SECTION 1.  The home rule charter of the town of North Reading, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out section 2-4-1 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 2-4-1  The town meeting shall meet regularly on the first available Monday in June not in conflict with a religious or legal holiday to consider and adopt an annual operating and capital budget, and to act on other financial matters, as well as to consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting; and on the first available Monday in October not in conflict with a religious or legal holiday to consider and act on matters of planning, zoning, subdivision control, building codes, and all other matters of a by-law nature, as well as to consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting, including financial matters; said dates for the June and October town meetings shall be set by the board of selectmen at a public hearing held during a regularly scheduled meeting of the board annually in January.

SECTION 2.  Section 2-5-1 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the word “April” and inserting in place thereof the following word:-  June.

SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.