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Carlisle Select Board
How the Carlisle Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Rebekah Vieira and David Thomas joined the board after the June 2, 2026 town election, succeeding Barney Arnold and David Model. On June 9, 2026 the board chose Christine Stevens as Chair, Travis Snell as Vice Chair and David Thomas as Clerk (each 5-0-0, roll call). Minutes after September 8, 2026 are not posted yet. The end date is a placeholder. Covers 8 meetings so far, June 9 to September 8, 2026.
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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 Carlisle ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Carlisle Select Board: 8 out of 10 · Mostly open
How easy Carlisle makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 11, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are posted for every meeting more than three months old.Full points: 2/2
- Each vote namedThe minutes name the members who vote no or abstain, but most votes do not list how each member voted.Part points: 2/3
- Posted quicklyMinutes are posted for every meeting more than a month old.Full points: 2/2
- Past years onlineSelect Board minutes from 2006 to today are online.Full points: 1/1
- Readable textThe minutes are text you can search and copy.Full points: 1/1
- Member photosThe town’s website lists the members’ names but no photos.No points: 0/1
How the town can raise its score
- Each vote named (+1): On any vote that isn’t unanimous, write how each member voted. For example: “Motion passed 3–2. Yes: Smith, Jones, Lee. No: Brown, Silva.” A roll call on split votes is the simplest way to do this.
- Member photos (+1): Show a photo of each member on the board’s web page, with their name, the date their term ends and how to contact them. A group photo of the members, with everyone named in the caption or on the same page, earns half a point.
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Board years
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From the agendas Carlisle posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.
Members
ChairChristine StevensChair · At-large · at 7 of 8 meetings
Vice-ChairTravis SnellVice Chair · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetings
David ThomasClerk · At-large · at 6 of 8 meetings
Scott TriolaMember · At-large · at 6 of 8 meetings
Rebekah VieiraMember · At-large · at 7 of 8 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.
Attendance
20 full-board meetings so far this year, through September 8. Ties share a rank.
1Barney Arnold12 of 12 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%1David Model12 of 12 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%3Travis Snell19 of 20 meetings95%4Christine Stevens18 of 20 meetings90%5Rebekah Vieira7 of 8 meetings · served from Jun88%6Scott Triola16 of 20 meetings80%7David Thomas6 of 8 meetings · served from Jun75%34 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Travis Snell34 of 34 meetings Every meeting100%2Barney Arnold33 of 34 meetings97%2Scott Triola33 of 34 meetings97%4David Model32 of 34 meetings94%5Christine Stevens18 of 20 meetings · served from Jun90%6Kate Reid12 of 14 meetings · served until May86%30 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1Kate Reid30 of 30 meetings Every meeting100%1Travis Snell30 of 30 meetings Every meeting100%1Scott Triola18 of 18 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%4Barney Arnold28 of 30 meetings93%4David Model28 of 30 meetings93%6Nathan Brown8 of 12 meetings · served until May67%31 full-board meetings in 2023. Ties share a rank.
1Barney Arnold31 of 31 meetings Every meeting100%1David Model31 of 31 meetings Every meeting100%3Kate Reid30 of 31 meetings97%4Travis Snell28 of 31 meetings90%5Nathan Brown25 of 31 meetings81%28 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1David Model28 of 28 meetings Every meeting100%1Kate Reid28 of 28 meetings Every meeting100%1Travis Snell17 of 17 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%4Barney Arnold27 of 28 meetings96%5Luke Ascolillo10 of 11 meetings · served until Apr91%6Nathan Brown25 of 28 meetings89%26 full-board meetings in 2021. Ties share a rank.
1Barney Arnold26 of 26 meetings Every meeting100%1David Model26 of 26 meetings Every meeting100%1Alan Lewis14 of 14 meetings · served until Jun Every meeting100%4Kate Reid25 of 26 meetings96%5Luke Ascolillo24 of 26 meetings92%6Nathan Brown8 of 12 meetings · served from Jul67%35 full-board meetings in 2020. Ties share a rank.
1Barney Arnold35 of 35 meetings Every meeting100%1Alan Lewis35 of 35 meetings Every meeting100%1David Model14 of 14 meetings · served from Jul Every meeting100%4Kate Reid34 of 35 meetings97%5Nathan Brown20 of 21 meetings · served until Jun95%6Luke Ascolillo32 of 35 meetings91%21 full-board meetings in 2019. Ties share a rank.
1Alan Lewis21 of 21 meetings Every meeting100%1Kerry Kissinger7 of 7 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%3Kate Reid20 of 21 meetings95%4Barney Arnold13 of 14 meetings · served from May93%5Nathan Brown19 of 21 meetings90%6Luke Ascolillo18 of 21 meetings86%22 full-board meetings in 2018. Ties share a rank.
