SAVOY — Town voters sailed through a $2.7 million budget and a majority of the 25-article warrant in just over an hour at Wednesday’s annual town meeting, but rejected a proposed short-term rental bylaw.

A majority of the budget items were unanimously approved, including funding for general government, the Highway Department, snow and ice, public safety, veterans services and education, including Hoosac Valley Regional Schools, McCann Technical in North Adams, and Smith Vocational in Northampton.

Voters also approved spending $52,000 for a new roof on the Town Office Building after some discussion. In addition, they established a Capital Improvement Stabilization Fund to help pay for future major expenses, such as building repairs and equipment purchases, and voted to transfer $100,000 from the town’s General Stabilization Fund to seed the new account.

The most heavily debated article was a proposed zoning bylaw for short-term rentals.

Planning Board representatives said a review of town bylaws and legal guidance found that short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs, are not permitted under Savoy’s current zoning bylaw because they are not listed as an allowed use. As a result, existing short-term rentals are considered illegal and subject to enforcement. The proposed bylaw would establish a legal framework for short-term rentals in town.

Several residents who said they operate short-term rentals argued that the proposed bylaw, combined with state building code requirements, could force the existing handful of rentals to close. They said state law would require short-term rental owners to install sprinkler systems, a costly upgrade.

Others questioned whether voters should approve the measure without a written legal opinion, and the proposal ultimately failed to receive the required two-thirds vote.

An article that would have funded an anonymized electronic voting system for town meetings was also rejected, and voters then amended a free cash article to strip out the $9,980 earmarked for the “clickers.”

Turnout was up from last year, with 55 residents, representing about 9 percent of registered voters, showing up to the Savoy firehouse.