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Brookline Select Board
How the Brookline Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Paul Warren joined the board after the May 2023 town election, filling the empty seat. On May 9, 2023 the board chose Bernard Greene as Chair and John VanScoyoc as Vice Chair (each 5-0). Covers 38 meetings, May 9 to April 30, 2024.
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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 Brookline ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Members
ChairBernard GreeneChair · Elected townwide · at 38 of 38 meetingsVice-ChairJohn VanScoyocVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 35 of 38 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: Select Board minutes from January 2, 2018 through September 15, 2026, from the town’s CivicClerk meetings portal, which holds Select Board minutes back to 2005 (MassVoter has loaded 2018 on). The minutes are typed files with a text layer. Not here: meetings with an agenda but no minutes online, including December 18, 2018; several May and June 2019 sessions; January, March and September 2020 special sessions; July 26 and 28, 2021; January 23, March 19, April 2, 9, 16 and 17, May 21 and 29, June 11 and December 10, 2024 (for January 23, May 21 and December 10, 2024 the portal holds a copy of another meeting’s minutes instead); November 14 and December 23, 2025; and meetings after September 15, 2026. The Select Board Licensing Hearing Panel (one board member and town staff, whose recommendations go to the full board) is not included. Brookline’s minutes record almost every vote as a roll call naming each member (“Aye: … Against: … Abstained: …”), so we show each member’s vote as recorded. Members listed as absent for a vote are left out of it. Where a roll call names a member the minutes do not show as present, lists a member twice, names someone who is not a board member, or does not match the count written in the minutes, we show the count only (or the result only when no count is written) and add a note. A few votes have no roll call or count written down; we show those as passed or failed with no count. The minutes rarely say who made or seconded a motion, so no mover is shown. Votes taken by other boards at joint meetings (School Committee, Advisory Committee, Library Trustees) are not included. 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.
Apr 30Approve the application for Change of Ownership for both…Motion: On motion it was, Voted to approve the application for Change…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Warren
April 30, 2024: Approve the application for Change of Ownership for both medical and recreational license and related Host Community Agreement with being entities 1
On motion it was, Voted to approve the application for Change of Ownership for both medical and recreational license and related Host Community Agreement with being entities 1. CDXX MA TransCo, LLC 2. CDXX OpCo, LLC 3. CDXX TransCo, LLC 4. Sunstream USA II Inc. as indicated in the packet materials.
Yes: Aschkenasy, Greene, SandmanAbstained: Warren
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to approve the application for Change of Ownership for both medical and recreational license and related Host Community Agreement with being entities 1. CDXX MA TransCo, LLC 2. CDXX OpCo, LLC 3. CDXX TransCo, LLC 4. Sunstream USA II Inc. as indicated in the packet materials. Aye: Bernard Greene, Miriam Aschkenasy, Michael Sandman Abstained, Paul Warren.”
Feb 6Appoint Tania Schlatter to the Brookline Commission for the…Motion: On motion it was, Voted to appoint Tania Schlatter to the…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Sandman
February 6, 2024: Appoint Tania Schlatter to the Brookline Commission for the Arts for a term ending August 31, 2026
On motion it was, Voted to appoint Tania Schlatter to the Brookline Commission for the Arts for a term ending August 31, 2026.
Yes: Aschkenasy, Greene, VanScoyoc, WarrenAbstained: Sandman
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to appoint Tania Schlatter to the Brookline Commission for the Arts for a term ending August 31, 2026. Aye: Bernard Greene, John VanScoyoc, Miriam Aschkenasy, Paul Warren Abstained: Michael Sandman.”
Jan 30Approve the authorization to hire request for a Librarian…Motion: Question of approving the authorization to hire request for a Librarian…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 30, 2024: Approve the authorization to hire request for a Librarian II (K-07) Special Collections, Archivist in the Library
Question of approving the authorization to hire request for a Librarian II (K-07) Special Collections, Archivist in the Library.
Yes: Aschkenasy, Greene, VanScoyoc, WarrenThe roll call does not list Michael Sandman, who was on the attendance list; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Question of approving the authorization to hire request for a Librarian II (K-07) Special Collections, Archivist in the Library. Approved Aye: Bernard Greene, John VanScoyoc, Miriam Aschkenasy, Paul Warren.”
Jan 30Approve the authorization to hire request for the Assistant…Motion: Question of approving the authorization to hire request for the Assistant…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 30, 2024: Approve the authorization to hire request for the Assistant Town Administrator for Operations (T-10) in the Select Board Office
Question of approving the authorization to hire request for the Assistant Town Administrator for Operations (T-10) in the Select Board Office.
Yes: Aschkenasy, Greene, VanScoyoc, WarrenThe roll call does not list Michael Sandman, who was on the attendance list; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Question of approving the authorization to hire request for the Assistant Town Administrator for Operations (T-10) in the Select Board Office. Approved Aye: Bernard Greene, John VanScoyoc, Miriam Aschkenasy, Paul Warren.”
