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Avon Select Board
How the Avon Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Eric S. Beckerman joined the board after the April 10, 2018 town election, and Francis Hegarty left the board. On April 12, 2018 the board reorganized: Mr. Brady moved to appoint Mr. Rose as Chairman and Mr. Beckerman as Clerk; both motions carried. Covers 40 meetings, April 12 to April 4, 2019.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetBoard years
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Members
Eric BeckermanClerk · Elected townwide · at 39 of 40 meetingsRobert BradyAssociate · Elected townwide · at 39 of 40 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Avon Select Board (called the Board of Selectmen until late 2023) minutes from January 6, 2018 through September 17, 2026. Minutes from 2025 on come from the town’s Agenda Center; minutes from 2018 to 2024 come from the town’s Document Center (Minutes, Select Board folder), where the town posted its older files. Some meetings from 2018 to 2025 have an agenda but no minutes online, and a few files are filed under the wrong date; we load each file under the meeting it really records and list the gaps for the town. Meetings after September 17, 2026 are not posted yet. Nearly every minutes file is a scanned image, which MassVoter read with text recognition and checked by hand. Avon’s minutes name who made and seconded each motion, but most of them then say only “The motion carried” or “The motion passed,” without a count or names. For those votes we show the result only, without guessing how each member voted, even though the board has only three members. When the minutes say the vote was unanimous or that all were in favor, every member present is shown voting yes, and when the minutes record a roll call (usually for executive sessions, adjourning and remote meetings), each member’s vote is shown by name. Votes taken by other boards at joint meetings (for example the Finance Committee) are left out. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote. The Select Board office answered MassVoter’s questions about the minutes on October 7 and 8, 2026; each vote changed by those answers says so in its note.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Apr 4Approve the quote from MHQ for a Ford F350…Motion: Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the quote from MHQ…Passed · see note
April 4, 2019: Approve the quote from MHQ for a Ford F350 4 x 4 cab and chassis
Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the quote from MHQ in the amount of $36,547.520 for a Ford F350 4 x 4 cab and chassis. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion.
The minutes record this motion with no result; the Select Board office told MassVoter.com by email (October 8, 2026) that it passed (two members are a quorum in Avon). Only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the quote from MHQ in the amount of $36,547.520 for a Ford F350 4 x 4 cab and chassis. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion..” (Motion: Brady, second: Beckerman)
Mar 7Approve the request from J ohn W. Kelley, Jr.…Motion: Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the request from J…Passed · see note
March 7, 2019: Approve the request from J ohn W. Kelley, Jr. to display 250 campaign signs throughout the Town of Avon to display his bid for Selectman
Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the request from J ohn W. Kelley, Jr. to display 250 campaign signs throughout the Town of Avon to display his bid for Selectman. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion. Chairman Rose abstained. The motion carried.
The minutes say Steven Rose abstained, but they give no count and do not record how the other members voted, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the request from J ohn W. Kelley, Jr. to display 250 campaign signs throughout the Town of Avon to display his bid for Selectman. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion. Chairman Rose abstained. The motion carried..” (Motion: Brady, second: Beckerman)
Mar 7Approve the request from Steven Rose to display 75…Motion: Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the request from Steven…Passed · see note
March 7, 2019: Approve the request from Steven Rose to display 75 campaign signs throughout the Town of Avon to display his bid for reappointment as Selectman
Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the request from Steven Rose to display 75 campaign signs throughout the Town of Avon to display his bid for reappointment as Selectman. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion. Chairman Rose abstained. The motion carried.
The minutes say Steven Rose abstained, but they give no count and do not record how the other members voted, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the request from Steven Rose to display 75 campaign signs throughout the Town of Avon to display his bid for reappointment as Selectman. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion. Chairman Rose abstained. The motion carried..” (Motion: Brady, second: Beckerman)
Oct 18Approve the recommendation of the Board of Assessors and…Motion: Mr. Beckerman made a motion to approve the recommendation of the…Passed 2–1 · No: Rose
October 18, 2018: Approve the recommendation of the Board of Assessors and to set the tax rate for Fiscal Year 2019 at a factor of 1.37%
Mr. Beckerman made a motion to approve the recommendation of the Board of Assessors and to set the tax rate for Fiscal Year 2019 at a factor of 1.37%. Mr. Brady seconded the motion. Chairman Rose opposed the motion. The motion carried by a 2-1 vote.
