MassVoter.com← Brewster Select BoardBrewster Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
November 2, 2020
7 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Brewster ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Mary Chaffee, Ben deRuyter, David Whitney, Ned Chatelain, Cynthia Bingham
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Cynthia Bingham arrived late (6 :05pm).
Every vote, in order
That the Board go into executive session at 6 :00 pm consider the purchase, exchange, taking, lease, or value of real property if such discussion may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating...
That the Board go into executive session at 6 :00 pm consider the purchase, exchange, taking, lease, or value of real property if such discussion may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the governmental body :1848 Main St, Brewster, MA ( Historic Preservation Restriction )and would be returning to open session
Cynthia Bingham had not yet arrived.
From the minutes
“Selectperson deRuyter moved that the Board go into executive session at 6 :00 pm consider the purchase, exchange, taking, lease, or value of real property if such discussion may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the governmental body :1848 Main St, Brewster, MA ( Historic Preservation Restriction )and would be returning to open session .Selectperson Chatelain second .Selectperson Whitney- i yes, Selectperson deRuyter-yes, Selectperson Chatelain, Chair Chaffee -yes .The Board vote was 4-yes, 0 -No.” (Motion: deRuyter, second: Chatelain)
End Executive Session and return to open meeting at 6 :13pm
To end Executive Session and return to open meeting at 6 :13pm
From the minutes
“Select Person Bingham moved to end Executive Session and return to open meeting at 6 :13pm ,Selectperson Chatelain second .Selectperson Whitney-yes, Selectperson deRuyter-yes, Selectperson Bingham-yes, Selectperson Chatelain, Chair Chaffee-yes .The Board vote was 5 -yes, 0- No.” (Motion: Bingham, second: Chatelain)
Approve the consent agenda as recommended by administration
To approve the consent agenda as recommended by administration
From the minutes
“Selectperson Bingham moved to approve the consent agenda as recommended by administration , Selectperson deRuyter second .A roll call vote was taken .Selectperson Whitney-yes, Selectperson Chatelain - yes, Selectperson deRuyter-yes, Selectperson Bingham -yes, Chair Chaffee-yes .The Board vote was 5- yes, 0- No.” (Motion: Bingham, second: deRuyter)
Approve the preservation restriction for the Brewster Baptist Church
To approve the preservation restriction for the Brewster Baptist Church
From the minutes
“Selectperson deRuyter moved to approve the preservation restriction for the Brewster Baptist Church, Selectperson Bingham second .A roll call vote was taken .Selectperson Whitney-yes, Selectperson Chatelain - yes, Selectperson deRuyter-yes, Selectperson Bingham -yes , Chair Chaffee - yes .The Board vote was 5 -yes, 0 -No.” (Motion: deRuyter, second: Bingham)
Approve the Special Act Petition
To approve the Special Act Petition
From the minutes
“Selectperson deRuyter moved to approve the Special Act Petition ,Selectperson Chatelain second .A roll call vote was taken .Selectperson Whitney-yes, Selectperson Chatelain -yes, Selectperson deRuyter-yes, Selectperson Bingham -yes, Chair Chaffee-yes .The Board vote was 5 -yes, 0- No.” (Motion: deRuyter, second: Chatelain)
Approve the allocation of funds from the Solar Carport projects as recommended by administration
To approve the allocation of funds from the Solar Carport projects as recommended by administration
The minutes give the result as 5-1, but the roll call reads: David Whitney yes, Ned Chatelain no, Ben deRuyter yes, Cynthia Bingham yes, Mary Chaffee yes, and 5 members were present. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Selectperson deRuyter moved to approve the allocation of funds from the Solar Carport projects as recommended by administration, Selectperson Whitney second .A roll call vote was taken . Selectperson Whitney-yes, Selectperson Chatelain -no, Selectperson deRuyter-yes, Selectperson Bingham - yes, Chair Chaffee-yes .The Board vote was 5 -yes, 1 -No.” (Motion: deRuyter, second: Whitney)
Adjourn at 7 : 25 pm
To adjourn at 7 : 25 pm
From the minutes
“Selectperson Bingham moved to adjourn at 7 : 25 pm ,Selectperson Whitney second .A roll call vote was taken .Selectperson Whitney-yes, Selectperson Chatelain -yes, Selectperson deRuyter-yes, Selectperson Bingham -yes, Chair Chaffee-yes .The Board vote was 5 -yes, 0- No.” (Motion: Bingham, second: Whitney)
From the Brewster Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s online records archive. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Brewster (Select Board and Staff Biographies 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 →