MassVoter.com← Ashland Select BoardAshland Select Board · 2022–2023 Board · Joint meeting
March 8, 2023
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Brandi Kinsman, Yolanda Greaves, Joseph Magnani, Robert Scherer, Steve Mitchell
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Introductions
Adjust the language to: Special Education Stabilization Fund: The Special Education Stabilization Fund will be used to provide a buffer on widely fluctuating Special Education Costs, out of...
Yolanda Greaves made a motion to adjust the language to: Special Education Stabilization Fund: The Special Education Stabilization Fund will be used to provide a buffer on widely fluctuating Special Education Costs, out of district tuition, transportation, or any other costs as deemed necessary by the Superintendent of Schools. Appropriations out of the Special Education Stabilization Fund will be limited to $250,000 per fiscal year and will be made upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and require a two-thirds vote at Town Meeting. The balance of the SPED stabilization fund should not exceed $600,000. Seconded by Joe Magnani Vote: 5-0, passed unanimously
From the minutes
“Yolanda Greaves made a motion to adjust the language to: Special Education Stabilization Fund: The Special Education Stabilization Fund will be used to provide a buffer on widely fluctuating Special Education Costs, out of district tuition, transportation, or any other costs as deemed necessary by the Superintendent of Schools. Appropriations out of the Special Education Stabilization Fund will be limited to $250,000 per fiscal year and will be made upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and require a two-thirds vote at Town Meeting. The balance of the SPED stabilization fund should not exceed $600,000. Seconded by Joe Magnani Vote: 5-0, passed unanimously.” (Motion: Greaves, second: Magnani)
Adjourn
Yolanda Greaves made a motion to adjourn the Select Board Seconded by Steve Mitchell Motion passes 5-0.
From the minutes
“Yolanda Greaves made a motion to adjourn the Select Board Seconded by Steve Mitchell Motion passes 5-0..” (Motion: Greaves, second: Mitchell)
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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