A. Call by Council. The Council may authorize and issue a Call to Town Meeting by vote of four (4) or more Councilpersons in favor of a Call, provided that no Town Meeting called by vote of Council has been held during the current calendar year.

B. Call by Petition. Upon receipt of a petition to issue a Call, and certification by the Town Clerk that such petition contains signatures of registered electors in number equal to at least fifteen percent (15%) of the total number of electors voting in the last regular municipal election, the Council must issue a Call at the earliest possible time, provided that no Town Meeting called by petition has been held during the current calendar year.

C. The Call shall set the Town Meeting not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days after the date of issue of the Call. It shall include the date, time and place of the meeting and an agenda of no more than three (3) items for discussion or action. The Council resolution or popular petition calling for a Town Meeting shall specify the items for discussion or action, and the agenda may not be changed after the Call is issued. The Call shall be posted in a public place and published in a newspaper of record at least thirty (30) days prior to the date set for the Town Meeting.