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Boxborough Select Board
How the Boxborough Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Wesley Fowlks joined the board after the May 22, 2018 town election (Maria Neyland and Robert Stemple were re-elected). On June 4, 2018 the board unanimously chose Susan Bak as Chair and Maria Neyland as Clerk. From August 27, 2018 the minutes call the board the Select Board. Covers 23 meetings, June 4 to May 23, 2019.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Boxborough ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Members
Wesley FowlksMember · At-large · at 22 of 23 meetingsLeslie FoxMember · At-large · at 21 of 23 meetingsMaria NeylandClerk · At-large · at 22 of 23 meetings
Robert StempleMember · At-large · at 21 of 23 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Boxborough Select Board minutes from January 8, 2018 through August 24, 2026: 260 meetings and 2,201 votes. The town’s Agenda Center has Select Board minutes from 2017 on; MassVoter loaded 2018 on. Sixteen files posted as 2018-2020 minutes are blank (every page is empty), so those meetings are not here: January 22, February 26 (pre-Town Meeting session), February 27 and April 2, 2018; February 2, March 4, March 18, April 1, April 22, May 6, July 8, July 29, October 11, November 4 and November 18, 2019; and January 6, 2020. A few other files in the minutes slot are the agenda or another meeting’s minutes (January 12, 2018; March 29, June 21, 2021; May 14, 2026). Five scanned files were read by text recognition. The minutes call the board the Board of Selectmen until August 2018 and the Select Board after that. Not here: executive-session minutes (including released ones posted in 2023); subcommittee meetings; votes of the Finance Committee, Planning Board and other boards at joint meetings; Boxborough Leadership Forum and Acton-Boxborough tri-board sessions; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (among them October 14, November 24, December 1, December 8 and December 22, 2025, and May 12 and May 28, 2025); and meetings after August 24, 2026 (the September 14 and 28, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Boxborough’s minutes name the mover and seconder and give the count as yes-no-abstain (“Vote: Approved 5-0-0”); a count that matches the members present with no no votes is shown as every member present voting yes. When a member takes part remotely, and through the Zoom years 2020-2022, the board votes by roll call (“Hilberg – aye; Stemple – aye …”), shown by name. Splits usually name the members who voted no (“Approved 3-2-0 (Fowlks, Anderson)”, “4-1-0, with Member Fowlks against”); where a split count names no one, or the count and the names disagree, we show the count only, with a note (28 votes), and where the minutes give no count or names we show the result only (8 votes). A count printed as “Approved 2-3-0” is shown as failed. Members who recused themselves are not shown in that vote; members who arrived late, left early or were out of the room are shown only in the votes they were there for, and some 2020-2022 minutes give separate attendance lists for the executive-session start and the open session. A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a vote. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
May 23Appoint A. Steele McCurdy to the position of Boxborough's…Motion: Member Neyland moved to appoint A. Steele McCurdy to the position…Passed 4–0 · see note
May 23, 2019: Appoint A. Steele McCurdy to the position of Boxborough's Fire Chief, which includes appointment as Fire Chief, Fire Warden, Emergency Management Director, Dispatch Center Co-Director, Roy...
Member Neyland moved to appoint A. Steele McCurdy to the position of Boxborough's Fire Chief, which includes appointment as Fire Chief, Fire Warden, Emergency Management Director, Dispatch Center Co-Director, Roy Custance Scholarship Administrator and Records Access Officer, conditional as to successful completion of contract negotiations and the pre-screening process, including but not limited to a background check, and pre-employment drug test and physical examination to determine the candidate's fitness to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without a reasonable accommodation. Appointment shall be through June 30, 2022, with a start date to be determined through contract negotiations. Seconded by Member Fowlks. Approved 4-0-1 (Stemple Recused)
Yes: Bak, Fowlks, Fox, NeylandThe minutes say Robert Stemple stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting. The count (4-0-1) lists the recusal as the third number; the other 4 members present are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Member Neyland moved to appoint A. Steele McCurdy to the position of Boxborough's Fire Chief, which includes appointment as Fire Chief, Fire Warden, Emergency Management Director, Dispatch Center Co-Director, Roy Custance Scholarship Administrator and Records Access Officer, conditional as to successful completion of contract negotiations and the pre-screening process, including but not limited to a background check, and pre-employment drug test and physical examination to determine the candidate's fitness to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without a reasonable accommodation. Appointment shall be through June 30, 2022, with a start date to be determined through contract negotiations. Seconded by Member Fowlks. Approved 4-0-1 (Stemple Recused).” (Motion: Neyland, second: Fowlks)
Feb 25Approve "ADM-3Motion: Member Neyland moved to approve "ADM-3". Seconded by Member Chair Bak.…Passed 3–2 · No: Fowlks, Stemple
February 25, 2019: Approve "ADM-3
Member Neyland moved to approve "ADM-3". Seconded by Member Chair Bak. Approved: 3-2 (Fowlks and Stemple).
