 2026 — Billerica Charter Review Committee closes ambiguity in warrant-compilation rule, rejects bid to restore select board single-signature authority. The committee voted unanimously to insert the words "and vote" into Section 2-12(D) of the town charter, making explicit that the Select Board

Billerica Charter Panel Reverses Referendum Vote, Schedules Fall Public Hearing

BILLERICA — June 23, 2026 — Billerica Charter Review Committee reverses course on referendum provision, schedules September 16 public hearing. Meeting Tuesday night, the committee voted 6-3 to strip individual elected officials — including single members of the Select Board, Planning Board, and School Committee — of the right to submit warrant articles

Billerica Charter Review Adds Historic District Commission to Conflict-of-Interest Rules

BILLERICA — April 15, 2026 — Billerica Charter Review votes to bar simultaneous service on Historic District Commission and other adjudicating boards. The committee voted unanimously at its April 15 meeting to insert the Historic District Commission into the charter's cross-membership restriction, which already bars simultaneous service on the

Billerica Charter Panel Votes 6-5 to Simplify Referendum Ballot Threshold

BILLERICA — April 8, 2026 — Billerica's Charter Review Committee voted 6-5 Wednesday to change how citizen referendum questions are decided at the ballot box, shifting from a supermajority standard matching town meeting thresholds to a simple majority of voters turning out. The change to Section 2-13 of

Billerica Charter Panel Tightens Residency Rule for Town Meeting Members

BILLERICA — March 24, 2026 — Billerica's Charter Review Committee voted unanimously to tighten the residency standard for town meeting members and replace outdated warrant-publication language at its March 24 meeting. The committee amended Section 2.6(B)(1) to read that a town meeting member "who no

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