7.1 The Selectmen shall cause copies of the annual town reports to be distributed among the taxpayers of the town by mail or otherwise at least three (3) days before the annual town meeting.
7.2 Each board, committee established by authority of the General Laws or by vote of the town meeting, head of a department and other officer of the Town shall annually on or before January 15th, submit to the Selectmen a written report setting forth clearly and completely the work of such board, committee, department or officer during the preceding calendar year. Each such report shall be made part of the next annual town report.
7.3 Each other committee shall submit a written report to the annual town meeting next following its establishment and such report shall be filed with the Town Clerk for preservation; unless a vote of the town meeting shall expressly provide otherwise, the acceptance of the report shall discharge the committee but shall not operate as an adoption of any recommendation that may be contained in such report.
7.4 Each board, committee, head of a department and other officer of the town, having charge of the expenditure of money, shall annually deliver to the Selectmen and Finance Committee of the town an itemized estimate of the requirements of such board, committee, department or other office for the succeeding year, with a brief statement explaining any changes from the amounts appropriated for the same purpose in the preceding year.
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