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Bedford Select Board
How the Bedford Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Daniel Brosgol joined the board after the March 9, 2024 town election (first meeting March 11, 2024), succeeding Margot Fleischman. On March 11, 2024 the board unanimously chose Shawn Hanegan as Chair and chose Paul Mortenson as Clerk 4-0-1 (Mr. Mortenson abstained). Emily Mitchell’s last meeting was March 3, 2025. Covers 26 meetings, March 11 to March 3, 2025.
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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
Daniel BrosgolMember · At-large · at 25 of 26 meetings
Bopha MaloneMember · At-large · at 24 of 26 meetingsEmily MitchellMember · At-large · at 25 of 26 meetings
Paul MortensonClerk · At-large · at 26 of 26 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: Bedford Select Board minutes from January 6, 2020 through September 14, 2026: 191 meetings and 1,763 votes. Nothing before 2020 is online: the town’s Agenda Center starts in January 2020, and the Select Board page says older meeting minutes are available on request. The minutes call the board the Board of Selectmen through March 11, 2020 and the Select Board from March 18, 2020 on. All the minutes loaded are typed documents with searchable text. Not here: executive-session minutes (including released executive-session minutes that a few 2020-2022 files append after the open-session minutes); votes of the Finance Committee, Board of Assessors and Fire Station Building Committee at joint meetings; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (among them December 12 and December 18, 2023, March 25, 2024, August 5, 2024 (the file posted for that date is a copy of the September 9, 2024 minutes), October 28, 2024 and November 3, 2025); and meetings after September 14, 2026 (the October 5, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Bedford’s minutes name the mover and seconder and give the count (“The motion passed 5-0-0”); a count that matches the members present with no no votes is shown as every member present voting yes. In 2020 and 2021, and whenever a member takes part remotely, the board votes by roll call (“Ms. Fleischman aye; Ms. Mitchell aye …”), shown by name. When a member votes no or abstains the minutes sometimes name the member (“passed with a 3-2-0 vote: Mr. Mortenson and Ms. Malone voting nay”); where a split count names no one we show the count only, with a note (36 votes), and where the minutes give no count or names we show the result only (7 votes). Members who recused themselves are not shown in that vote; members who arrived late or left early are shown only in the votes they were there for. A motion with no recorded outcome (for example “moved to adjourn” followed only by “The meeting adjourned”) is not counted as a vote. In October 2025 and March 2026 the minutes record some Town Meeting article votes only in a table; those rows are shown as votes. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Jan 21Approve section 59 Clause 40C ½ to be on…Motion: Mr. Brosgol moved that the Select Board approve section 59 Clause…Passed 4–1 · No: Mortenson
January 21, 2025: Approve section 59 Clause 40C ½ to be on the March 2025 ballot
Mr. Brosgol moved that the Select Board approve section 59 Clause 40C ½ to be on the March 2025 ballot. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-1-0, with Mr. Mortenson voting no and stating he felt it was premature.
Yes: Brosgol, Hanegan, Malone, MitchellNo: Mortenson
From the minutes
“Mr. Brosgol moved that the Select Board approve section 59 Clause 40C ½ to be on the March 2025 ballot. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-1-0, with Mr. Mortenson voting no and stating he felt it was premature..” (Motion: Brosgol, second: Malone)
Jan 21Approve the TempMotion: Mr. Mortenson moved to approve the Temp. Sign-Mean Girls 3.1.25-3.15.25. Ms.…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Mitchell
January 21, 2025: Approve the Temp
Mr. Mortenson moved to approve the Temp. Sign-Mean Girls 3.1.25-3.15.25. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-0-1, with Ms. Mitchell abstaining since she submitted the application.
Yes: Brosgol, Hanegan, Malone, MortensonAbstained: Mitchell
From the minutes
“Mr. Mortenson moved to approve the Temp. Sign-Mean Girls 3.1.25-3.15.25. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-0-1, with Ms. Mitchell abstaining since she submitted the application..” (Motion: Mortenson, second: Malone)
Jan 13Open the Verizon Public Hearing WO#4A0X9YQ and waive the…Motion: Ms. Mitchell moved to open the Verizon Public Hearing WO#4A0X9YQ and…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 13, 2025: Open the Verizon Public Hearing WO#4A0X9YQ and waive the reading of the notice
Ms. Mitchell moved to open the Verizon Public Hearing WO#4A0X9YQ and waive the reading of the notice. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0.
Yes: Hanegan, Malone, Mitchell, MortensonDaniel Brosgol arrived at 8:45 p.m., after this vote, and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Ms. Mitchell moved to open the Verizon Public Hearing WO#4A0X9YQ and waive the reading of the notice. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0..” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Malone)
Jan 13Close the Verizon Public HearingMotion: Mr. Mortenson moved to close the Verizon Public Hearing. Ms. Malone…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 13, 2025: Close the Verizon Public Hearing
Mr. Mortenson moved to close the Verizon Public Hearing. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0.
Yes: Hanegan, Malone, Mitchell, MortensonDaniel Brosgol arrived at 8:45 p.m., after this vote, and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Mr. Mortenson moved to close the Verizon Public Hearing. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0..” (Motion: Mortenson, second: Malone)
Jan 13Approve the petition W.O.# 4A0X9YQ to construct the utility…Motion: Mr. Mortenson move that the Town approve the petition W.O.# 4A0X9YQ…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 13, 2025: Approve the petition W.O.# 4A0X9YQ to construct the utility as described and shown on the Order and Plans, dated December 19, 2024, for Great Road on behalf of Verizon New…
Mr. Mortenson move that the Town approve the petition W.O.# 4A0X9YQ to construct the utility as described and shown on the Order and Plans, dated December 19, 2024, for Great Road on behalf of Verizon New England, INC. Ms. Mitchell seconded. January 13, 2025 Select Board Minutes The motion passed 4-0-0.
