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October 21, 2025
6 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Note on these minutes: Approved minutes, sent to MassVoter by the Clerk of the Council on October 6, 2026; the town has not posted them in its Agenda Center yet, so the minutes link opens MassVoter’s copy. They match, word for word, the draft presented for approval in the agenda packet for the December 16, 2025 council meeting.
Present: Charles Ryan, David Ringius, Shannon Hume, Julia Flaherty, Joseph Reynolds, Annmary Quilty, Elizabeth Maglio, Meredith Boericke, Peter Morin
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approval of Minutes: July 8, 2025
Approve the Minutes of July 8, 2025
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve the Minutes of July 8, 2025
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve the Minutes of July 8, 2025 Second: by Councilor Boericke Vote: For (9 – Boericke, Flaherty, Hume, Maglio, Morin, Quilty, Reynolds, Ringius, Ryan), Against (0), Absent (0), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Boericke)
Approval of Minutes: August 5, 2025
Approve the Minutes of August 5, 2025
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve the Minutes of August 5, 2025
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve the Minutes of August 5, 2025 Second: by Councilor Boericke Vote: For (9 – Boericke, Flaherty, Hume, Maglio, Morin, Quilty, Reynolds, Ringius, Ryan), Against (0), Absent (0), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Boericke)
25 059 Mayor: Appointment to Herring and Fisheries Commission - Jeff Madeiras
Approve Order 25 059: 25 059 Mayor: Appointment to Herring and Fisheries Commission - Jeff Madeiras
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve Order 25 059
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve Order 25 059 Second: by Councilor Boericke Vote: For (9 – Boericke, Flaherty, Hume, Maglio, Morin, Quilty, Reynolds, Ringius, Ryan), Against (0), Absent (0), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Boericke)
25 060 Mayor: Appointment to Herring and Fisheries Commission - Denver Gibbs
Approve Order 25 060: 25 060 Mayor: Appointment to Herring and Fisheries Commission - Denver Gibbs
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve Order 25 060
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve Order 25 060 Second: by Councilor Boericke Vote: For (9 – Boericke, Flaherty, Hume, Maglio, Morin, Quilty, Reynolds, Ringius, Ryan), Against (0), Absent (0), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Boericke)
25 061 Mayor: Appointment to Herring and Fisheries Commission - Matthew R. Sisk
Approve Order 25 061: 25 061 Mayor: Appointment to Herring and Fisheries Commission - Matthew R. Sisk
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve Order 25 061
Yes: Boericke, Flaherty, Maglio, Morin, Quilty, Reynolds, Ringius, RyanNo: Hume
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve Order 25 061 Second: by Councilor Boericke Vote: For (8 – Boericke, Flaherty, Maglio, Morin, Quilty, Reynolds, Ringius, Ryan), Against (1-Hume), Absent (0), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Boericke)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
It was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:56p.
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 to adjourn the meeting at 8:56p..”
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