MassVoter.com← Ashland Select BoardAshland Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Joint meeting
January 21, 2026
1 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Claudia Bennett, Yolanda Greaves, Brandi Kinsman, Joseph Magnani, Makeda Keegan
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Makeda Keegan took part remotely.
Every vote, in order
Discuss FY 27 Budget
Tri-Board: approve a $2.75 million operational override for the Ashland Public Schools, tied to moving a $750,000 debt payment from the operating budget to the debt exclusion (both must pass)
Motion: that the Tri board vote to approve a $2.75 Million dollar operational override for the Ashland Public Schools and figure out also how to tie a $750,000.00 debt transfer from General operating budget to the debt exclusion understanding that both need to pass in order to move forward. q q Motion: Paul Kendall and : Claudia Bennett i Roll-Call Vote: Ms. Fitanides-aye, Mr. Terry-aye, Mr. Kendall-aye, Ms. Greaves-aye, Ms. Bennett-aye, Ms. Kinsman-aye, Mr. Magnani-aye, Ms. Kokaram-aye, Mr. Moore-aye, Mr. Hart- aye, Mr. Walsh-aye, Mr. Arora-aye, Mr. Earley-aye, Ms. Keegan-aye, Ms. Culverwell-aye.
A joint roll-call vote of the Finance Committee, School Committee and Select Board (15-0); only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. The minutes read “Motion: Paul Kendall and : Claudia Bennett”; Mr. Kendall is a School Committee member, so no mover or seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: that the Tri board vote to approve a $2.75 Million dollar operational override for the Ashland Public Schools and figure out also how to tie a $750,000.00 debt transfer from General operating budget to the debt exclusion understanding that both need to pass in order to move forward. q q Motion: Paul Kendall and : Claudia Bennett i Roll-Call Vote: Ms. Fitanides-aye, Mr. Terry-aye, Mr. Kendall-aye, Ms. Greaves-aye, Ms. Bennett-aye, Ms. Kinsman-aye, Mr. Magnani-aye, Ms. Kokaram-aye, Mr. Moore-aye, Mr. Hart- aye, Mr. Walsh-aye, Mr. Arora-aye, Mr. Earley-aye, Ms. Keegan-aye, Ms. Culverwell-aye..”
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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