Shutesbury's legislative branch is open town meeting, a form of direct democracy in which registered voters come together in person to be heard, to debate, and to vote on policy decisions affecting the Town. Shutesbury's Annual Town Meeting is to be held on the second Saturday in May, and the election of Town officials is held at that time. Voting By Mail is allowed in electing Town officials but not for matters on the warrant for Town Meeting The Annual Town Meeting has three chief functions:

FinCom FY27 Budget Report (pdf)
FY27 Budget (pdf) for vote at 05/09/2026 Annual Town Meeting

Revised FY26 FinCom Budget Report (pdf)
Revised FY26 Budget (pdf) for vote at 9/30/25 Special Town Meeting

FinCom FY26 Budget Report (pdf)
FY26 Budget (pdf) for vote at 05/31/2025 Annual Town Meeting

FinCom FY25 Budget Report (pdf)
FY25 Budget (pdf) for vote at 04/27/2024 Annual Town Meeting

FinCom FY24 Budget Report (pdf)
FY24 Budget (pdf) for vote at 06/03/2023 Annual Town Meeting

Solar Bylaw handout for Special Town Meeting (pdf)
Revision of 2022 Solar Bylaw (pdf) proposed at 01/19/2023 Special Town Meeting

FinCom FY23 Budget Report (pdf)
FY23 Budget (pdf) for vote at 05/21/2022 Annual Town Meeting

FinCom FY22 Budget Report
FY22 Budget (pdf) for vote at 06/12/2021 Annual Town Meeting

Committee & Board reports_2020 ATM (pdf)
FY21 Budget (pdf) for vote at 06/27/2020 Annual Town Meeting

FY20 Budget (pdf) for vote at 05/04/2019 Annual Town Meeting

FY19 Budget (pdf) for vote at 05/05/2018 Annual Town Meeting

FY18 Budget (pdf) for vote at 05/06/2017 Annual Town Meeting

FY17 Budget (pdf) for vote at 05/07/2016 Annual Town Meeting

FY16 Budget (pdf) for vote at 05/05/2015 Annual Town Meeting