Section 1. Notwithstanding section 9 of chapter 39 of the general laws, or any other general or special law, charter provision, regulation, or by-law of the town of Tisbury to the contrary, the select board of the town of Tisbury may vote to hold the 2022 annual town meeting outside the geographic limits of the town, if the select board determines that it is not possible to adequately conduct said annual town meeting at or about the calendar time designated for said meeting in the town’s bylaws at a location within the geographic limits of the town that is suitable for conducting the meeting and ensures the opportunity for the town’s residents to participate in the meeting in a manner that protects their health and safety; provided, however, that a meeting for the election of officers that are to be determined by ballot at a municipal election shall be held within the geographic limits of the town.

Section 2. The select board shall publicly post notice of the location of the town meeting on the municipal website and in the warrant, and may circulate notice of the location of the town meeting in any other ways as may be reasonably calculated to achieve the goal of public notice of the location of town meeting outside the geographic limits of the town.

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