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October 8, 2025
8 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Tom Murphy, Julianne Vanderhoop, Christopher Manning
Absent: None
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Minutes
Approve minutes of September 2 meeting
Approve minutes of September 2 meeting
From the minutes
“Tom Murphy made a motion to approve minutes of September 2 meeting. Chris Manning seconded the motion that passed unanimously without further discussion..” (Motion: Murphy, second: Manning)
Approve minutes of the joint meeting with FinCom held on September 12 as amended
Approve minutes of the joint meeting with FinCom held on September 12 as amended
From the minutes
“Tom Murphy moved and Julie Vanderhoop seconded a motion to approve minutes of the joint meeting with FinCom held on September 12 as amended. The motion passed unanimously..” (Motion: Murphy, second: Vanderhoop)
Classification and Compensation Proposal
Authorized entering into agreement with Collins Center
Authorized entering into agreement with Collins Center
The minutes record this decision only in the item’s heading (“Authorized entering into agreement with Collins Center”), with no count or names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“(Authorized entering into agreement with Collins Center).”
Emily Day discussed a proposal from the Edward J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management
Enter the agreement with the Center
Enter the agreement with the Center
From the minutes
“Tom Murphy made a motion to enter the agreement with the Center. Chris Manning seconded his motion that passed unanimously..” (Motion: Murphy, second: Manning)
Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Appointment
Appoint Ms
Appoint Ms
From the minutes
“Tom Murphy made a motion to appoint Ms. Julie seconded the motion saying that it was good to have someone from our community on the Committee. The motion passed unanimously without further discussion..” (Motion: Murphy, second: Vanderhoop)
High School Grant Support
Send a letter in support the grant
Send a letter in support the grant
From the minutes
“Chris Manning made a motion to send a letter in support the grant. Tom Murphy seconded the motion that was subsequently approved unanimously..” (Motion: Manning, second: Murphy)
Infrastructure Committee
Endorsed charter of Infrastructure Committee
The Board formally adopt the charter of the newly established Facilities Committee as drawn up by Eric Litt, Chairman of the Committee
From the minutes
“Tom Murphy moved that the Board formally adopt the charter of the newly established Facilities Committee as drawn up by Eric Litt, Chairman of the Committee. Chris Manning seconded Tom’s motion and without further discussion the motion was approved unanimously..” (Motion: Murphy, second: Manning)
Endorsed charter of Infrastructure Committee
From the minutes
“The motion was approved unanimously..”
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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