The 2024 Annual Town Meeting will commence on Monday, May 6th 2024 at 7pm, and may run for consecutive nights if needed. There will be a special town meeting to commence on tuesday, may 7th 2024 at 7pm. both meetings held at the hopkinton middle school (88 hayden rowe) auditorium.
click here for the 2024 Annual Town Meeting notice, which was posted on january 5th, 2024
Key links:
- FY25 Budget Development Memo to Select Board from Town Manager - 10/5/23
- above document includes the 2024 Annual Town Meeting Timeline & FY 25 Budget Calendar and a Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Initial Discussion Paper
- FY25 Budget Message Slides as shared at the October 10th, 2023 Select Board Meeting
- Town of Hopkinton FY 2025 Capital Budget Requests - December 2023
- Town Manager Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Comprehensive Budget Transmittal - 1/28/24
- Link to departmental budget & capital hearings documentation - February 2024
- Budget development files & presentations, and other supporting info related to the FY 2025 Budget
- 2023 Annual Town Report
- Appropriation Committee Report with Recommendations for Annual Town Meeting May 6, 2024 (Approved: April 19, 2024)
- 2024 Annual Town Meeting and Special Town Meeting will be using an electronic voting system, from Meridia. For a showcase and explanation of the system, please view the video below. (Please note, video was originally recorded for 2023 Special Town Meeting.)
- If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in the 2024 Annual Town Meeting and Special Town Meeting, please fill out our Accessibility Request Form.
2023 special Town Meeting - Monday Nov 13th, 2023
The Hopkinton Select Board has called a Special Town Meeting to be held at 7:00 PM on Monday, November 13, 2023 to be held at the Hopkinton Middle School (88 Hayden Rowe). Click here to read the notice, and link to full notice, posted on October 4th, 2023.
Link to Special Town Meeting 11-13-2023 Warrant
Hopkinton Special Town Meeting Appropriation Committee Report
Additional supporting documents can be found here
Special Town Meeting 2023 will utilize electronic voting. You must be physically present at the meeting to vote. For more information about electronic voting at Special Town Meeting 2023 - click here for a Press Release and accompanying video
Additionally, the Town Clerk's office will have two open office hour demonstrations of the electronic voting clickers:
- Monday, Nov. 6 at 12-noon, Hopkinton Senior Center, 28 Mayhew St.
- Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 5 pm, Hopkinton Town Hall, 18 Main St.
*If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to attend a public meeting or event, please complete this form at least 3 business days prior to the event.
2023 Annual Town Meeting & FY2024 Budget
Hopkinton Annual Town Meeting (ATM) 2023 was held on Monday May 1st & Tuesday May 2, 2023 at the Hopkinton Middle School Auditorium. You can find information about ATM 2023 and the FY23 budget through the links and resources below.
Key links:
- 2023 Annual Town Meeting Warrant & Motions Document - FINAL
- 2023 Annual Town Meeting Warrant - Final, SIGNED
- Proposed Consent Agenda for Annual Town Meeting 2023
- Letter from Town Counsel (2023-04-28) - Citizens Petition Warrant Articles 2023 Annual Town Meeting
- Presentations & Handouts for Annual Town Meeting
- Appropriation Committee Report with Recommendations for Annual Town Meeting May 1, 2023
- Annual Town Report 2022
- Interactive 2023 Annual Town Warrant and Motions ESRI StoryMap
- Interactive FY24 Capital Expenses & Projects Requests ESRI StoryMap
- *If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to attend a public meeting or event, please
- at least 3 business day prior to the event.
2023 Annual Town Meeting
The 2023 Annual Town Meeting will commence on Monday, May 1, 2023 7:00 PM, and may run for consecutive nights if needed. 2023 Annual Town Meeting will be held at the Hopkinton Middle School Auditorium, 88 Hayden Rowe. *If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to attend a public meeting or event, please complete this form at least 3 business days prior to the event.
