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4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Brandi Kinsman, Yolanda Greaves, Joseph Magnani, Steve Mitchell, Robert Scherer
Absent: None
During the meeting:
Award and execute the bond documents for the Mindess School and the Public Safety Building (Clerk’s certificate of the votes)
VOTE OF THE SELECT BOARD Steve Mitchell read the motion, as the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Ashland, Massachusetts (the "Town"), certify that at a meeting of the board held August 3, 2022, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: Voted: that the sale of the $47,850,000 General Obligation Municipal Purpose Loan of 2022 Bonds of the Town dated August 8, 2022 (the "Bonds"), to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at the price of $48,028,667.63 and accrued interest, if any, is hereby approved and confirmed. The Bonds shall be payable on August 1 of the years and in the principal amounts and bear interest at the respective rates, as follows: Interest Interest Year Amount Rate Year Amount Rate 2023 $ 125,000 5.00% 2034 $ 1,440,000 5.00% 2024 905,000 5.00 2035 1,495,000 5.00 2025 950,000 5.00 2036 1,560,000 4.00 2026 1,000,000 5.00 2037 1,625,000 4.00 2027 1,050,000 5.00 2038 1,700,000 4.00 2028 1,105,000 5.00 2039 1,755,000 4.00 2029 1,160,000 5.00 2040 1,830,000 4.00 2030 1,220,000 5.00 2041 1,905,000 4.00 2031 1,270,000 5.00 2042 1,980,000 4.00 2032 1,325,000 5.00 2047 11,180,000 3.00 2033 1,380,000 5.00 2052 9,890,000 3.00 Further Voted: that the Bonds maturing on August 1, 2047 and August 1, 2052 (each a "Term Bond") shall be subject to mandatory redemption or mature as follows: Term Bond due August 1.204
Steve Mitchell, as Clerk, read the votes into the record; the minutes do not name a mover. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
“VOTE OF THE SELECT BOARD Steve Mitchell read the motion, as the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Ashland, Massachusetts (the "Town"), certify that at a meeting of the board held August 3, 2022, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: Voted: that the sale of the $47,850,000 General Obligation Municipal Purpose Loan of 2022 Bonds of the Town dated August 8, 2022 (the "Bonds"), to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at the price of $48,028,667.63 and accrued interest, if any, is hereby approved and confirmed. The Bonds shall be payable on August 1 of the years and in the principal amounts and bear interest at the respective rates, as follows: Interest Interest Year Amount Rate Year Amount Rate 2023 $ 125,000 5.00% 2034 $ 1,440,000 5.00% 2024 905,000 5.00 2035 1,495,000 5.00 2025 950,000 5.00 2036 1,560,000 4.00 2026 1,000,000 5.00 2037 1,625,000 4.00 2027 1,050,000 5.00 2038 1,700,000 4.00 2028 1,105,000 5.00 2039 1,755,000 4.00 2029 1,160,000 5.00 2040 1,830,000 4.00 2030 1,220,000 5.00 2041 1,905,000 4.00 2031 1,270,000 5.00 2042 1,980,000 4.00 2032 1,325,000 5.00 2047 11,180,000 3.00 2033 1,380,000 5.00 2052 9,890,000 3.00 Further Voted: that the Bonds maturing on August 1, 2047 and August 1, 2052 (each a "Term Bond") shall be subject to mandatory redemption or mature as follows: Term Bond due August 1.2047 Date Principal Amount August 1, 2043 $2,060,000 August 1, 2044 2,150,000 August 1, 2045 2,230,000 August 1, 2046 2,320,000 August 1, 2047* 2,420,000 *Final Maturity Term Bond due August 1. 2052 Date Principal Amount August 1, 2048 $2,515,000 August 1, 2049 2,620,000 August 1, 2050 2,510,000 August 1, 2051 1,100,000 August 1, 2052* 1,145,000 *Final Maturity Further Voted: that in connection with the marketing and sale of the Bonds, the preparation and distribution of a Notice of Sale and Preliminary Official Statement dated July 21, 2022, and a final Official Statement dated July 28, 2022 (the "Official Statement"), each in such form as may be approved by the Town Treasurer, be and hereby are ratified, confirmed, approved and adopted. Further Voted: that the Bonds shall be subject to redemption, at the option of the Town, upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Official Statement. Further Voted: that the Town Treasurer and the Select Board be, and hereby are, authorized to execute and deliver a continuing disclosure undertaking in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-12 in such form as may be approved by bond counsel to the Town, which undertaking shall be incorporated by reference in the Bonds, as applicable, for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds from time to time. Further Voted: that we authorize and direct the Town Treasurer to establish post issuance federal tax compliance procedures and continuing disclosure procedures in such forms as the Town Treasurer and bond counsel deem sufficient, or if such procedures are currently in place, to review and update said procedures, in order to monitor and maintain the tax-exempt status of the Bonds and to comply with relevant securities laws. Further Voted: that any certificates or documents relating to the Bonds (collectively, the "Documents"), may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be regarded as an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same document; delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to a Document by electronic mail in a ".pdf" file or by other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart signature page to such Document; and electronic signatures on any of the Documents shall be deemed original signatures for the purposes of the Documents and all matters relating thereto, having the same legal effect as original signatures. Further Voted: that each member of the Select Board, the Town Clerk and the Town Treasurer be and hereby are, authorized to take any and all such actions, and execute and deliver such certificates, receipts or other documents as may be determined by them, or any of them, to be necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of the foregoing votes. I further certify that the votes were taken at a meeting open to the public, that no vote was taken by secret ballot, that a notice stating the place, date, time and agenda for the meeting (which agenda included the adoption of the above votes) was filed with the Town Clerk and a copy thereof posted in a manner conspicuously visible to the public at all hours in or on the municipal building that the office of the Town Clerk is located or, if applicable, in accordance with an alternative method of notice prescribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth in 940 CMR 29.03(2)(b), at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting, that no deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the Bonds were taken in executive session, all in accordance with G.L. c.30A, §§18-25, as amended. This motion was seconded by Yolanda Greaves with a unanimous vote of 5-0-0..” (second: Greaves)
Accept the draft response to the Open Meeting Law Complaints filed by Stephen Morgan with edits as presented
Yolanda made a motion to accept the draft response to the Open Meeting Law Complaints filed by Stephen Morgan with edits as presented. This motion was seconded by Joe with a unanimous vote of 5-0-0.
“Yolanda made a motion to accept the draft response to the Open Meeting Law Complaints filed by Stephen Morgan with edits as presented. This motion was seconded by Joe with a unanimous vote of 5-0-0..” (Motion: Greaves, second: Magnani)
Accept the Consent Agenda as presented
Yolanda made a motion to accept the Consent Agenda as presented which was seconded by Joe with a unanimous vote of 5-0-0.
“Yolanda made a motion to accept the Consent Agenda as presented which was seconded by Joe with a unanimous vote of 5-0-0..” (Motion: Greaves, second: Magnani)
Adjourn
Yolanda made a motion to adjourn at 8:30 pm seconded by Joe with a unanimous vote of 5-0-0.
“Yolanda made a motion to adjourn at 8:30 pm seconded by Joe with a unanimous vote of 5-0-0..” (Motion: Greaves, second: Magnani)
From the Ashland Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): WACA-TV Ashland videos — Brandi Kinsman (July 2026), Makeda Keegan (September 2026), Joseph Magnani (May 2026), Yolanda Greaves (May 2025) and Claudia Bennett (March 2025). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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