Yes: Beckerman, BradyNo: Rose
From the minutes
“Mr. Beckerman made a motion to approve the recommendation of the Board of Assessors and to set the tax rate for Fiscal Year 2019 at a factor of 1.37%. Mr. Brady seconded the motion. Chairman Rose opposed the motion. The motion carried by a 2-1 vote..” (Motion: Beckerman, second: Brady)
Oct 4Accept the Department of Environmental Protection's Administrative Consent Order…Motion: the Board voted to accept the Department of Environmental Protection's Administrative…Passed · see note
October 4, 2018: Accept the Department of Environmental Protection's Administrative Consent Order and pay the fine as dictated by the order
The Board voted to accept the Department of Environmental Protection's Administrative Consent Order and pay the fine as dictated by the order.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“the Board voted to accept the Department of Environmental Protection's Administrative Consent Order and pay the fine as dictated by the order..”
Jun 21Sign the Contract with Page Building Construction Co., Inc.…Motion: The Board voted unanimously to sign the Contract with Page Building…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
June 21, 2018: Sign the Contract with Page Building Construction Co., Inc. The Owner's Project Manager, Don Velozo, congratulated the Board and the Designer Selection Committee on their hard work and moving the...
The Board voted unanimously to sign the Contract with Page Building Construction Co., Inc. The Owner's Project Manager, Don Velozo, congratulated the Board and the Designer Selection Committee on their hard work and moving the project towards the completion goal.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“The Board voted unanimously to sign the Contract with Page Building Construction Co., Inc. The Owner's Project Manager, Don Velozo, congratulated the Board and the Designer Selection Committee on their hard work and moving the project towards the completion goal..”
May 17Sign the Special Town Meeting WarrantMotion: The Board voted unanimously to sign the Special Town Meeting Warrant.Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
May 17, 2018: Sign the Special Town Meeting Warrant
The Board voted unanimously to sign the Special Town Meeting Warrant.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“The Board voted unanimously to sign the Special Town Meeting Warrant..”
Apr 19Move forward and petition the Massachusetts Department of Transportation…Motion: The Board voted unanimously to move forward and petition the Massachusetts…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
April 19, 2018: Move forward and petition the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to petition for Heavy Commercial Vehicle Exclusion Zones on certain areas of Page Street, West Hight Street and Pond Street
The Board voted unanimously to move forward and petition the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to petition for Heavy Commercial Vehicle Exclusion Zones on certain areas of Page Street, West Hight Street and Pond Street. The motion , carried.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“The Board voted unanimously to move forward and petition the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to petition for Heavy Commercial Vehicle Exclusion Zones on certain areas of Page Street, West Hight Street and Pond Street. The motion , carried..”
Apr 12Nominate Eric Beckerman as the Town’s representative on the…Motion: He made a motion to nominate Mr. Beckerman as the new…Passed · see note
April 12, 2018: Nominate Eric Beckerman as the Town’s representative on the Norfolk County Advisory Board
He made a motion to nominate Mr. Beckerman as the new representative for the Town on the Norfolk County Advisory Board. Mr. Rose seconded the motion. The motion carried.
The minutes say Mr. Brady stated he could no longer attend the Norfolk County Advisory Board meetings, and “He made a motion”; Mr. Brady is shown as the mover.
From the minutes
“He made a motion to nominate Mr. Beckerman as the new representative for the Town on the Norfolk County Advisory Board. Mr. Rose seconded the motion. The motion carried..” (Motion: Brady, second: Rose)
From the Avon Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (2025 on) and Document Center (2018–2024). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials.
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