Jan 30Approve the authorization to hire request for a Sustainability…Motion: Question of approving the authorization to hire request for a Sustainability…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 30, 2024: Approve the authorization to hire request for a Sustainability Director in the Sustainability Division in the Department of Public Works
Question of approving the authorization to hire request for a Sustainability Director in the Sustainability Division in the Department of Public Works.
Yes: Aschkenasy, Greene, VanScoyoc, WarrenThe roll call does not list Michael Sandman, who was on the attendance list; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Question of approving the authorization to hire request for a Sustainability Director in the Sustainability Division in the Department of Public Works. Approved Aye: Bernard Greene, John VanScoyoc, Miriam Aschkenasy, Paul Warren.”
Jan 30Approve the following Authorization to Hire request from the…Motion: Question of approving the following Authorization to Hire request from the…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 30, 2024: Approve the following Authorization to Hire request from the Department of Public Works, Water & Sewer Division: General Foreperson (G13) Water Works Serviceperson (LN3)
Question of approving the following Authorization to Hire request from the Department of Public Works, Water & Sewer Division: General Foreperson (G13) Water Works Serviceperson (LN3)
Yes: Aschkenasy, Greene, VanScoyoc, WarrenThe roll call does not list Michael Sandman, who was on the attendance list; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Question of approving the following Authorization to Hire request from the Department of Public Works, Water & Sewer Division: General Foreperson (G13) Water Works Serviceperson (LN3) Approved Aye: Bernard Greene, John VanScoyoc, Miriam Aschkenasy, Paul Warren.”
Jan 30Approve a contract with GovHR, USA for professional services…Motion: Question of approving a contract with GovHR, USA for professional services…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 30, 2024: Approve a contract with GovHR, USA for professional services to conduct a classification and compensation study for the Department of Public Works in the amount of $41,000, and to authorize…
Question of approving a contract with GovHR, USA for professional services to conduct a classification and compensation study for the Department of Public Works in the amount of $41,000, and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign the documents.
Yes: Aschkenasy, Greene, VanScoyoc, WarrenThe roll call does not list Michael Sandman, who was on the attendance list; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Question of approving a contract with GovHR, USA for professional services to conduct a classification and compensation study for the Department of Public Works in the amount of $41,000, and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign the documents. Approved Aye: Bernard Greene, John VanScoyoc, Miriam Aschkenasy, Paul Warren.”
Jan 30Approve contract PW/23-14 "Large Water Meter Installation Services" with…Motion: Question of approving contract PW/23-14 "Large Water Meter Installation Services" with…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 30, 2024: Approve contract PW/23-14 "Large Water Meter Installation Services" with Hydro Utilities, LLC, in the amount of $484,995 for water meter installations
Question of approving contract PW/23-14 "Large Water Meter Installation Services" with Hydro Utilities, LLC, in the amount of $484,995 for water meter installations.
Yes: Aschkenasy, Greene, VanScoyoc, WarrenThe roll call does not list Michael Sandman, who was on the attendance list; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Question of approving contract PW/23-14 "Large Water Meter Installation Services" with Hydro Utilities, LLC, in the amount of $484,995 for water meter installations. Approved Aye: Bernard Greene, John VanScoyoc, Miriam Aschkenasy, Paul Warren.”
Jan 30Approve a temporary Wine and Malt Beverages, Non-Sales License,…Motion: Question of approving a temporary Wine and Malt Beverages, Non-Sales License,…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 30, 2024: Approve a temporary Wine and Malt Beverages, Non-Sales License, for the Beverly Shire to be held on February 4, 2024 for a Canasta card game event 1:00PM - 4:00PM at…
Question of approving a temporary Wine and Malt Beverages, Non-Sales License, for the Beverly Shire to be held on February 4, 2024 for a Canasta card game event 1:00PM - 4:00PM at 1501 Beacon St.
Yes: Aschkenasy, Greene, VanScoyoc, WarrenThe roll call does not list Michael Sandman, who was on the attendance list; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Question of approving a temporary Wine and Malt Beverages, Non-Sales License, for the Beverly Shire to be held on February 4, 2024 for a Canasta card game event 1:00PM - 4:00PM at 1501 Beacon St. Approved Aye: Bernard Greene, John VanScoyoc, Miriam Aschkenasy, Paul Warren.”
Jan 30Approve the authorization to hire request for a School…Motion: On motion it was, Voted to approve the authorization to hire…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 30, 2024: Approve the authorization to hire request for a School Traffic Supervisor/Parking Control Officer (ST-01) in the traffic division of the Police Department
On motion it was, Voted to approve the authorization to hire request for a School Traffic Supervisor/Parking Control Officer (ST-01) in the traffic division of the Police Department.
Yes: Aschkenasy, Greene, VanScoyoc, WarrenThe roll call does not list Michael Sandman, who was on the attendance list; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“On motion it was, Voted to approve the authorization to hire request for a School Traffic Supervisor/Parking Control Officer (ST-01) in the traffic division of the Police Department. Aye: Bernard Greene, John VanScoyoc, Miriam Aschkenasy, Paul Warren.”
From the Brookline Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s CivicClerk meetings portal. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Brookline.News (candidate profiles, 2024 and 2026) and the Michael Rubenstein for Brookline Select Board campaign website.
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