MassVoter.com← Belmont Select BoardBelmont Select Board · 2018–2019 Board · Regular meeting
September 7, 2018
5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Adam Dash, Mark Paolillo, Tom Caputo
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Re-appoint both Karl Haglund and Edmund Starzec for full membership of the planning board for 3 year terms
Motion: To re-appoint both Karl Haglund and Edmund Starzec for full membership of the planning board for 3 year terms. (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To re-appoint both Karl Haglund and Edmund Starzec for full membership of the planning board for 3 year terms. (Vote passed 3-0).”
Appoint Bulent Gurel as alternate member of the Planning Board for the remaining 2 years of the vacant alternate position
T. Caputo deferred to C. Clark and the Board on their opinion and agreed that technical skills and expertise should be given high weight in the decision. i The Board thanked N. Massorati for her application and hoped that she would continue to get involved in : the community in other ways. oO Motion: To appoint Bulent Gurel as alternate member of the Planning Board for the remaining 2 years of the vacant alternate position. (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“T. Caputo deferred to C. Clark and the Board on their opinion and agreed that technical skills and expertise should be given high weight in the decision. i The Board thanked N. Massorati for her application and hoped that she would continue to get involved in : the community in other ways. oO Motion: To appoint Bulent Gurel as alternate member of the Planning Board for the remaining 2 years of the vacant alternate position. (Vote passed 3-0).”
Appoint Elizabeth Dionne to the Community Preservation Committee
She is an attorney, will bring a different and fresh voice/perspective to the committee. a Po Motion: To appoint Elizabeth Dionne to the Community Preservation Committee. (Vote passed 3- 0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“She is an attorney, will bring a different and fresh voice/perspective to the committee. a Po Motion: To appoint Elizabeth Dionne to the Community Preservation Committee. (Vote passed 3- 0).”
Review Application(s) for Disability Access Commission and Possible Appointment
Appoint Patricia Groves to Disability Access Commission as an alternate member
Motion: To appoint Patricia Groves to Disability Access Commission as an alternate member. (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To appoint Patricia Groves to Disability Access Commission as an alternate member. (Vote passed 3-0).”
Adjourn
Motion: To adjourn at 10:18am. (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To adjourn at 10:18am. (Vote passed 3-0).”
From the Belmont 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 Belmontonian — Matthew Taylor and Carol Berberian (April 2026); Yates for Belmont campaign website — Taylor Yates. Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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