MassVoter.com← Belmont Select BoardBelmont Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Regular meeting
March 9, 2026
5 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
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Close the open session and to convene in executive session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or...
EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. Yates moved to close the open session and to convene in executive session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel. The motion was seconded by Ms. Dionne and passed unanimously via roll-call vote.
From the minutes
“EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. Yates moved to close the open session and to convene in executive session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel. The motion was seconded by Ms. Dionne and passed unanimously via roll-call vote..” (Motion: Yates, second: Dionne)
Close the executive session and reconvene in open session
Mr. Yates moved to close the executive session and reconvene in open session. The motion was seconded by Ms. Dionne and passed unanimously via roll-call vote.
From the minutes
“Mr. Yates moved to close the executive session and reconvene in open session. The motion was seconded by Ms. Dionne and passed unanimously via roll-call vote..” (Motion: Yates, second: Dionne)
ACTION BY CONSENT
Sign the intermunicipal agreement for therapeutic recreation services between Belmont and Watertown
Mr. Yates moved to sign the intermunicipal agreement for therapeutic recreation services between Belmont and Watertown. The motion was seconded by Ms. Dionne and passed unanimously via roll-call vote.
From the minutes
“Mr. Yates moved to sign the intermunicipal agreement for therapeutic recreation services between Belmont and Watertown. The motion was seconded by Ms. Dionne and passed unanimously via roll-call vote..” (Motion: Yates, second: Dionne)
Discussion on Town Policies
Accept the donation on behalf of the Belmont Fire Department
Mr. Yates moved to accept the donation on behalf of the Belmont Fire Department. The motion was seconded by Ms. Dionne and passed unanimously via roll-call vote.
From the minutes
“Mr. Yates moved to accept the donation on behalf of the Belmont Fire Department. The motion was seconded by Ms. Dionne and passed unanimously via roll-call vote..” (Motion: Yates, second: Dionne)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve the minutes of August 21, 2025, November 10, 2025, December 15, 2025, January 5, 2026, January 26, 2026, and February 9, 2026, as amended
Mr. Yates moved to approve the minutes of August 21, 2025, November 10, 2025, December 15, 2025, January 5, 2026, January 26, 2026, and February 9, 2026, as amended. The motion was seconded by Ms. Dionne and passed unanimously via roll-call vote.
From the minutes
“Mr. Yates moved to approve the minutes of August 21, 2025, November 10, 2025, December 15, 2025, January 5, 2026, January 26, 2026, and February 9, 2026, as amended. The motion was seconded by Ms. Dionne and passed unanimously via roll-call vote..” (Motion: Yates, second: Dionne)
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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