MassVoter.com← Belmont Select BoardBelmont Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
April 13, 2020
13 recorded votes, 13 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
Administrator's report
Allow Belmont Helps to place signs promoting their services at various : locations throughout Town as deemed safe and appropriate in collaboration with the Town Administrator and Office of...
The organization had been formed to connect volunteers with those in need for various things related to COVID-19. =" Motion: To allow Belmont Helps to place signs promoting their services at various : locations throughout Town as deemed safe and appropriate in collaboration with the Town Administrator and Office of Community Development. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“The organization had been formed to connect volunteers with those in need for various things related to COVID-19. =" Motion: To allow Belmont Helps to place signs promoting their services at various : locations throughout Town as deemed safe and appropriate in collaboration with the Town Administrator and Office of Community Development. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Freeze all non-essential spending that is funded through the operating budget which is within the jurisdiction of the Select Board and Town Administrator, through June 30, 2020, as outlined above
Motion: To freeze all non-essential spending that is funded through the operating budget which is within the jurisdiction of the Select Board and Town Administrator, through June 30, 2020, as outlined above. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To freeze all non-essential spending that is funded through the operating budget which is within the jurisdiction of the Select Board and Town Administrator, through June 30, 2020, as outlined above. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Institute a hiring freeze in all departments under the Select Board's jurisdiction for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2020 ending June 30, 2020
Motion: To institute a hiring freeze in all departments under the Select Board's jurisdiction for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2020 ending June 30, 2020. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To institute a hiring freeze in all departments under the Select Board's jurisdiction for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2020 ending June 30, 2020. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Create the New Hiring Advisory Committee, to advise elected bodies having jurisdiction over their respective departments on new hiring until June 30, 2020; the term of the New Hiring Committee...
Motion: To create the New Hiring Advisory Committee, to advise elected bodies having jurisdiction over their respective departments on new hiring until June 30, 2020; the term of the New Hiring Committee shall expire on June 30, 2020. Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote:
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To create the New Hiring Advisory Committee, to advise elected bodies having jurisdiction over their respective departments on new hiring until June 30, 2020; the term of the New Hiring Committee shall expire on June 30, 2020. Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote:.”
Appoint Jon Marshall, Shawna Healey, Geoff Lubien, Ralph Jones, and Sami Baghdady to the i New Hiring Advisory Committee to concurrent terms terminating on June 30, 2020
Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein) Motion: To appoint Jon Marshall, Shawna Healey, Geoff Lubien, Ralph Jones, and Sami Baghdady to the i New Hiring Advisory Committee to concurrent terms terminating on June 30, 2020. Vote passed 3-0; roll- ee call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein) Garvin raised an additional! item related to FY20 from the Town Treasurer, who had requested that the Board not extend the deadline for paying taxes from May 1 to June 1.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein) Motion: To appoint Jon Marshall, Shawna Healey, Geoff Lubien, Ralph Jones, and Sami Baghdady to the i New Hiring Advisory Committee to concurrent terms terminating on June 30, 2020. Vote passed 3-0; roll- ee call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein) Garvin raised an additional! item related to FY20 from the Town Treasurer, who had requested that the Board not extend the deadline for paying taxes from May 1 to June 1..”
Accept the grant on behalf of the Town Field Playground Committee in the amount of $10,000 from the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation
Motion: To accept the grant on behalf of the Town Field Playground Committee in the amount of $10,000 from the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To accept the grant on behalf of the Town Field Playground Committee in the amount of $10,000 from the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Epstein)
Postpone the Becca Pizzi 5K Road Race to August 30, 2020
Motion: To postpone the Becca Pizzi 5K Road Race to August 30, 2020. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To postpone the Becca Pizzi 5K Road Race to August 30, 2020. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
Postpone the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Order Sons of Italy in America 5K Road Race to October 4, 2020
Motion: To postpone the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Order Sons of Italy in America 5K Road Race to October 4, 2020. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To postpone the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Order Sons of Italy in America 5K Road Race to October 4, 2020. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Suspend the Select Board operational rules
Motion: To suspend the Select Board operational rules. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To suspend the Select Board operational rules. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Make Roy Epstein the Chair of the Select Board, and Tom Caputo the Vice Chair of the Select Board, beginning at the conclusion of today's meeting
Motion: To make Roy Epstein the Chair of the Select Board, and Tom Caputo the Vice Chair of the Select Board, beginning at the conclusion of today's meeting. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To make Roy Epstein the Chair of the Select Board, and Tom Caputo the Vice Chair of the Select Board, beginning at the conclusion of today's meeting. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Tom Caputo stay on as the Select Board representative to the Warrant Committee; that Adam Dash stay on as the Select Board representative to the Capital Budget Committee; that Roy Epstein stay on...
Motion: That Tom Caputo stay on as the Select Board representative to the Warrant Committee; that Adam Dash stay on as the Select Board representative to the Capital Budget Committee; that Roy Epstein stay on as the Select Board representative to the Community Preservation Committee; and that these : memberships and all other liaison roles stay as current to the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 2020. (Vote = passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: That Tom Caputo stay on as the Select Board representative to the Warrant Committee; that Adam Dash stay on as the Select Board representative to the Capital Budget Committee; that Roy Epstein stay on as the Select Board representative to the Community Preservation Committee; and that these : memberships and all other liaison roles stay as current to the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 2020. (Vote = passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Caputo
Approve the April 6, 2020 minutes, as amended
Motion: To approve the April 6, 2020 minutes, as amended. (Vote passed 3-0, roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To approve the April 6, 2020 minutes, as amended. (Vote passed 3-0, roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
Adjourn
: ADJOURNMENT: ; Motion: To adjourn at 9:21pm. {Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“: ADJOURNMENT: ; Motion: To adjourn at 9:21pm. {Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Tom Caputo, Adam Dash, Roy Epstein).”
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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