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Joan Gardner
At-large · 4 terms in this record
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Board years
Record at a glance · 2017–2018 Board
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2017–2018 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Gardner as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.
Attendance
At the start of 10 of 10 Select Board meetings in 2017–2018 Board.
Missed none.
Every meeting (10)
- Apr 9, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Apr 5, 2018 · Special: Present
- Apr 3, 2018 · Special: Present
- Apr 2, 2018 · Special: Present
- Mar 19, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Mar 5, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Feb 26, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Feb 5, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 22, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 8, 2018 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2017–2018 Board
Mar 5Take no positionMotion: Ms. Adachi moves to take no position, Ms. Gardner seconds,Passed 3–2 · Gardner: Yes
March 5, 2018: Take no position
Ms. Adachi moves to take no position, Ms. Gardner seconds,
Voted: Yes
Yes: Adachi, Chang, GardnerNo: Berry, Green
From the minutes
“Ms. Adachi moves to take no position, Ms. Gardner seconds, 3-2 (Mr. Berry, Ms. Green).” (Motion: Adachi, second: Gardner)
Jan 22Defer application to the next meetingMotion: Ms. Green moved to defer application to the next meeting. Ms.…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · Gardner: Yes
January 22, 2018: Defer application to the next meeting
Ms. Green moved to defer application to the next meeting. Ms. Green seconded.
Voted: Yes
The minutes name Katie Green as both the mover and the seconder, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Ms. Green moved to defer application to the next meeting. Ms. Green seconded. All ayes.” (Motion: Green)
Votes with no disagreement (40)
From the Acton Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Archive Center (Select Board Minutes). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: The Acton Exchange candidate profiles (Francesca Arsenault, April 2024, photo courtesy of Barrett Sotheby’s Realty; David D. Martin, April 2025; Alissa Nicol, April 2026; Pam Nourse, April 2026, photo by Maddie Freeman); Dean A. Charter from the Town of Acton’s Select Board group photo (May 11, 2026).
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