MassVoter.com← Belmont Select BoardBelmont Select Board · 2024–2025 Board · Regular meeting
May 7, 2025
7 recorded votes, 7 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Elizabeth Dionne, Matthew Taylor, Taylor Yates
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
III. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. The following announcements were made
Approve and sign the Proclamation in Recognition of the 110th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
A Motion was made to approve and sign the Proclamation in Recognition of the 110th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“A Motion was made to approve and sign the Proclamation in Recognition of the 110th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call vote..”
Approve the request from Mary Bradly to hold Porchfest on Saturday, September 6, 2025 (with a rain date of Sunday, September 7) from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM conditional upon the acquisition of Fire and...
Town of Belmont Select Board Pre-ATM Meeting, May 7, 2025 Page 1 A Motion was made to approve the request from Mary Bradly to hold Porchfest on Saturday, September 6, 2025 (with a rain date of Sunday, September 7) from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM conditional upon the acquisition of Fire and Police details and coordination with the Department of Public Works. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call vote.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Town of Belmont Select Board Pre-ATM Meeting, May 7, 2025 Page 1 A Motion was made to approve the request from Mary Bradly to hold Porchfest on Saturday, September 6, 2025 (with a rain date of Sunday, September 7) from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM conditional upon the acquisition of Fire and Police details and coordination with the Department of Public Works. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call vote..”
Discussion and possible vote on committee appointments and reappointments
Discussion and possible vote on committee appointments and reappointments
Said appointment shall be for a term of three years from May 7, 2025.The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call 3-0 vote.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Said appointment shall be for a term of three years from May 7, 2025.The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call 3-0 vote..”
Approval of Minutes
Approve the March 24, 2025 and March 27, 2025 minutes of the Select Board meeting as amended
Approval of Minutes March 24, 2025 - Regular Session & March 27, 2025 - Regular Session A Motion was made to approve the March 24, 2025 and March 27, 2025 minutes of the Select Board meeting as amended. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call 2-0-1 vote with Mr. Yates abstaining.
Yes: Dionne, TaylorAbstained: YatesThe minutes call the vote unanimous; the member who abstained is shown abstaining. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Approval of Minutes March 24, 2025 - Regular Session & March 27, 2025 - Regular Session A Motion was made to approve the March 24, 2025 and March 27, 2025 minutes of the Select Board meeting as amended. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call 2-0-1 vote with Mr. Yates abstaining..”
April 7, 2025 - Regular Session
Approve the April 7, 2025 minutes of the Select Board meeting as amended
A Motion was made to approve the April 7, 2025 minutes of the Select Board meeting as amended. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call 3-0 vote.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“A Motion was made to approve the April 7, 2025 minutes of the Select Board meeting as amended. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call 3-0 vote..”
Enter adjourn Open Session to the Annual Town Meeting and to open Executive Session
A Motion was made to enter adjourn Open Session to the Annual Town Meeting and to open Executive Session. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“A Motion was made to enter adjourn Open Session to the Annual Town Meeting and to open Executive Session. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote..”
Adjournment
Adjourn
Adjournment A Motion was made to adjourn the meeting of the Belmont Select Board. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call 3-0 vote.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Adjournment A Motion was made to adjourn the meeting of the Belmont Select Board. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a roll call 3-0 vote..”
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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