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September 12, 2025
4 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Tom Murphy, Julianne Vanderhoop, Christopher Manning
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“on call” costs that are currently paid at rates that are lower than those of other departments
“on call” costs that are currently paid at rates that are lower than those of other departments
From the minutes
“I expect there to be costs related to vehicle expenses.” Discussion moved to “on call” costs that are currently paid at rates that are lower than those of other departments. Howard Goldstein made a motion, seconded by Jim Newman to approve the transfer. The motion was approved unanimously by FinCom members in attendance..”
Joint meeting with Finance Committee
Joint meeting with Finance Committee
The minutes say the board voted or acted but give no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Select Board voted to enter executive session to discuss additional pay for Police Chief..”
Joint meeting with Finance Committee
From the minutes
“In the Executive Session Select Board voted 3-0 to pay Chief Belain $129.15/hour for his time over 40 hours per week in lieu of comp time..”
Joint meeting with Finance Committee
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 reappoint Jessica Seeman and Jim Mahoney to CPC..”
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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