- Hopkinton Annual Town Meeting is an Open Town Meeting form of government which means that all Hopkinton registered voters have a direct voice and may vote on all warrant articles. You must be present in person during the meeting to vote. Warrant articles may create new or update existing bylaws or zoning. Annual Town Meeting also sets the budget for the upcoming fiscal year by determining the town's operating budget, as well as larger capital purchases and projects. Both operating and capital budgets have an impact on the services the town provides, which impacts property taxes.
- 2023 Annual Town Meeting Warrant & Motions Document - FINAL
- Presentations & Handouts for Annual Town Meeting (more may be added in upcoming days leading up to Monday May 1st)
- 2023 Annual Town Meeting Warrant - Final, SIGNED
- 2023 Annual Town Meeting Warrant - Final, no signatures - 4/20/2023
- Draft Annual Town Warrant - dated 3/9/2023, as included in the 3/14/23 Select Board Meeting packet.
- December 29, 2022 - Annual Town Meeting Notice
- Annual Town Report 2022
- Interactive 2023 Annual Town Warrant and Motions ESRI StoryMap
- Interactive FY24 Capital Requests and 5 Year Plan ESRI StoryMap
FY24 Budget process, Information, & updates
- Appropriation Committee Report with Recommendations for Annual Town Meeting May 1, 2023 (Approved: April 18, 2023)
- The Appropriation Committee conducted departmental budget reviews with Senior Leaders and held the FY 24 Budget Hearing in the Select Board meeting room at 6 pm on Monday, April 10, 2023. You can find links to these agendas, and recordings, in the section below.
- Finance Issue Paper - Hopkinton Structural Budget Deficit 3/30/2023
- Finance Issue Paper - Hopkinton Combined Operating and Capital Tax Impact 3/30/2023
- Finance Issue Paper - Benefits of Complying with Financial Policies 3/22/23
- Retiree Health (OPEB) Funding Issues and considerations 3/22/2023
- At the Tue 3/14/23 Select Board Meeting, the Select Board adopted the FY 2024 Comprehensive Budget as recommended by the Town Manager and voted to submit it to the Appropriation Committee, with the provision that the Appropriation Committee review the recommended FY 24 OPEB and Stabilization deposits concerning the pending $110,000 grant to the School Department and report its findings to the Select Board. (5-0)
- Town Manager Budget Update Memo with six enclosures - 3/11/2023
- Hopkinton Debt Service and Operating Budget Long Term Forecast 3/2/2023
- The Select Board held a public hearing on Tuesday, 2/28/2023 on the
proposed FY24 comprehensive budget, which included operating budgets and capital project
requests. The Board sought comments, questions and ideas from the public. - Town Department budget slides - Select Board meetings 1/31/23 & 2/7/23
- Budget Slides shared at Select Board Meeting 1/24/2023
- Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Comprehensive Budget Transmittal - 1/20/2023
- Slides from Budget Listening Session 12/8/22
- 11/15/22 Budget Listening Session - recording (YouTube)
- Town of Hopkinton FY 24 Comprehensive Budget listening session notice: November 15, 2022 Listening Session
- Joint Select Board Slides & Presentations from 9/20/22 Meeting
- Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Development Memo from Town Manager with enclosures (1) Proposed Timelines for 2023 Annual Town Meeting & FY 2024 Budget (2) Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Initial Discussion Paper - 9/29/2022
- Three Budget Listening Sessions were held on November 15, December 5th, and December 8th, 2022.
- Proposed FY 24 5 year Capital Summary
- Proposed FY 24 Capital Summary
- FY 24 Budget Sources and Uses 11/3/2022
- Fall 2022 - Budget Survey Results 10/14/2022
- Link to Google Drive folder with additional shared information
General / Annual Town Election info:
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You can expand the sections below for more details on the past few years of Annual and Special Town Meeting info. For archival documents for previous Town Meetings, please visit our
- google drive folder.