1Kerry Kissinger22 of 22 meetings Every meeting100%1Claude von Roesgen8 of 8 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%3Alan Lewis13 of 14 meetings · served from May93%4Kate Reid20 of 22 meetings91%5Nathan Brown18 of 22 meetings82%6Luke Ascolillo17 of 22 meetings77%From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent.
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Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Carlisle Select Board minutes from January 9, 2018 through September 8, 2026: 247 meetings and 1,946 votes. The town’s Agenda Center holds the board’s minutes back to 2006; MassVoter has loaded 2018 on. The October 17, 2020 Special Town Meeting renamed the Board of Selectmen the Select Board; the minutes use the new name from October 27, 2020. Most minutes are typed documents with searchable text; 36 sets from 2018 to 2021 have no usable text (35 scanned images and one file with a garbled text layer), which MassVoter read with text recognition and checked where names were unclear. Not here: executive-session minutes; cancelled meetings; votes of the Finance Committee, Planning Board, Board of Health, School Committee, Library Trustees and other boards at joint meetings (two joint meetings are recorded only in the other board’s minutes, which show no Select Board vote); meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (among them May 29, 2018 (the minutes link leads to a missing file), October 22, 2019, June 8, 2021, December 7, 2021, May 4, 2022 (the file posted is a draft of the May 24, 2022 minutes), September 13, 2022 (the file posted is a draft of the October 11, 2022 minutes), February 16, 2023 (the file posted is the February 28, 2023 minutes), September 12, 2023, May 7, 2024, July 23, 2024 (the agenda is posted in place of minutes) and August 13, 2024 (the minutes link opens an empty file)); and meetings after September 8, 2026 (the September 22 and October 6, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Carlisle’s minutes usually read “On the motion made by … and seconded by …, it was unanimously VOTED” or “The motion carried by unanimous voice vote,” which is shown as every member present voting yes. Whenever a member takes part remotely (and at every meeting from March 2020 to 2022) the board votes by roll call (“ROLL CALL VOTE: B. Arnold-Aye, N. Brown-Nay, …”), shown by name; some roll calls list a member with no vote or leave a member out, and that member is left out of that vote, with a note. Members who abstain or vote no are usually named. Where a split count names no one (“VOTED (3-2)”) we show the count only, with a note (16 votes), and where the minutes say only “it was VOTED” with no count or names we show the result only (47 votes). Members who recused themselves are not shown in that vote; members who arrived late or left early are shown only in the votes they were there for. A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a vote. 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.
Sep 8Authorize the Town Administrator to execute a one-year natural…Motion: Vice Chair Snell moved to authorize the Town Administrator to execute…Passed · see note
September 8, 2026: Authorize the Town Administrator to execute a one-year natural gas contract at a rate under $13.00 per dekatherm
Vice Chair Snell moved to authorize the Town Administrator to execute a one-year natural gas contract at a rate under $13.00 per dekatherm. Select Board Member Triola seconded. The motion carried by voice vote with Chair Stevens recused.
The minutes say Christine Stevens stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting. The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“Vice Chair Snell moved to authorize the Town Administrator to execute a one-year natural gas contract at a rate under $13.00 per dekatherm. Select Board Member Triola seconded. The motion carried by voice vote with Chair Stevens recused..” (Motion: Snell, second: Triola)
Aug 11Authorize the Town Administrator or their designee to submit…Motion: Select Board Member Travis Snell moved to authorize the Town Administrator…Passed 3–1 · No: Vieira
August 11, 2026: Authorize the Town Administrator or their designee to submit a two-year waiver request to the Cannabis Control Commission to ban marijuana delivery in Carlisle
Select Board Member Travis Snell moved to authorize the Town Administrator or their designee to submit a two-year waiver request to the Cannabis Control Commission to ban marijuana delivery in Carlisle. Select Board Clerk Thomas seconded the motion. The motion carried 3 to 1, with Select Board Member Vieira voting in the negative.
