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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. After the April 9, 2019 town election the same three members reorganized on April 18, 2019: Steven Rose as Chairman and Robert Brady as Clerk (both motions carried). Robert Brady died in early May 2020 (the May 7, 2020 minutes open with a moment of silence for him); the board had two members until the June 16, 2020 election. Covers 38 meetings, April 18 to June 11, 2020.
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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 BeckermanAssociate · Elected townwide · at 38 of 38 meetingsRobert BradyClerk · Elected townwide · at 26 of 31 meetings · until Apr 2020"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.
Mar 5Approve the Personnel Action Form for Building Inspector Robert…Motion: Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the Personnel Action Form…Passed · see note
March 5, 2020: Approve the Personnel Action Form for Building Inspector Robert Borden for a merit-based rate increase effective July 1, 2019
Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the Personnel Action Form for Building Inspector Robert Borden for a merit-based rate increase effective July 1, 2019. 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 Personnel Action Form for Building Inspector Robert Borden for a merit-based rate increase effective July 1, 2019. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion..” (Motion: Brady, second: Beckerman)
Dec 5Approve the Temporary Sign Permit for WB Donuts, LLC…Motion: Mr. Beckerman made a motion to approve the Temporary Sign Permit…Passed · see note
December 5, 2019: Approve the Temporary Sign Permit for WB Donuts, LLC d/b/a Dunkin Donuts on 20 Memorial Drive fora temporary sign for two 10' x 3" vinyl banners Promoting a special sale…
Mr. Beckerman made a motion to approve the Temporary Sign Permit for WB Donuts, LLC d/b/a Dunkin Donuts on 20 Memorial Drive fora temporary sign for two 10' x 3" vinyl banners Promoting a special sale from December 6, 2019 to February 28, 2020. Chairman Rose seconded the motion, Mr. Brady abstained due to a conflict of interest. The motion carried.
The minutes say Robert Brady 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. Beckerman made a motion to approve the Temporary Sign Permit for WB Donuts, LLC d/b/a Dunkin Donuts on 20 Memorial Drive fora temporary sign for two 10' x 3" vinyl banners Promoting a special sale from December 6, 2019 to February 28, 2020. Chairman Rose seconded the motion, Mr. Brady abstained due to a conflict of interest. The motion carried..” (Motion: Beckerman, second: Rose)
Oct 3Approve the Temporary Sign Permit for Wrobel Engineering Co.,…Motion: Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the Temporary Sign Permit…Passed 2–1 · No: Rose
October 3, 2019: Approve the Temporary Sign Permit for Wrobel Engineering Co., Inc. for two banners to be displayed on the building for the one-year period as stated above
Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the Temporary Sign Permit for Wrobel Engineering Co., Inc. for two banners to be displayed on the building for the one-year period as stated above. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion. Chairman Rose opposed the motion. The motion carried by a 2 to 1 vote.
Yes: Beckerman, BradyNo: Rose
From the minutes
“Mr. Brady made a motion to approve the Temporary Sign Permit for Wrobel Engineering Co., Inc. for two banners to be displayed on the building for the one-year period as stated above. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion. Chairman Rose opposed the motion. The motion carried by a 2 to 1 vote..” (Motion: Brady, second: Beckerman)
Sep 5Deny the Street Opening Permit Application by Columbia Gas…Motion: The Board unanimously voted to deny the Street Opening Permit Application…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
September 5, 2019: Deny the Street Opening Permit Application by Columbia Gas for a new service line for 73 North Main Street as it is a state road
The Board unanimously voted to deny the Street Opening Permit Application by Columbia Gas for a new service line for 73 North Main Street as it is a state road.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“The Board unanimously voted to deny the Street Opening Permit Application by Columbia Gas for a new service line for 73 North Main Street as it is a state road..”
Aug 15Approve the Temporary Sign Permit for Dunkin Donuts with…Motion: Mr. Beckerman made a motion to approve the Temporary Sign Permit…Passed · see note
August 15, 2019: Approve the Temporary Sign Permit for Dunkin Donuts with a modified expiration date of September 19, 2019
Mr. Beckerman made a motion to approve the Temporary Sign Permit for Dunkin Donuts with a modified expiration date of September 19, 2019. Dunkin Donuts can reapply for another permit after that date. Mr. Brady abstained from voting. Chairman Rose seconded the motion. The motion carried.
The minutes say Robert Brady 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. Beckerman made a motion to approve the Temporary Sign Permit for Dunkin Donuts with a modified expiration date of September 19, 2019. Dunkin Donuts can reapply for another permit after that date. Mr. Brady abstained from voting. Chairman Rose seconded the motion. The motion carried..” (Motion: Beckerman, second: Rose)
Jul 11Sign the Purchase & Sale AgreementMotion: The Board unanimously voted to sign the Purchase & Sale Agreement.Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
July 11, 2019: Sign the Purchase & Sale Agreement
The Board unanimously voted to sign the Purchase & Sale Agreement.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“The Board unanimously voted to sign the Purchase & Sale Agreement..”
May 23Appoint Bryan Fischer to the Playground Counselor position at…Motion: Mr. Beckerman made a motion to appoint Bryan Fischer to the…Passed · see note
May 23, 2019 (Workshop meeting): Appoint Bryan Fischer to the Playground Counselor position at a Grade 9, Step 2, at the rate of $11.99 per hour with the stipulation that all pre-employment requirements are met…
Mr. Beckerman made a motion to appoint Bryan Fischer to the Playground Counselor position at a Grade 9, Step 2, at the rate of $11.99 per hour with the stipulation that all pre-employment requirements are met with satisfactory results. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion. The motion carried.
The minutes name Eric Beckerman as both the mover and the seconder, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Beckerman made a motion to appoint Bryan Fischer to the Playground Counselor position at a Grade 9, Step 2, at the rate of $11.99 per hour with the stipulation that all pre-employment requirements are met with satisfactory results. Mr. Beckerman seconded the motion. The motion carried..” (Motion: Beckerman)
May 16Waive the Electrical Permit and Gas Permit fees for…Motion: Mr. Brady made a motion to waive the Electrical Permit and…Passed · see note
May 16, 2019: Waive the Electrical Permit and Gas Permit fees for GEM Plumbing & Heating for the Avon Public Library HVAC Project
Mr. Brady made a motion to waive the Electrical Permit and Gas Permit fees for GEM Plumbing & Heating for the Avon Public Library HVAC Project. Mr. Brady seconded the motion. The motion carried,
The minutes name Robert Brady as both the mover and the seconder, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Brady made a motion to waive the Electrical Permit and Gas Permit fees for GEM Plumbing & Heating for the Avon Public Library HVAC Project. Mr. Brady seconded the motion. The motion carried,.” (Motion: Brady)
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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