Yes: Bak, Fox, NeylandNo: Fowlks, StempleThe minutes list Wesley Fowlks and Robert Stemple in brackets after the count (3-2), which has 2 no votes; they are shown voting no.
From the minutes
“Member Neyland moved to approve "ADM-3". Seconded by Member Chair Bak. Approved: 3-2 (Fowlks and Stemple)..” (Motion: Neyland, second: Bak)
Feb 25Appoint Kevin Bohmiller as Interim Veterans Services Officer, effective…Motion: Member Neyland moved to appoint Kevin Bohmiller as Interim Veterans Services…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 25, 2019: Appoint Kevin Bohmiller as Interim Veterans Services Officer, effective April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019
Member Neyland moved to appoint Kevin Bohmiller as Interim Veterans Services Officer, effective April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019. Seconded by Member Stemple. Approved: 4-0
Yes: Bak, Fowlks, Neyland, StempleLeslie Fox was out of the meeting (the minutes record that the member left and came back), so is not shown in this vote.
From the minutes
“Member Neyland moved to appoint Kevin Bohmiller as Interim Veterans Services Officer, effective April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019. Seconded by Member Stemple. Approved: 4-0.” (Motion: Neyland, second: Stemple)
Feb 25Accept and place on file the Disclosure of Appearance…Motion: Member Neyland moved to accept and place on file the Disclosure…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 25, 2019: Accept and place on file the Disclosure of Appearance of Conflict of Interest as Required by G.L. c. 268A, § 23(b)(3) filed by Select Board member, Susan Bak
Member Neyland moved to accept and place on file the Disclosure of Appearance of Conflict of Interest as Required by G.L. c. 268A, § 23(b)(3) filed by Select Board member, Susan Bak. Seconded by Seconded by Member Stemple. 4-0-1 (Bak recused)
Yes: Fowlks, Fox, Neyland, StempleThe minutes say Susan Bak stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting. The count (4-0-1) lists the recusal as the third number; the other 4 members present are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Member Neyland moved to accept and place on file the Disclosure of Appearance of Conflict of Interest as Required by G.L. c. 268A, § 23(b)(3) filed by Select Board member, Susan Bak. Seconded by Seconded by Member Stemple. 4-0-1 (Bak recused).” (Motion: Neyland, second: Stemple)
Feb 25Approve the DPW Transfer Station Attendant warrant article ($10,950)Motion: Member Fox moved to approve this DPW Transfer Station Attendant for…Failed · see note
February 25, 2019: Approve the DPW Transfer Station Attendant warrant article ($10,950)
Member Fox moved to approve this DPW Transfer Station Attendant for $10,950. Seconded by Member Stemple. Approved: -0-5. (Note: Therefore the Board does not approve this article)
The minutes record “Approved: -0-5. (Note: Therefore the Board does not approve this article)”. The count is garbled, so the result (not approved) is shown without a count.
From the minutes
“Member Fox moved to approve this DPW Transfer Station Attendant for $10,950. Seconded by Member Stemple. Approved: -0-5. (Note: Therefore the Board does not approve this article).” (Motion: Fox, second: Stemple)
Feb 25Approve warrant article 210-3b - Fire, as presented in…Motion: Member Neyland moved to approve this article, as presented in the…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Stemple
February 25, 2019: Approve warrant article 210-3b - Fire, as presented in the 2019 ATM Draft Warrant, Rev. 10
Member Neyland moved to approve this article, as presented in the 2019 ATM Draft Warrant, Rev. 10. Seconded by Member Fowlks. Approved: 4-0-1 Stemple abstained.
