MassVoter.com← Belmont Select BoardBelmont Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Regular meeting
October 22, 2025
4 recorded votes, 0 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. COMMENTS FROM TOWN RESIDENTS
Amend the Charge Expiration Date of the Senior Tax Relief Working Group from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026
Mr. Yates moved to amend the Charge Expiration Date of the Senior Tax Relief Working Group from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.
From the minutes
“Mr. Yates moved to amend the Charge Expiration Date of the Senior Tax Relief Working Group from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote..” (Motion: Yates)
Discussion and possible vote on committee appointments and reappointments
Appoint Roy Epstein, Thomas Brown, Didier Moise, Mark Paolillo, Mauro Lance, Patrice Garvin, and Jill Geiser to the Police Chief Screening Committee for a 4-month term to expire April 1, 2026
Mr. Yates moved to appoint Roy Epstein, Thomas Brown, Didier Moise, Mark Paolillo, Mauro Lance, Patrice Garvin, and Jill Geiser to the Police Chief Screening Committee for a 4-month term to expire April 1, 2026. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.
From the minutes
“Mr. Yates moved to appoint Roy Epstein, Thomas Brown, Didier Moise, Mark Paolillo, Mauro Lance, Patrice Garvin, and Jill Geiser to the Police Chief Screening Committee for a 4-month term to expire April 1, 2026. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote..” (Motion: Yates)
Authorize the Town Administrator to approve the Belmont Community Path - Phase I Amendment No. 7, as presented
Mr. Yates moved authorize the Town Administrator to approve the Belmont Community Path - Phase I Amendment No. 7, as presented. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.
From the minutes
“Mr. Yates moved authorize the Town Administrator to approve the Belmont Community Path - Phase I Amendment No. 7, as presented. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote..” (Motion: Yates)
Executive Session to
Close Open Session and enter Executive Session and then adjourn to Special Town Meeting to a) discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a...
Mr. Yates moved to close Open Session and enter Executive Session and then adjourn to Special Town Meeting to a) discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares: CAB Sewer and Belmont Police Patrolman's Association. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
From the minutes
“Mr. Yates moved to close Open Session and enter Executive Session and then adjourn to Special Town Meeting to a) discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares: CAB Sewer and Belmont Police Patrolman's Association. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote..” (Motion: Yates)
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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