MassVoter.com← Belmont Select BoardBelmont Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
April 27, 2020
5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Roy Epstein, Tom Caputo, Adam Dash
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
ACTION BY CONSENT
Adopt Temporary Emergency Order #1, with the proposed change to Paragraph 1 that the sentence "...all members of the public entering businesses should..." have the word 'should' replaced with 'shall'
Motion: To adopt Temporary Emergency Order #1, with the proposed change to Paragraph 1 that the sentence "...all members of the public entering businesses should..." have the word 'should' replaced with 'shall'. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Roy Epstein, Tom Caputo, Adam Dash)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To adopt Temporary Emergency Order #1, with the proposed change to Paragraph 1 that the sentence "...all members of the public entering businesses should..." have the word 'should' replaced with 'shall'. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Roy Epstein, Tom Caputo, Adam Dash).”
May 1 Property Tax due date
Motion: To approve the new configuration of the Farmers' Market along with rules 1-6 as outlined in the provided memo, and to allow the Town Administrator or designee to revise the operating rules...
To address this, Dash proposed the following motion: Motion: To approve the new configuration of the Farmers' Market along with rules 1-6 as outlined in the provided memo, and to allow the Town Administrator or designee to revise the operating rules as dictated by circumstances. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Roy Epstein, Tom Caputo, Adam Dash)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“To address this, Dash proposed the following motion: Motion: To approve the new configuration of the Farmers' Market along with rules 1-6 as outlined in the provided memo, and to allow the Town Administrator or designee to revise the operating rules as dictated by circumstances. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Roy Epstein, Tom Caputo, Adam Dash).”
Authorize Community Development Director Glenn Clancy to work with other Town Departments to develop a plan for an approximately two-week experiment changing traffic patterns in Belmont Center...
Motion: To authorize Community Development Director Glenn Clancy to work with other Town Departments to develop a plan for an approximately two-week experiment changing traffic patterns in Belmont Center along the lines presented in Phase 1. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Roy Epstein, Tom Caputo, Adam Dash)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion: To authorize Community Development Director Glenn Clancy to work with other Town Departments to develop a plan for an approximately two-week experiment changing traffic patterns in Belmont Center along the lines presented in Phase 1. (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Roy Epstein, Tom Caputo, Adam Dash).”
New Hire Advisory Committee recommendations
Motion: To accept the recommendations of the New Hire Advisory Committee. - Dash seconded the motion. - Epstein stressed that the measures for FY20 addressed short-term considerations only, and...
Ultimately Caputo introduced the following Motion: Motion: To accept the recommendations of the New Hire Advisory Committee. - Dash seconded the motion. - Epstein stressed that the measures for FY20 addressed short-term considerations only, and there would be significant challenges to face for the FY22 budget, including those associated with renegotiating all union contracts next year. - (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Roy Epstein, Tom Caputo, Adam Dash)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Ultimately Caputo introduced the following Motion: Motion: To accept the recommendations of the New Hire Advisory Committee. - Dash seconded the motion. - Epstein stressed that the measures for FY20 addressed short-term considerations only, and there would be significant challenges to face for the FY22 budget, including those associated with renegotiating all union contracts next year. - (Vote passed 3-0; roll-call vote: Roy Epstein, Tom Caputo, Adam Dash).” (second: Dash)
SELECT BOARD COMMITTEE LIAISON REPORTS
Adjourn
ADJOURNMENT: : Motion: To adjourn at 11:02pm. (Vote passed 3-0)
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“ADJOURNMENT: : Motion: To adjourn at 11:02pm. (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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