MassVoter.com← Belmont Select BoardBelmont Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting
November 18, 2019
9 recorded votes, 9 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Tom Caputo left the meeting before it ended.
Every vote, in order
ACTION BY CONSENT
Enter into executive session as outlined above
To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union : personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel; Police Chief Motion: To enter into executive session as outlined above. (Vote passed 3-0; Roll-call: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union : personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel; Police Chief Motion: To enter into executive session as outlined above. (Vote passed 3-0; Roll-call: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Dash, Roy Epstein)
Leave executive session
Motion: To leave executive session. (Vote passed 3-0; Roll-call: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To leave executive session. (Vote passed 3-0; Roll-call: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Ta amend the employment agreement between the Town of Belmont and Richard J. McLaughlin, dated November 6, 2018, to add a line saying 'effective July 1, 2019 - $194, 834,04 per annum', and to...
Motion: Ta amend the employment agreement between the Town of Belmont and Richard J. McLaughlin, dated November 6, 2018, to add a line saying 'effective July 1, 2019 - $194, 834,04 per annum', and to strike 2% in the paragraph below so that it reads '..reflect a merit increase.' (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: Ta amend the employment agreement between the Town of Belmont and Richard J. McLaughlin, dated November 6, 2018, to add a line saying 'effective July 1, 2019 - $194, 834,04 per annum', and to strike 2% in the paragraph below so that it reads '..reflect a merit increase.' (Vote passed 3-0).”
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Agrees with the applicant that both Grant of Location applications to install small cell wireless facilities at 19 Moore Street and 223 Channing Road are incomplete and therefore both shot clocks...
Motion: The Select Board agrees with the applicant that both Grant of Location applications to install small cell wireless facilities at 19 Moore Street and 223 Channing Road are incomplete and therefore both shot clocks are tolled. (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: The Select Board agrees with the applicant that both Grant of Location applications to install small cell wireless facilities at 19 Moore Street and 223 Channing Road are incomplete and therefore both shot clocks are tolled. (Vote passed 3-0).”
Accept the resignations by Ani Hovseplan, Nien Liu and Bethany Murray from the Cultural 7 Council
Dash and Epstein thought this was a reasonable approach and requested further update as the applications progress. , Vote to accept committee resignations for the Cultural Council and the Meet Belmont Planning Committee : Motion: To accept the resignations by Ani Hovseplan, Nien Liu and Bethany Murray from the Cultural 7 Council. (Vote passed 2-0)
Yes: Dash, EpsteinTom Caputo had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Dash and Epstein thought this was a reasonable approach and requested further update as the applications progress. , Vote to accept committee resignations for the Cultural Council and the Meet Belmont Planning Committee : Motion: To accept the resignations by Ani Hovseplan, Nien Liu and Bethany Murray from the Cultural 7 Council. (Vote passed 2-0).”
Committee
Accept the resignation of Chay Ngee Lim from the Meet Belmont Planning Committee
Motion: To accept the resignation of Chay Ngee Lim from the Meet Belmont Planning Committee. (Vote passed 2-0)
Yes: Dash, EpsteinTom Caputo had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To accept the resignation of Chay Ngee Lim from the Meet Belmont Planning Committee. (Vote passed 2-0).”
Appoint Zenzhen Zhang to the Youth Commission
Dash proposed appointing Zenzhen Zhang, who he had previously identified as a qualified candidate. _ Motion: To appoint Zenzhen Zhang to the Youth Commission. (Vote passed 2-0)
Yes: Dash, EpsteinTom Caputo had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Dash proposed appointing Zenzhen Zhang, who he had previously identified as a qualified candidate. _ Motion: To appoint Zenzhen Zhang to the Youth Commission. (Vote passed 2-0).”
Approve the One Day Liquor License as specified above
Vote to approve request for One Day Liquor License, Wine & Malt only, from the Belmont Media Center, : 9 Lexington Street, for their Annual Meeting on November 19, 2019 from 6:00-8:30pm : Motion: To approve the One Day Liquor License as specified above. (Vote passed 2-0)
Yes: Dash, EpsteinTom Caputo had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Vote to approve request for One Day Liquor License, Wine & Malt only, from the Belmont Media Center, : 9 Lexington Street, for their Annual Meeting on November 19, 2019 from 6:00-8:30pm : Motion: To approve the One Day Liquor License as specified above. (Vote passed 2-0).”
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn
ADJOURNMENT: Motion: To adjourn at 9:12pm. (Vote passed 2-0)
Yes: Dash, EpsteinTom Caputo had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“ADJOURNMENT: Motion: To adjourn at 9:12pm. (Vote passed 2-0).”
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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