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July 9, 2024
7 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Gary Haley, Julianne Vanderhoop
Absent: Tom Murphy
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Minutes
Accept the minutes of May 21, 2024
Accept the minutes of May 21, 2024
The minutes say “Both sets of minutes were accepted” with no count or names, so only the result is shown.
Annual Appointments
Approved appointments as listed except for Eleanor Hebert on Cemetery Committee
Ben Martin be appointed to the Lighthouse Committee, Erika O’Brien to Personnel Committee and notice of Moderator’s appointment of Jamie O’Brien to FinCom
The minutes record the motion but not the vote; the outcome comes from the item’s heading (“Approved appointments as listed except for Eleanor Hebert on Cemetery Committee”). Only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Tom Murphy moved that Ben Martin be appointed to the Lighthouse Committee, Erika O’Brien to Personnel Committee and notice of Moderator’s appointment of Jamie O’Brien to FinCom..”
Defer her appointment and invite Eleanor to next meeting
Defer her appointment and invite Eleanor to next meeting
The minutes record the motion but not the vote; the outcome comes from the item’s heading (“Approved appointments as listed except for Eleanor Hebert on Cemetery Committee”). Only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“After discussion board moved to defer her appointment and invite Eleanor to next meeting..”
Accept the amended list of appointees minus Eleanor Hebert
Accept the amended list of appointees minus Eleanor Hebert
From the minutes
“Finally, Tom made a motion to accept the amended list of appointees minus Eleanor Hebert. Julie seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously..” (second: Vanderhoop)
Menemsha Leases
Accepted request from B. Vanderhoop to defer discussion to next meeting
Accepted request from B. Vanderhoop to defer discussion to next meeting
The minutes record this decision only in the item’s heading (“Accepted request from B. Vanderhoop to defer discussion to next meeting”), with no count or names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“(Accepted request from B. Vanderhoop to defer discussion to next meeting).”
Pride Flag
Purchase a new flag
Purchase a new flag
The minutes say the board voted or acted but give no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Board voted to purchase a new flag and have the police continue to fly it..”
Donation Accepted
Accepted donation to Lighthouse Fund
Accepted donation to Lighthouse Fund
The minutes record this decision only in the item’s heading (“Accepted donation to Lighthouse Fund”), with no count or names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“(Accepted donation to Lighthouse Fund).”
From the Aquinnah Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Christopher Manning (Sarah Shaw Dawson) and Tom Murphy (Nikeya Tankard), The Martha’s Vineyard Times; Julianne Vanderhoop (Amber Bettencourt, The Martha’s Vineyard Times, 2017); Gary Haley (Ray Ewing, Vineyard Gazette).
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