Brookline's Fall Special Town Meeting convenes to consider and vote on any budget amendments required to balance the budget passed in May and to consider any citizen petitions/articles that have been filed for the Fall warrant.
Meeting in Brookline High School Auditorium at 7 pm for 2–8 nights, the Annual Town Meeting is when we consider and vote on the budget for the next fiscal year. This year (2026), TM met for three consecutive nights in May, following the successful vote for a $23 million operating override (over three years). Town Meeting also passed a major commercial development zoning package for Chestnut Hill. Members of the public can click this link for videos of the 2026 Annual Town Meeting and other past town meetings.
The Fall, Special Town Meeting meets in late November, also at 7 pm in the BHS Auditorium. Special Town Meeting is convened to consider and vote to resolve any outstanding budget issues, to consider zoning and other issues not brought in May, and to consider any citizen petitions/articles that have been filed for the Fall warrant.
See the Warrant for the current/most recent Town Meeting (The warrant = All articles on the agenda; these are the items your Town Meeting Members will vote on). NOTE: There is not yet a Warrant posted for the Fall of 2026.
Contact Your Pct 3 Town Meeting Members with questions about Town Meeting or about any item in the Warrant.
Key dates:
The dates for November 2026 Special Town Meeting have not yet been announced, but the likely first night is Tuesday, November 17, 2026. If that is the first night, the Warrant for the Fall Special Town Meeting will be open beginning August 6, and closing on September 2nd. During the "open" Warrant period, citizens may file articles for inclusion of the warrant provided they do so with signatures from ten (10) Brookline registered voters.
Who Can Attend Town Meeting?
Any resident of Brookline is welcome to attend a Town Meeting and speak to the assembly (with the permission of the Moderator). Only elected Town Meeting Members may vote on any of the articles.