MassVoter.com← Braintree Town CouncilBraintree Town Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
August 4, 2020
18 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Braintree ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Shannon Hume, Charles Ryan, Julia Flaherty, Steven Sciascia, Donna Connors, Stephen O'Brien, Meredith Boericke, Lawrence Mackin
Absent: David Ringius
Every vote, in order
Approval of Minutes: June 16, 2020
Approve Minutes of June 16, 2020
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to Approve Minutes of June 16, 2020
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to Approve Minutes of June 16, 2020 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
Public Hearing
OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 044
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 044
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 044 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 044
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 044
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 044 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
Approve Order 20 044: Public Hearing
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 044
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 044 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 045
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 045
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 045 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 045
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 045
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 045 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
Approve Order 20 045: Public Hearing
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 045
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 045 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 050
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 050
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 050 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 050
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 050
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 050 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
Approve Order 20 050: Public Hearing
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 050
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 050 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 054
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 054
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to OPEN the Public Hearing on Order 20 054 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 054
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 054
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to CLOSE the Public Hearing on Order 20 054 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
Approve Order 20 054: Public Hearing
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 054
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 054 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
20 049 Mayor: Acceptance of Donations
Approve Order 20 049: 20 049 Mayor: Acceptance of Donations
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 049
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 049 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
20 051 National Grid Petition: Argyle Road
Approve Order 20 051: 20 051 National Grid Petition: Argyle Road
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 051
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 051 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
20 052 National Grid Petition: River, Railroad, Hooker Streets
Approve Order 20 052: 20 052 National Grid Petition: River, Railroad, Hooker Streets
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 052
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to approve Order 20 052 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
20 055 Mayor: FY20 Year End–Line Item Transfers
Refer to the Committee of Ways & Means Town Council Order 20 055
Motion: by Councilor Ryan to Refer to the Committee of Ways & Means Town Council Order 20 055
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ryan to Refer to the Committee of Ways & Means Town Council Order 20 055 Second: by Councilor Connors Roll Call Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Connors, Flaherty, Hume, Mackin, O'Brien, Ryan, Sciascia), Against (0), Absent (1 - Ringius), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ryan, second: Connors)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
It was unanimously voted by roll call vote to adjourn the meeting at 9:11p.
The minutes say "It was unanimously voted to adjourn"; shown as a yes vote by the councilors who voted on the last roll call of the meeting.
From the minutes
“It was unanimously voted by roll call vote to adjourn the meeting at 9:11p..”
From the Braintree Town Council’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (the newest minutes, October 2025 through June 2026, are approved copies sent to MassVoter by the Clerk of the Council). We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Braintree (Town Council page).
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →