MassVoter.com← Belmont Select BoardBelmont Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting
December 18, 2019
6 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein
Absent: None
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 P 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 P 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).”
Appoint Jamie Maclsaac as acting Police Chief, effective January 1, 2020 until his forming 2 swearing in as Police Chief
Appoint Acting Police Chief - Jamie Maclsaac Motion: To appoint Jamie Maclsaac as acting Police Chief, effective January 1, 2020 until his forming 2 swearing in as Police Chief. (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Appoint Acting Police Chief - Jamie Maclsaac Motion: To appoint Jamie Maclsaac as acting Police Chief, effective January 1, 2020 until his forming 2 swearing in as Police Chief. (Vote passed 3-0).”
Maintain a single tax rate for Fiscal Year 2020 with a minimum residential factor of 1, given that commercial, industrial and personal property taxes in Belmont account for only 5% of the levy
Motion: To maintain a single tax rate for Fiscal Year 2020 with a minimum residential factor of 1, given that commercial, industrial and personal property taxes in Belmont account for only 5% of the levy. (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To maintain a single tax rate for Fiscal Year 2020 with a minimum residential factor of 1, given that commercial, industrial and personal property taxes in Belmont account for only 5% of the levy. (Vote passed 3-0).”
Not adopt the residential tax exemption for Fiscal Year 2020
Motion: To not adopt the residential tax exemption for Fiscal Year 2020, (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To not adopt the residential tax exemption for Fiscal Year 2020, (Vote passed 3-0).”
Adjourn
ADJOURNMENT: Motion: To adjourn at 8:41pm. (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“ADJOURNMENT: Motion: To adjourn at 8:41pm. (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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