S.T.O.W.S. Town Meeting Prep

 Zoom Information
https://zoom.us/j/93480439727?pwd=U1A5enliSlJNbGMyZ3A3eEtydzgxZz09
Meeting ID: 934 8043 9727 Passcode: 148544

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The meeting is scheduled early this year, as we will be looking for input into how to organize things.

• The STOWS meeting is to help prepare for the Annual Town Meeting
• Review order of Town Meeting actions
• Determine who will make motions and presentations
• Set time limits
• Discuss any other meeting procedures and format

Each department, board or group of voters that has sponsored an article for this Town Meeting
should make arrangements for at least one member to attend STOWS, or contact Moderator
David Walrath to make other arrangements (978- 897-0345) or StowModerator@stow-ma.gov .

If you plan to make a presentation:
All computer presentations are due to the Moderator by 6 p.m. May 13.

Due to COVID19:

• We will need to make any presentations available on the town web site the week before town meeting, so no late presentations.
• The meeting will be run much like last year; indoor plus outdoor at Center.
• We will have the slides shown inside this year. We also hope to have a projector outside, but we may need to print presentations for outside. If you want them to be printed for you, presentations will need to be in a day earlier (May 12), otherwise you will be responsible.
• Keep presentations as short if possible. Time limits will be strictly enforced.

Regular requirements:

• Send presentations to the Moderator, preferably by email: StowModerator@stow-ma.gov.
• Presentations should be 10 minutes or less.
• It is at the Moderator’s discretion if additional time is warranted.
• Provide the Moderator the estimated length of presentations either at or prior to the STOWS meeting. 
• Presentations should be in PowerPoint. Templates for PowerPoint presentations and Stow’s Town Meeting Presentation Guide may be
  obtained from the Town Clerk.  Email the request to TownClerk@stow-ma.gov

If you plan to have non-voters attend to assist, please check the “Information for Nonvoters”
document at www.stow-ma.gov under “Town Meeting and Election”.

Finally, please let us know if your board or committee will have any non-voters attending town meeting, making the presentation or available to answer questions.  We will add his/her name to the admit to auditorium list and the list for town meeting to vote to address town meeting.