Yes: Bak, Fowlks, Fox, NeylandAbstained: Stemple
From the minutes
“Member Neyland moved to approve this article, as presented in the 2019 ATM Draft Warrant, Rev. 10. Seconded by Member Fowlks. Approved: 4-0-1 Stemple abstained..” (Motion: Neyland, second: Fowlks)
Feb 25Approve warrant article 210-4 - Police/Fire Injury Coverage Transfer,…Motion: Member Fowlks moved to approve this article, as proposed in the…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Stemple
February 25, 2019: Approve warrant article 210-4 - Police/Fire Injury Coverage Transfer, as proposed in the Draft Warrant
Member Fowlks moved to approve this article, as proposed in the Draft Warrant. Seconded by Member Neyland. Revisions were suggested to narrative. Approved: 4-0-1 Stemple abstained.
Yes: Bak, Fowlks, Fox, NeylandAbstained: Stemple
From the minutes
“Member Fowlks moved to approve this article, as proposed in the Draft Warrant. Seconded by Member Neyland. Revisions were suggested to narrative. Approved: 4-0-1 Stemple abstained..” (Motion: Fowlks, second: Neyland)
Feb 25Approve warrant article 220-2 - Ambulance/Equipment Fund, as presented…Motion: Member Neyland moved to approve this article, as presented in the…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Stemple
February 25, 2019: Approve warrant article 220-2 - Ambulance/Equipment Fund, as presented in the 2019 ATM Draft Warrant, Rev. 10
Member Neyland moved to approve this article, as presented in the 2019 ATM Draft Warrant, Rev. 10. Seconded by Chair Bak. Approved: 4-0-1 Stemple abstained.
Yes: Bak, Fowlks, Fox, NeylandAbstained: Stemple
From the minutes
“Member Neyland moved to approve this article, as presented in the 2019 ATM Draft Warrant, Rev. 10. Seconded by Chair Bak. Approved: 4-0-1 Stemple abstained..” (Motion: Neyland, second: Bak)
Feb 11Ratify a Training Reimbursement Agreement with Firefighter Candidate, Zachary…Motion: Member Neyland moved to ratify a Training Reimbursement Agreement with Firefighter…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Stemple
February 11, 2019: Ratify a Training Reimbursement Agreement with Firefighter Candidate, Zachary Clements
Member Neyland moved to ratify a Training Reimbursement Agreement with Firefighter Candidate, Zachary Clements Seconded by Member Fox. Approved: 3-0-1 (Stemple abstained)
Yes: Bak, Fox, NeylandAbstained: Stemple
From the minutes
“Member Neyland moved to ratify a Training Reimbursement Agreement with Firefighter Candidate, Zachary Clements Seconded by Member Fox. Approved: 3-0-1 (Stemple abstained).” (Motion: Neyland, second: Fox)
Jan 28Accept and place on file the letter of resignation,…Motion: Chair Bak moved to accept and place on file the letter…Passed · see note
January 28, 2019: Accept and place on file the letter of resignation, effective February 8, 2019, from Adam Duchesneau, who served a Boxborough's Town Planner
Chair Bak moved to accept and place on file the letter of resignation, effective February 8, 2019, from Adam Duchesneau, who served a Boxborough's Town Planner. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 5-0 Approved 4-0 by Roll Call Vote: Bak "aye," Neyland "aye," Stemple "aye," Fowlks "aye" and Fox "aye."
The minutes give two different counts for this vote (“Approved: 5-0 Approved 4-0”), and the roll call that follows lists Susan Bak (yes), Maria Neyland (yes), Robert Stemple (yes), Wesley Fowlks (yes) and Leslie Fox (yes). Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“Chair Bak moved to accept and place on file the letter of resignation, effective February 8, 2019, from Adam Duchesneau, who served a Boxborough's Town Planner. Seconded by Member Neyland. Approved: 5-0 Approved 4-0 by Roll Call Vote: Bak "aye," Neyland "aye," Stemple "aye," Fowlks "aye" and Fox "aye.".” (Motion: Bak, second: Neyland)
From the Boxborough 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: Town of Boxborough Select Board page (named group photo, LCTV) — Sam Anderson, Priya Sundaram, Wes Fowlks, Bob Stemple and Kristin Hilberg. Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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