Yes: Snell, Stevens, ThomasNo: Vieira
From the minutes
“Select Board Member Travis Snell moved to authorize the Town Administrator or their designee to submit a two-year waiver request to the Cannabis Control Commission to ban marijuana delivery in Carlisle. Select Board Clerk Thomas seconded the motion. The motion carried 3 to 1, with Select Board Member Vieira voting in the negative..” (Motion: Snell, second: Thomas)
Jun 9Appoint Rebekah Vieira as the select board representative to…Motion: Motion: Motion to appoint Rebekah Vieira as the select board representative…Passed 4–0 · see note
June 9, 2026: Appoint Rebekah Vieira as the select board representative to the Affordable Housing Trust with a term to end June 30th, 2027
Motion: Motion to appoint Rebekah Vieira as the select board representative to the Affordable Housing Trust with a term to end June 30th, 2027. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED
Yes: Snell, Stevens, Thomas, VieiraScott Triola had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Motion to appoint Rebekah Vieira as the select board representative to the Affordable Housing Trust with a term to end June 30th, 2027. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED.” (Motion: Snell, second: Thomas)
Jun 9Appoint the fiscal year 27 slate for the Affordable…Motion: Motion: Motion to appoint the fiscal year 27 slate for the…Passed 4–0 · see note
June 9, 2026: Appoint the fiscal year 27 slate for the Affordable Housing Trust as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence
Motion: Motion to appoint the fiscal year 27 slate for the Affordable Housing Trust as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED
Yes: Snell, Stevens, Thomas, VieiraScott Triola had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Motion to appoint the fiscal year 27 slate for the Affordable Housing Trust as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED.” (Motion: Snell, second: Thomas)
Jun 9Appoint the fiscal year 27 slate for the Agricultural…Motion: Motion: Motion to appoint the fiscal year 27 slate for the…Passed 4–0 · see note
June 9, 2026: Appoint the fiscal year 27 slate for the Agricultural Commission as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence
Motion: Motion to appoint the fiscal year 27 slate for the Agricultural Commission as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED
Yes: Snell, Stevens, Thomas, VieiraScott Triola had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Motion to appoint the fiscal year 27 slate for the Agricultural Commission as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED.” (Motion: Snell, second: Thomas)
Jun 9Appoint the slate of the cemetery committee as presented…Motion: Motion: Motion to appoint the slate of the cemetery committee as…Passed 4–0 · see note
June 9, 2026: Appoint the slate of the cemetery committee as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence
Motion: Motion to appoint the slate of the cemetery committee as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED
Yes: Snell, Stevens, Thomas, VieiraScott Triola had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Motion to appoint the slate of the cemetery committee as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED.” (Motion: Snell, second: Thomas)
Jun 9Nominate Rebekah Vieira as the select board representative to…Motion: Motion: Motion to nominate Rebekah Vieira as the select board representative…Passed 4–0 · see note
June 9, 2026: Nominate Rebekah Vieira as the select board representative to the community preservation committee with a term to end June 30th, 2027
Motion: Motion to nominate Rebekah Vieira as the select board representative to the community preservation committee with a term to end June 30th, 2027. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED
Yes: Snell, Stevens, Thomas, VieiraScott Triola had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Motion to nominate Rebekah Vieira as the select board representative to the community preservation committee with a term to end June 30th, 2027. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED.” (Motion: Snell, second: Thomas)
Jun 9Appoint the slate of the Community Preservation Committee as…Motion: Motion: Motion to appoint the slate of the Community Preservation Committee…Passed 4–0 · see note
June 9, 2026: Appoint the slate of the Community Preservation Committee as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence
Motion: Motion to appoint the slate of the Community Preservation Committee as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED
Yes: Snell, Stevens, Thomas, VieiraScott Triola had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Motion to appoint the slate of the Community Preservation Committee as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED.” (Motion: Snell, second: Thomas)
Jun 9Appoint the Conservation Commission slate as presented pursuant to…Motion: Motion: Motion to appoint the Conservation Commission slate as presented pursuant…Passed 4–0 · see note
June 9, 2026: Appoint the Conservation Commission slate as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence
Motion: Motion to appoint the Conservation Commission slate as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED
Yes: Snell, Stevens, Thomas, VieiraScott Triola had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Motion to appoint the Conservation Commission slate as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED.” (Motion: Snell, second: Thomas)
Jun 9Appoint the Council on Aging and Human Services slate…Motion: Motion: Motion to appoint the Council on Aging and Human Services…Passed 4–0 · see note
June 9, 2026: Appoint the Council on Aging and Human Services slate for 2027 as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence
Motion: Motion to appoint the Council on Aging and Human Services slate for 2027 as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED
Yes: Snell, Stevens, Thomas, VieiraScott Triola had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Motion to appoint the Council on Aging and Human Services slate for 2027 as presented pursuant to confirmation of residence. Made by: Travis Snell Second: David Thomas Vote: 4-0-0 - PASSED.” (Motion: Snell, second: Thomas)
From the Carlisle Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): The Carlisle Mosquito — Rebekah Vieira (Melinda Lindquist) and David Thomas (Beth Clarke), May 2026; Christine Stevens and Travis Snell (Melinda Lindquist, May 2025); Scott Triola (Nancy Hartle, May 2023). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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