Our Town's government is in the form of an open town meeting, a 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 usually held on the last Saturday in April, and the election of Town officials is held at that time.  Absentee voting is allowed in electing Town officials. The Annual Town Meeting has three chief functions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FY15 Budget for vote at 05/03/2014 Annual Town Meeting (pdf)