Yes: Hanegan, Malone, Mitchell, MortensonDaniel Brosgol arrived at 8:45 p.m., after this vote, and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Mr. Mortenson move that the Town approve the petition W.O.# 4A0X9YQ to construct the utility as described and shown on the Order and Plans, dated December 19, 2024, for Great Road on behalf of Verizon New England, INC. Ms. Mitchell seconded. January 13, 2025 Select Board Minutes The motion passed 4-0-0..” (Motion: Mortenson, second: Mitchell)
Jan 13Open the Salary Bylaw Wage & Classification ScheduleMotion: Ms. Mitchell moved to open the Salary Bylaw Wage & Classification…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 13, 2025: Open the Salary Bylaw Wage & Classification Schedule
Ms. Mitchell moved to open the Salary Bylaw Wage & Classification Schedule. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0.
Yes: Hanegan, Malone, Mitchell, MortensonDaniel Brosgol arrived at 8:45 p.m., after this vote, and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Ms. Mitchell moved to open the Salary Bylaw Wage & Classification Schedule. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0..” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Malone)
Jan 13Continue the Salary Bylaw Wage & Classification ScheduleMotion: Mr. Mortenson moved to Continue the Salary Bylaw Wage & Classification…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 13, 2025: Continue the Salary Bylaw Wage & Classification Schedule
Mr. Mortenson moved to Continue the Salary Bylaw Wage & Classification Schedule. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0.
Yes: Hanegan, Malone, Mitchell, MortensonDaniel Brosgol arrived at 8:45 p.m., after this vote, and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Mr. Mortenson moved to Continue the Salary Bylaw Wage & Classification Schedule. Ms. Malone seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0..” (Motion: Mortenson, second: Malone)
Jan 13Approve the contract for Green International Affiliates of Tewksbury,…Motion: Ms. Malone moved that the Select Board approve the contract for…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 13, 2025: Approve the contract for Green International Affiliates of Tewksbury, Massachusetts for a sum not to exceed $261,354 as described in the Public Works memo dated January 8, 2025, and further…
Ms. Malone moved that the Select Board approve the contract for Green International Affiliates of Tewksbury, Massachusetts for a sum not to exceed $261,354 as described in the Public Works memo dated January 8, 2025, and further to authorize and direct the Town Manager to take all actions required to implement the vote on this motion. Ms. Mitchell seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0.
Yes: Hanegan, Malone, Mitchell, MortensonDaniel Brosgol arrived at 8:45 p.m., after this vote, and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Ms. Malone moved that the Select Board approve the contract for Green International Affiliates of Tewksbury, Massachusetts for a sum not to exceed $261,354 as described in the Public Works memo dated January 8, 2025, and further to authorize and direct the Town Manager to take all actions required to implement the vote on this motion. Ms. Mitchell seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0..” (Motion: Malone, second: Mitchell)
Jan 13Submit to the Finance Committee the budget that was…Motion: Mr. Mortenson moved to submit to the Finance Committee the budget…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 13, 2025: Submit to the Finance Committee the budget that was submitted 1/09/25
Mr. Mortenson moved to submit to the Finance Committee the budget that was submitted 1/09/25. Ms. Mitchell seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0.
Yes: Hanegan, Malone, Mitchell, MortensonDaniel Brosgol arrived at 8:45 p.m., after this vote, and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Mr. Mortenson moved to submit to the Finance Committee the budget that was submitted 1/09/25. Ms. Mitchell seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0..” (Motion: Mortenson, second: Mitchell)
Nov 25Establish a residential factor that creates a 175% allocation…Motion: Mr. Mortenson moved to establish a residential factor that creates a…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
November 25, 2024: Establish a residential factor that creates a 175% allocation of the tax burden from the Residential property classes to the Commercial/Industrial/Personal Property classes
Mr. Mortenson moved to establish a residential factor that creates a 175% allocation of the tax burden from the Residential property classes to the Commercial/Industrial/Personal Property classes. Ms. Malone seconded. Roll Call Vote: Paul Mortenson-Aye, Emily Mitchell, Aye, Bopha Malone-Aye, Daniel Brosgol, Shawn Hanegan-Aye 5-0-0
The roll call reads “Daniel Brosgol, Shawn Hanegan-Aye”, with no vote word after Mr. Brosgol’s name; the count (5-0-0) matches the five members present, so all five are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Mr. Mortenson moved to establish a residential factor that creates a 175% allocation of the tax burden from the Residential property classes to the Commercial/Industrial/Personal Property classes. Ms. Malone seconded. Roll Call Vote: Paul Mortenson-Aye, Emily Mitchell, Aye, Bopha Malone-Aye, Daniel Brosgol, Shawn Hanegan-Aye 5-0-0.” (Motion: Mortenson, second: Malone)
From the Bedford 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): The Bedford Citizen — Paul Mortenson and Bopha Malone (Piper Pavelich, February 2026), Terrence Parker and Shawn Hanegan (Wayne Braverman, January 2025), Daniel Brosgol (December 2023). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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