Town Meeting Options Task Force
The Town Meeting Options Task Force is established to review and evaluate alternatives for conducting future Town Meetings and voting procedures in Hardwick. The Task Force will gather information, consider the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches, seek public input, and provide recommendations to the Select Board for consideration.
The Task Force shall submit its final report and recommendations to the Select Board no later than November 19, 2026, unless extended by the Select Board. The Task Force shall not have decision-making authority. Its role is advisory only.
MEETINGS
Meetings are held on the 3rd floor of the Hardwick Memorial Building at 6pm on the following Wednesdays in 2026:
August 12, 19 & 26
September 2, 16 & 30
October 14 & 28
November 4 & 18
Please see below for the most recent agenda and minutes.
MEMBERS
Karen Collier, Vice Chair
Ross Connelly
Shari Cornish
Maureen Demers
Larry Fliegelman
Dean Hale
Patrick Larsen
Alberta Miller
Peter Moskovitz
Amy Rosenthal, Chair
Documents
- Resources/Research/Background
- Susan Clark Memo
- Dignity in America
- Jericho Town Meeting Survey
- Australian Ballot Legal Requirements
- Annual Town Meeting Voting Methods 2025
- Jericho Town Meeting Reimagined
- Duxbury Town Meeting Report
- Hardwick Town Meeting Survey – Spring 2026
- All Those in Favor
- Real Democracy, The New England Town Meeting and How It Works, by Frank M. Bryan.