Source folder: /Users/jeffalderson/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-moderator@natickma.org/Shared drives/Finance Committee CMS (Not Public)/2020 Town Meetings/2020 Spring Annual Town Meeting
Read-only status: The source folder is treated as read-only. This file is a derived research note generated from file names, folder structure, and optional local text extraction where enabled. It does not copy source files into the toolkit.
Confidence: research draft
Extraction mode: filename and folder analysis unless the manifest reports files with extractable local text.
2020 SATM has 15 indexed working-file sources, with 10 article-number references inferred from file names, folder names, or optional extracted text. Dominant topics: zoning and land use (3), governance and committees (2), procedural floor management (1), schools and education (1). Source types: questionnaire (6), recommendation_book (5), rules_or_decorum (3), other (2), warrant (2).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Indexed files | 15 |
| Files with extractable local text | 0 |
| File extensions | .pdf (15) |
| Source categories | questionnaire (6), recommendation_book (5), rules_or_decorum (3), other (2), warrant (2), motion (1), vote_or_action (1) |
- Zoning And Land Use: 3 source record(s); article references: 19, 23, 34, 42.
- Governance And Committees: 2 source record(s); article references: 5, 32, 33.
- Procedural Floor Management: 1 source record(s); article references: 19.
- Schools And Education: 1 source record(s); article references: 35.
| Article | Source Count | Topics | Procedural Signals | Representative Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | governance and committees (1) | None identified | Article 33 Amend Article 5 Fiscal Procedures of the Town of Natick Home Rule Charter/2020_SATM_Response_Article_33_TMPRC_03062020.pdf |
| 19 | 1 | zoning and land use (1), procedural floor management (1) | None identified | Article 19 Home Rule Petition: Authorization to Issue (3) Wine and Malt Beverages License Not to Be Drunk on the Premises for Downtown Mixed Use District, Natick, Massachusetts/Motion_Article_19_-_Special_Legislation_for_Wine_Malt_Licenses_for_DM_District.pdf |
| 23 | 1 | zoning and land use (1) | None identified | Article 34 Amend Article 23 of the Town of Natick ByLaws/2020_SATM_Response_Article_34_TMPRC_03062020.pdf |
| 32 | 1 | governance and committees (1) | None identified | Article 32 Town Meeting Practices and Rules Committee: Committee Report/2020_SATM_Response_Article_32_TMPRC_03062020.pdf |
| 33 | 1 | governance and committees (1) | None identified | Article 33 Amend Article 5 Fiscal Procedures of the Town of Natick Home Rule Charter/2020_SATM_Response_Article_33_TMPRC_03062020.pdf |
| 34 | 1 | zoning and land use (1) | None identified | Article 34 Amend Article 23 of the Town of Natick ByLaws/2020_SATM_Response_Article_34_TMPRC_03062020.pdf |
| 35 | 1 | schools and education (1) | None identified | Article 35 Omnibus Financial Article/2020_SATM_Response_Article_35_TMPRC_03062020.pdf |
| 36 | 2 | None identified | None identified | Article 36 Authorize Special Legislation-Real Estate Transfer Fee for Affordable Housing/Town_of_Natick_Mail_-_Request_for_No_Action_on_Article_36.pdfArticle 36 Authorize Special Legislation-Real Estate Transfer Fee for Affordable Housing/Memo_to_FinCom_Article_36.pdf |
| 41 | 1 | None identified | None identified | Article 41 Reform of Electoral Process/2020_SATM_Response_Article_41_Connolly_03012020.pdf |
| 42 | 2 | zoning and land use (1) | None identified | Article 42 Plastic Straw Restriction/ Article 42 Questionnaire.pdfArticle 42 Plastic Straw Restriction/Article 42 BYLAW_REGULATING_DISTRIBUTION_OF_PLASTIC_STRAWS_AND_STIRRERS.pdf |
No procedural or decorum signals were identified by keyword in this meeting folder.
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