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November 5, 2025
5 recorded votes, 1 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, Annmary Quilty, Elizabeth Maglio, Meredith Boericke
Absent: Joseph Reynolds, Peter Morin
Every vote, in order
Approval of Minutes: September 2, 2025
Approve the Minutes of September 2, 2025
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve the Minutes of September 2, 2025
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve the Minutes of September 2, 2025 Second: by Councilor Boericke Vote: For (7 – Boericke, Flaherty, Hume, Maglio, Quilty, Ringius, Ryan), Against (0), Absent (2 - Morin, Reynolds), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Boericke)
Approval of Minutes: September 16, 2025
Approve the Minutes of September 16, 2025
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve the Minutes of September 16, 2025
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to approve the Minutes of September 16, 2025 Second: by Councilor Boericke Vote: For (7 – Boericke, Flaherty, Hume, Maglio, Quilty, Ringius, Ryan), Against (0), Absent (2 - Morin, Reynolds), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Boericke)
25 062 Mayor: Tax Rate Classifications
Refer Order 25 062: 25 062 Mayor: Tax Rate Classifications
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to refer Order 25 062
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to refer Order 25 062 Second: by Councilor Boericke Vote: For (7 – Boericke, Flaherty, Hume, Maglio, Quilty, Ringius, Ryan), Against (0), Absent (2 - Morin, Reynolds), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Boericke)
037 25 Member Maglio: Update from the Mayor's office as to a plan for building the town's grant writing capacity
Refer Order 25 062: 037 25 Councilor Maglio: Update from the Mayor's office as to a plan for building the town's grant writing capacity
Motion: by Councilor Ringius to refer Order 25 062
From the minutes
“Motion: by Councilor Ringius to refer Order 25 062 Second: by Councilor Boericke Vote: For (7 – Boericke, Flaherty, Hume, Maglio, Quilty, Ringius, Ryan), Against (0), Absent (2 - Morin, Reynolds), Abstain (0).” (Motion: Ringius, second: Boericke)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
It was unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 7:59p.
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 7:59p..”
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