Milton To Hold Special Town Meeting Remotely

MILTON, MA — Those Milton residents looking to take part in the July 28 special town meeting are asked to make sure they are registered and have a working knowledge ahead of the technology in advance of the day.

The meeting will be held via the Zoom Webinar technology that was used during what was deemed a successful annual town meeting last month amid the coronavirus health crisis.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Town Moderator Robert Hiss will accept amendments in writing until midnight on July 24 and will post them on the town meeting page of the town's website.

"We have all experienced the difficulty of incorporating amendments from the floor during town meeting,"Hiss said. "There are always scope, legal and language issues that make it extremely difficult to accept a complex amendment from the floor. They require consultation with the sponsoring board, town counsel and the warrant committee. They frequently require numerous wording changes to make them clear. None of the other town meeting members has seen floor amendment language in advance. I will reject out of hand complex amendments submitted from the floor during town meeting if I have not received them in advance by midnight Friday, July 24, 2020."

Those who did not attend the June Town Meeting must complete Zoom registration. Those who do not have access to a computer can request a personal computer for home use from the Council on Aging or use one at the Council on Aging through contacting Hilary Waite at hwaite@townofmilton.org. Residents can also use smart phone or tablet.

Those without an email address can contact Michael Lynch at mike@miltonaccesstv.org or 617-898-4960.

Those who need an accommodation due to a disability can contact Hiss at rhiss@townofmilton.org.

If there is demand, Hiss will conduct a training session on July 26 at 7 p.m. Email rhiss@townofmilton.org if interested.