GILL — The first part of Annual Town Meeting on Monday, May 5, will ask voters to weigh in on officer positions, Franklin Regional Council of Governments charter amendments and revolving fund spending limits.

The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 325 Main Road, and three of the 13 total warrant articles will be voted on. The other 10 articles will be taken up on Monday, June 9, at 7 p.m., also at Town Hall.

Town Administrator Ray Purington said the articles being voted on first come before voters annually. Article 1 involves the election of two or more field drivers, fence viewers, and measurers of wood, bark and surveyors of lumber for one year.

“These are quaint, old-timey positions that almost never get called into action,” Purington said, adding that most towns have removed these titles, but Gill has retained them for the sake of tradition.

In 2024, the town elected Edward Golembeski and Clifford Hatch as field drivers and the regional animal control officer as assistant field driver. The Selectboard was given the fence viewers’ authority, as well as that of the measurers of wood, bark and surveyors of lumber.

The other parts of Article 1 relate to Gill’s Chapter 90 funds that will be $260,781, an increase from the current fiscal year. This is based on Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed bond bill for the Chapter 90 program that includes a 50% increase, and a change in the allocation formula that helps rural towns. The other portion is for the Quintus Allen Trust Fund that will be used for educational expenses at Gill Elementary School.

Article 2 is the request from FRCOG for residents to vote on the changes to the charter, which outlines FRCOG’s purpose, structure, duties and authorities, and has not been updated in the 28 years since it was created. The revisions must be approved by a two-thirds majority vote in at least two-thirds of the 26 member municipalities.

The last article for Monday, Article 3, includes voters approving the maximum spending amount of nine revolving fund accounts. Purington said this is another annual article, and these funds are available for departments, boards, committees, agencies or authorized officials to spend on designated uses. The largest of the funds is $10,000 for the Conservation Commission.

The rest of the articles will then be taken up in June, which the warrant states is for the purpose of finalizing the FY26 budget. A copy of the warrant is available at tinyurl.com/GillATM2025.

Erin-Leigh Hoffman can be reached at ehoffman@recorder.com or 413-930-4231.